The colour schemes applied to some cars in the Car Transporter Gift Sets were unique to models included in these sets, such as the MGC GT ( 345 ) finished in orange, and today are particularly collectable.
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The 500 was also used by Alfa Romeo and Scuderia Ferrari as a racing car transporter for both grand prix racers and Formula 1 cars . Viberti and Bergomi made various bus versions using 500 platform as basis.
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A new Car Transporter ( 1159 ) was issued in November 1976 using the new Ford Transcontinental cab, and two more construction site orientated vehicles were issued, the JCB Crawler Loader ( 1110 ) in June 1976 and the Volvo BM Concrete Mixer ( 1156 ) in January 1977.
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The tanker, the Vicky, was the second vessel in recent weeks to strike the sunken ship, the Norwegian-flag Tricolor, a 50, 000-ton car transporter owned by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines of Norway, which went down off Dunkirk England, on Dec . 14 with a cargo of luxury automobiles, farm tractors and machine parts
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The tanker, the Vicky, was the second vessel in recent weeks to strike the sunken ship, the Norwegian-flag Tricolor, a 50, 000-ton car transporter owned by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines of Norway, which went down off Dunkirk, France, on Dec . 14 with a cargo of luxury automobiles, farm tractors and machine parts
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The Carrimore Car Transporter Mark IV using the recently introduced Scammell cab was also released in April 1969 and a gift set ( GS48 ) featuring the new transporter and six cars; MGC GT ( 378 ), Ford Capri 3 Litre ( 311 ), The Saint's Volvo P1800 ( 201 ) and Pontiac Firebird ( 343 ).
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One other Aberdonian chassis 82525K registered XYF2 was new transporting Lola Cars then went to the John Cooper motor racing team in London as a coachbuilt ( coachbuilder unknown ) car transporter and a third chassis 82521A was bodied as a furniture van ( registration as well as coachbuilder not currently known ) to Lancashire furniture maker Eastham, Thornton.
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In November 1962 the new Bedford TK cab unit was also fitted to the existing Carrimore Car Transporter ( 1105 ) and was also included in a new Car Transporter Gift Set ( GS28 ) in December 1963 along with four cars; Ford Consul Classic ( 234 ), Mercedes-Benz 220 SE ( 230 ), Renault Floride ( 222 ) and Fiat 2100 ( 232 ).
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In November 1962 the new Bedford TK cab unit was also fitted to the existing Carrimore Car Transporter ( 1105 ) and was also included in a new Car Transporter Gift Set ( GS28 ) in December 1963 along with four cars; Ford Consul Classic ( 234 ), Mercedes-Benz 220 SE ( 230 ), Renault Floride ( 222 ) and Fiat 2100 ( 232 ).
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The new Ford cab was used again in April 1966 with a new version of the Carrimore Car Transporter ( 1138 ) which had been re-designed to carry up to six Corgi cars, and which also featured in Gift Set 41 along with six cars; Ford Cortina Estate ( 440 ), Austin Seven ( 225 ) and Mini Cooper Monte Carlo 1966 ( 321 ).
