Post by brizio on Nov 21, 2014 9:40:33 GMT -8
This is my one of my current project, a Fiat Bartoletti transporter, that carry the Two Daytonas. I think it will be a cool combination. Bartoletti was famous in Italy back then for build Buses,after they change and build truck trailer. If you look a the Shelby transporter it look a bus, with the back open. Here a little bit of story about this truck. It is a 1960 Fiat - Bartoletti truck, that was commissioned from Scarab/Reventolw to carry his cars to F1 race. The team Lotus used it a couple of time after Scarab folded. In 1961,'62 and '63 was back at Bartoletti in Forli', Italy. In 1964 Shelby bought it, added a third axle for be able to put more weight on it, and repainted. In 1965, '66', '67 was used by Alan Mann (Ford) and repainted. In 1968, '69 and '70 was repainted in blue with yellow stripes, for teh John Woolfe Racing. In 1970-'71 was rented to David Piper for make the Le Mans film. From 1972 to 1979 was bought by JCB (Bam Ford) and used for historic racing and co-op with Harley Cluxton/GTC for Le Mans, at least for 1977/'78, with Renault name on it. JCB put a new transmission in it (Leyland). In 1980 the new owner Michael Shoen used it for historic racinng and put to rest. In 2006 was bought by Orosco, and in 2008 was fully restored.
Tour de France 1964.
The cab.
Front spring.
Part of the rear axle.
Front steering.
Rear axles. The transported was based on a bus, so it had to axles. When Maserati F1 team ordered it to Bartoletti, the transporter was built on the bus chassis and kept the two axles. When Carrol Shelby bought, he send it back to Bartoletti and added the third axle. This because the Daytonas where heavier than the Maserati F1 cars.
Front axle and motor mount. The front axle will also turn the rear one.
Rear one.
The "Stingray" motor a Fiat 203 6 cylinder diesel. They used this kind of engine in buses, that was a modification of the regular Fiat engine but instead of vertical it was horizontal and they were positioned after the front axle/center of the bus. Been horizontal will leave a lot of space for the people to "walk" on top.
Testing the engine in the chassis.
The two gas tank.
Chassis completed.
This week I was able to build the body.
Tour de France 1964.
The cab.
Front spring.
Part of the rear axle.
Front steering.
Rear axles. The transported was based on a bus, so it had to axles. When Maserati F1 team ordered it to Bartoletti, the transporter was built on the bus chassis and kept the two axles. When Carrol Shelby bought, he send it back to Bartoletti and added the third axle. This because the Daytonas where heavier than the Maserati F1 cars.
Front axle and motor mount. The front axle will also turn the rear one.
Rear one.
The "Stingray" motor a Fiat 203 6 cylinder diesel. They used this kind of engine in buses, that was a modification of the regular Fiat engine but instead of vertical it was horizontal and they were positioned after the front axle/center of the bus. Been horizontal will leave a lot of space for the people to "walk" on top.
Testing the engine in the chassis.
The two gas tank.
Chassis completed.
This week I was able to build the body.