Perhaps the motor racing World's best known and most instantly recognized team transporter, the Ecurie Ecosse team's celebrated Commer is offered here in fully-restored, running and fully 'road-prepared' order – direct from its long-time owner, Mr Dick Skipworth and his magnificent Ecurie Ecosse Collection The team had relied upon a pair of venerable converted coach transporters through the 1950s but once David Murray's D-Type Jaguars had not only won their second consecutive Le Mans 24-Hour race in 1957, but had also come home first and second in that latter year's Grand Prix d'Endurance, membership of their Ecurie Ecosse Association supporters club absolutely boomed.

Collectively, Association members were keen to help the team's racing efforts.

The weakest link in the Merchiston Mews chain was plainly transportation, as identified by Alastair Cormack, managing director of James Ross & Sons Motors, Rootes Group agents.

He had been a prominent racing driver with Alta cars pre-war wh...