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Ex-Dennis Poore 1940 Dodge racing car transporter resto
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aftnoon folks,

Searching around turned up another good shot of a crewbus in action during WW2, on this page:
http://ww2today.com/15th-february-1943-bombed-by-own-aircraft-as-raf-attack-milan

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There's a letter in the November Classic Cars magazine (thanks for the tip-off Brian M), written by a gent who worked for Connaught in the early 1950s.

In his correspondence, he recalls the day in 1952 that he (in Connaught's Ford transporter) and Poore's two mechanics (in the Dodge), undertook a transporter race to Scotland, both lorries carrying racing cars, parts etc.

I just got off the phone from him now, I'll add in more details of the at-times side-by-side race shortly, once I've organised my hastily-scribbled notes from this evening.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was fortunate enough to receive a small set of photos in the post today, out of the blue, featuring the Alfa while on display in the Donington museum, some time in the early 1990s. In the background of one is the Dodge, parked alongside the BRM Leyland Tiger.

Did anyone visit the museum back then, and take a photo of the truck while it was parked there? A long shot I know, but, well, you never know....!



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

New to the site been in the car business for years in the US I wish more people here enjoyed rebuilding things like this and the history its about.I went threw the hole post from start to finish amazing works right down to all the advertisement's on the side great work ... Very Happy Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To keep this thread up-to-date, a quick mention of a page describing the racing car trailer that accompanies the Dodge, has been added in today.
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/racingcartrailer.htm

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

29 years ago today, the Dodge's post-war owner passed away (12/2/1987).

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Rick
There is another Dodge "bus" picture turned up on OBP, chassis/cab conversion not coachbuilt like yours.
http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?page_id=256#eoeusf

It might5 be one you've heard about during your researches
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Penman wrote:
Hi Rick
There is another Dodge "bus" picture turned up on OBP, chassis/cab conversion not coachbuilt like yours.
http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?page_id=256#eoeusf

It might5 be one you've heard about during your researches


Excellent find, hadn't seen that one before.

It is also a coachbuilt Mulliners of Birmingham job, like mine. Crewbuses were built with either separate factory cab (as in your link), or integral cab (mine). The copies of photos I received from the Imperial War Museum years, show the separate cab version.

The driver could speak to the aircrew sat in the rear via a speaker tube.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Rick
If you go to http://www.sct61.org.uk/ and click on the Southend page (top menu) then side menu Fleet Lists, Buses: the fifth link down gives access to three pictures and lots of text (different on each pic) some refer to your Dodge.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 1:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Was that the same truck on Marvels Agent Carter?
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SpiggyTopes wrote:
Was that the same truck on Marvels Agent Carter?


I had to check - it's a similar age to this Chevy/GMC, but not the same vehicle.


http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_890732-GMC-CC-Series-1941.html

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 3:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scan of the page in a contemporary brochure that refers to the diesel-engine 3-tonners.



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There was great excitement (!) a few moments ago. While perusing Youtube, looking for interesting old footage, what should pop up but two amateur films posted by the National Motor Museum back in August, of hillclimbs in 1951.

The jolly green giant appears in the first film on a number of occasions, Prescott is given as the location, some scenes also have the Alfa in the foreground. Up until now, the only video footage I'd seen of the truck were a few brief seconds of footage taken at the Rest & Be Thankful hillclimb in Scotland, in around 1952, with the car being backed out of it. Here though it appears in a few different scenes, and for longer.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwMjcRT6OPI

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great find Rick, nice one Cool Cool
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 2:34 am    Post subject: Diesel tuck Reply with quote

Rick wrote:
Scan of the page in a contemporary brochure that refers to the diesel-engine 3-tonners.



RJ
I wonder if any of those three tonners are still here today? Question
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