The Ultimate car Transport

[Bill Stoneberg]

Next time you need a car moved check these people out.<P>Sorry Folks The picture has been taken down.<P>Bill<p>[This message has been edited by Bill Stoneberg (edited 07-11-2000).]

[Guest SalG (Sal Grenci)]

Russian Sukalav? I think. SalG

[Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL)]

I was thinking C-5A, but I'm not sure.

[jac]

But can it land at Hidden Lakes air strip?<BR>later-jac

[Guest SalG (Sal Grenci)]

Hi all, Why I think Russian is that there is a Russian company that uses former military transports and it looks like Russian lettering on the right side of the second row of the lettering. Also I do not know of a C-5A being used for a civilian usage. I could be wrong, its been 11 years since I last had a subscription to Aviation Week and Space Technology. SalG

[Bill Stoneberg]

What kind of car is it ?

[Guest]

I am not sure if it has mentioned elsewhere, but go to carnetnews.co.uk to read about the Around the World in 80 Days event that is currently running. Today is their 60th day going. They have daily updates that are amazing. The Airplane transporter in the photograph is discussed within the site. I look forward every morning to reading the previous days story. We think our tours are hard, try braking down in the middle of the Ghobi desert.

[Bill Stoneberg]

I have been reading about the tour in Popular mecahnics website because they feature a Buick from America.<BR>I am glad to have another link.<BR>Thanks<BR>Bill

[Guest boettger]

Here's the link for the Around the World Tour.<BR>HAve been following this as they are supposed to be in Binghamton, NY on Wed July 5th.<BR> <A HREF="http://www.carnet.co.uk/rallyoffice/html/around_the_world.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.carnet.co.uk/rallyoffice/html/around_the_world.html</A> <BR>Here's an excerpt from the site.<BR>Report from China to Alaska - Day 41<P>Tappet Chatter: Day 41, Around the World, by Syd Stelvio<BR>Flying the Pacific<P>FLYING out of China today. All the competitors are to fly via Soeul on Korean Airways to Anchorage (you don?t get a lot of choice) while the ?staff? are to first load the Antonov, and then camp in the hold somehow.<P>The competitors had it easy, flew out on time, and arrived on time, and that presumably is all that can be said of that ordeal.<P>The Antonov was loaded ? some went in very easy, some, like Igor?s big Cadillac fitted down the middle-row of the bottom deck with something like a cigarette-paper?s width of space to spare. Nobody scraped any paintwork, which is a real miracle. There were 43 vehicles packed onto two decks of the World?s biggest cargo plane. We neared the maximum 100 ton load maximum, took on fuel, and took off ? eight hours late after the Chinese authorities held the plane while an argument raged over who would pay the ?parking ticket? which the crew reckoned had already been paid, and most certainly could not be paid twice. The crew welcomed any delay at first, as the hot day was such that the plane would stand better chance of getting off the ground if the air was cooler, like flying at night. They won, while we all argued that we could not wait to get out of China and keep the rally to schedule. We spent nine hours in a small transport café ? our last meal of beanshoots, sliced cabbage in soy sauce with some chicken slices, and a sweet and sour vegetable soup.<P><BR>------------------<BR>Steve Boettger<BR>'30 DeSoto 8<BR>'59 Nash Metropolitan<BR>'23 Chevrolet Touring<BR>Iroquois Region, AACA Web Site <A HREF="http://www.aaca.org/iroquois/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.aaca.org/iroquois/</A> <p>[This message has been edited by boettger (edited 06-30-2000).]

[Guest]

Is it possibly a Lancia?

[Guest boettger]

Finally found another picure of the car in the start of this thread!<P>It's a 1948 Fiat Millecento!<P>------------------<BR>Steve Boettger<BR>'30 DeSoto 8<BR>'59 Nash Metropolitan<BR>'23 Chevrolet Touring<BR>Iroquois Region, AACA Web Site<BR>http://www.aaca.org/iroquois/