Hi Maxiboy and Dave Champ,
Your trailer idea is by no means bizarre.
A Cape Town based company that builds Cobra replicas builds a Cobra trailer as per attached pic.
I'll mention the idea of a trailer based on the tail section of a GT40 MK11 to the Hi Tech Automotive/Superformance guys. It could be an interesting new line for them and as they will be building the MK11 its tail section would make more sense than a Mk1 as it's bigger.
From 2001 until recently a range of camper trailers was developed in my factory by my associate who leased a portion of the factory from me. The stainless steel panels are being pressed by the same company that presses the CAV monocoque panels.
Here in Cape Town it's all a bit interwoven. It all happens in the Prime Park industrial complex in a suburb of Cape Town, Diep River, about 12 miles due south from the city centre.
The original CAV factory started off there until they bought an existing factory in a street next to Prime Park. EMD the company that presses out their monocoque panels was situated a few miles away but has now had two new, adjoining factories built in Prime Park, one for themselves and one for the trailers.
The new 26000 square foot GT40 factory is also in Prime Park!
The four camper trailers will be marketed in the US under the name of BOXER. Logo will be a red stylised boxing glove and striping will be red and blue with some stars to create an American image. The boxing image implies strength, power and toughness and we figure out if your are hit hard by a fist in a boxing glove you'll see stars in any case! And then a trailer is a box. The name BOXER therefore fits like a glove!
All four models have fold-up tents mounted on roof racks on top of the trailer bodies. The first model is the small 150 Kit Camper, followed by the Cross Lander which was designed for the smaller 4x4s and has hubs with PCDs to fit the Land Rover Freelander wheel. The A-frame and tow hitch have been designed to fit under the spare wheel of the Freelander. The All-Terrain (AT) Camper was designed for the larger 4x4s, ie Pajero and the AT-Land Rover Camper is fitted with hubs and PCDs to fit the Land Rover wheel.
Like Hersh says, better than sleeping in a motel. The trailers could become popular with racing drivers and their crews who could camp out at the circuits next to their cars. Imagine a warm sunny evening, a barbeque and some cold beers right there in the race paddock. Definitely better than motels!
In relative terms the trailer industry in South Africa is big and a high percentage of South African cars, pick-up and 4x4s is fitted with tow bars. The Dolphin and Eagle trailers, pics of which were posted by dweitzel are popular and sell well.
Next week I'll post some pics of the BOXER trailers..
We're currently talking to someone in the US about becoming our agent.
Stars and Stripes for ever,
Andre 40