Antique & Classic Cars Blog

Ok, it’s really a trailer, but cool, huh? Reader Bruce sent in these photos. His company, which builds truck bodies, thought it would be cool to make a retro trailer. They’re going to market it and their instincts and timing seem pretty sharp.

We’ve talked about fuel mileage lately–who hasn’t?–and ways to save gas. One reason people buy big is to accommodate the occasional heavily-laden trip. Well, maybe trailers’ll catch on as an alternative approach. You can buy smaller and wheel that way most of the time, and when it’s time to haul a big load, like that first trip of the season up to the cabin, you can hitch up the trailer and move a lot….

Obviously not every vehicle is suitable for pulling every trailer, or any trailer. A longer wheelbase is better than a shorter one for stability and preventing the “tail from wagging the dog,” and vehicle and trailer load and tongue-weight limits must be carefully followed.

(Please note that I am not related to or paid by this reader and I have not personally used this trailer. Stands to reason that if they build truck bodies, their design and engineering will be up to snuff.)

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