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  1. 11-15-2012, 02:49 PM #1
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    1958 Porsche Transporter

    Pulled this vidcap from a really cool documentary on Road America at Elkhart Lake. Anybody have info on this transporter? Looks like some sort of modified VW bus

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  2. 11-15-2012, 02:56 PM #2
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    Oh, here's the vid (hat tip to Scott Hansen for finding it):

    <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/49357431?badge=0&amp;color=ff9933" width="700" height="525" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/49357431">Road America 1958</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9608649">Roger Johnson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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    Looks like someone was inspired by the Mercedes Renntransporter and made a closed VW version. Very cool looking, and only 4 years after the Mercedes rig. I wonder if it still exists?

    That video was a real period piece with some great cars. The narrator was a riot, very Jack Webb....."Think it looks easy? TRY IT!"
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  4. 11-16-2012, 06:29 AM #4
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    Cool... a fifth-wheel VW hauler sure is different! Wonder if it was VW powered, and what happened to it?

    Interesting to see Elkhart without safety structures of any kind from in-car, and spotting now famous cars & drivers.

    The Onan mini commercial was kinda fun too. Great vid, thanks for sharing.
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    Great video Curt....... Thanks
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    Some men like "The feel of a gun on a frosty morning". I was just thinking that!
    Awesome video. Thanks for posting.

    Russ: I'm confident that Type 2 hauler was scrapped right after it burned to the ground while towing that trailer back to wherever it came from. Cool in concept only.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Beck View Post
    Russ: I'm confident that Type 2 hauler was scrapped right after it burned to the ground while towing that trailer back to wherever it came from. Cool in concept only.
    No doubt, if VW powered... a long slow slog until flashpoint. But check out those wheels & hubs, Frank... they don't look like VW to me.
    Can you imagine some dude in 1958 thinkin'. "Hey, let's build a Volkswagen single-cab like a White COE!"
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