New race trailer from Lusty

Specialised aluminium trailer builders GLT has fabricated their first 6 car transporter for Steve McFadden.

Graham Lusty Trailers (GLT) is now building customised race car transporters.

Readers should recognise the name Graham Lusty. He is been steering race cars for well over 40 years.

"Back in the Group A days, I was racing V8 Commodores against the likes of Moffat, Bowe, Johnson and Brock," said Lusty. "I had the pleasure of building my first transporter for Allan Moffat in the late 80s. From there I built a further 17 transporters in quick succession for a variety of teams".

Around 25 years later, he and his team at GLT have manufactured their first GLT branded transporter.

"I have been approach by several major teams over the past 10 years but I was not happy with my designs," continued Graham. "Now, thanks to the creativity and ingenuity of my engineering team here at GLT, the design concept is spot on."

Aluminium and stainless steel is extensively used throughout the trailer. Where aluminium cannot be used, the design team fall back on stainless steel.

Lusty said that 700 Grade steel is used in the skid plate and suspension module which is sand blasted and painted in two-pack paint. All fasteners and rivets are also stainless steel.

"Our walls are made with a special aluminium plank which has a double skin and internal bracing. This means that our transporters do not require any internal framing," explains Operations Manager James Yerbury. "Our chassis are also made from marine-grade aluminium and depending on your choice of suspension even the suspension hangers are aluminium."

The outer walls are skinned in a Styrofoam and finished with fiberglass. This gives the trailers with a clean skin finish. The roof is a one-piece CNC cut fiberglass/styrofoam composite. Overall, the trailers are highly insulated against the environment and noise.

For this first unit, the GLT team designed and built a twin cable tailgate lift. The tailgates run a stainless steel RHS frame skinned in aluminium plate as standard. Hydraulics are controlled using a wireless remote control.

GLT has entered the market with a highly customisable product. Standard specs include air-conditioning, remote hydraulic tailgate, hydraulic landing legs, 14kva generator and keyless entry. A small sample of options include luxury interiors designed and installed by boutique contractors, solar/electric and smart-phone trailer function controls.

For more information call 1300 731 442.

New race trailer from Lusty

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