Meet Buster, this 1968 Porsche racecar transporter from Mercedes

[Scott at Pelican Parts]

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Truck, Videos, Commercial Vehicles, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Racing



If you're thinking about Porsche and Mercedes-Benz when it comes to motorsports, your first thought is probably on the two German brands battling on the track. However, for decades, whenever Porsche's factory team went to compete, a custom Mercedes was right along with them hauling the racecars.

These days the truck lives in the Brumos Collection in Jacksonville, FL, and goes by the nickname Buster. However, its story goes back to 1968 when Porsche ordered two commercial vehicles from Mercedes and then handed them over to a Stuttgart-based outfitter for customization. The results were these racing transporters that hauled models like the 917 and 956 until the '80s. The other survived, too, with a place in Porsche's collection.

Well-known racers in their own right, Brumos scooped up the transporter in 2003 and have kept driving it to vintage racing events. The interior now boasts the signatures of many of the great drivers from the era of this historic truck. Watch the video for the whole story on the Mercedes with a whole lot of Porsche inside.Continue reading Meet Buster, this 1968 Porsche racecar transporter from Mercedes

Meet Buster, this 1968 Porsche racecar transporter from Mercedes originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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