A Picture-Perfect VW Pairing

All too often, motorsports involves a fixation on horsepower–who has the most, both on track and in the paddock. It becomes a bragging game, even at the vintage level.

What about style, though? That’s where Duke and Fay Waldrop’s race car and tow rig shine. Despite boasting about a hundred horsepower total, this Lynx B Formula Vee and Volkswagen Transporter …

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Fantastic history...  

And I just found a new desktop for my computer at work.  Thank you.

noddaz

Pacific Northwest racing icon Pete Lovely used a VW transport to get his F1 car to the track in the late 60"s-70's as well. 

There was an attempt to do somehting similar in about the same time frame using the engine and parts from early 2-cycle SAABs.  My brother got a hold of one but never did anythiong with it.  The failed series may have been called Formula S.

When we moved I got WAY behind on my reading material. As it happens, JUST LAST NIGHT I started reading the 2017 mag where this combo was mentioned in a editorial. But what I was envisioning was this couple that was at Amelia last year.....

(Sorry, one of my brothers stepped in front of me as I was taking the pic...lol)

In reply to dougie :

I'd give my left nut for one of those single cabs today..... unfortunately thats about what it would cost....lol

This is as close as I can get for MG. MGC tow car and MGA coupe vintage racer, 1980s at Portland.

I've also dreamt of a Vee on a Transporter but mine would have been a double cab...until I realized the bed would have been too short...