Trasco International

Trasco International of Germany was an '80s coachbuilder best known for its often flambouyant conversions to Mercedes-Benz including gullwing coupes and stretch limousines with armoured protection.

 

Details about Trasco and some of their cars can be found on Bram Cort's excellent 1000SEL site:http://www.1000sel.com/index.php/trasco

 

While the majority of conversions were on Mercedes, Trasco also offered coachbuilt Rolls-Royce Silver Spur stretch limousines.

 

Here's a photo from a Trasco brochure of a Silver Spur with an 18-inch stretch:

 

And here we have photos of an actual car.

 

It's a 1990 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II, chassis #LCX32400, also an 18-inch stretch:  

 

 

 

 

 

The treatment of the centre stretch is a litte different in detail from the brochure photo: 

 

 

 

And it has a sun-roof above the rear seat:

 

 

 

 

The interior incorporates a custom centre console to both the front and rear compartments:

 

 

 

 

And the specification includes division, TV, VHS video and curtains:

 

 

 

 

It appears to have been a Gulf (Middle East) specification car at outset:

 

 

And has a Trasco treadplate:

 

 

I wonder how many other examples exist? Not many, I'm sure...

 

(Posted by Andy)