https://www.facebook.com/Alte-Bilder-aus-vergangenen-Tagen-f%C3%BCr-Autofans-1476668465925600/?fref=photo
https://www.facebook.com/groups/getting.there/permalink/1002460643195419/?comment_id=1002464326528384¬if_t=group_comment¬if_id=1461002188630636
And he once was stuck in a blizzard, when it slid off the country road, was stranded overnight, and with a girlfriend to keep him warm, managed to get through the night. He then proposed to her and they got married that September http://www.woolfe.com/ex-john-woolfe-racing-transporter-sells-for-980000/
but you might recognize it better in a later owners paint
Thanks Steve! (Stiff Speed website http://stiffspeed.co.uk/ )
• Commissioned as Formula One racing car hauler by Maserati racing team
• Used by Lance Reventlow’s Scarab racing team
• Subsequent use by Carroll Shelby’s race team, transporting Cobra Daytona coupes
• Utilized by David Piper, as well as Alan Mann and Lotus racing teams
• Featured in McQueen’s Le Mans"
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/lance-reventlow-scarab-race-cars-and.html
It would seem that John Woolfe Racing is still in existence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woolfe There is an interesting connection between John and Le Mans which is probably worth a story.
ReplyDeleteI guess that is his Chevron B-12 on the transporter. Note also his Gordon-Keeble in the foreground.