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Would like to see which vintage trailers look good behind a 50 year old vehicle. 

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There are some members that have posted photos of their cars with trailers, but for the life of me, I can't remember who.  There were also some photos posted from "back in the day" when the cars and trailers were newer.  Good luck

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Does your antique vehicle insurance allow you to pull a trailer?  I am assuming you have antique vehicle insurance as you never did answer that question when I last asked.

 

Sorry Don, no I did not have antique car insurance. I figured I rebuilt it once I could do it again for less money than the premiums. Just didn't think I would actually have to. Have since discovered a source that makes sense so may in the future.

 

If/when I get the cars I have suddenly accumulated 'restored' i.e., road safe and road reliable, I may look for an old small trailer. I like the tear drops but they are merely rolling beds with a neat 'kitchen' on the end. The Ham Cans I will be looking at. They are small yet to my lifestyle are good two people escapes away from home. A good '50's car and a good 'ham can' and one will meet and talk to a lot of good folks.  Will make certain the new garage door to the alley will be large enough for a ham can. 

 

Tim, I've been doing just what you suggest, yet I like to hear what the owners have to say, thus the difference between being active, though maybe a bit naive, in a forum as opposed to 100% research. I could have taken the 30 hrs of graduate work 'on line' but the classroom is where the reality is. It is there where I could hear a very bright young student ask "What was the Viet Nam war all about. . . .????? or, that what one writes is NOT a reflection of what he is or believes,  which is the philosophy of many if not most of the professors of lit and philosophy. 

 

So I ask, any one have any experience with antique trailers on which I can spend vintage insurance? 

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Yes, a ham cam or a "ham can" type. There are several trailers that are similar, it would be nice to know about what pullers have experienced with several types. Not much visual difference between a 53 Chevy and a 53 Dodge truck or Plymouth car but there is a lot of difference when you drive one. Same for the trailers.

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to be honest with you the later retro's look good and are somewhat lighter and better built..modern to the top of line with vintage exterior..however the there is not that much in way of weight savings (unless you go Scamp, Burro or Cassita)...the prime concern with the older cars...you will require better brakes, per fed reg. braking for the trailer as it will exceed the 50% ratio of the pulled vehicle and hopefully a properly manufactured load displacing tow bar that takes the weight and load-shift from the bumper and transfers it to the entire chassis on the towing vehicle..anything less and you will be a rolling liability...some on here have shown photos of jury rigged bumper hitches and heavy weight canned hams with other accessories added that have not taken the above into consideration...I surely wish them and their fellow motorist that share the highway the very best while in operation..

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Tim is spot on. In 1963 I was moving my young family of three from Ne to KS for my first teaching job. We were pulling a U-Haul loaded incorrectly. On a L O N G cut/fill decline that trailer took over. We went from shoulder to shoulder trying to make it to the bottom and when figured we wouldn't make it and was going to lose it and . . . I told Darlene to jump in the back seat and protect the baby. That transfer of 100#s to the back axle put the car back on the leverage side, I got control and we survived. On coming cars had stopped and pulled off the side of the road giving me full road and "getting out of the way", they had very strange looks on their faces as we passed by. Then I changed my shorts and moved weight to the trunk and all was well. 

 

I would NEVER pull a trailer without a leveler hitch or make CERTAIN the weight is on the rear axle of the puller. 

 

Good point, new "vintage" look alikes would be lighter, a very good observation one to ponder. 

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I have some old trailer house from 1946 that I've been slowly patching up an upgrading. Sorry, it hasn't met the pickup yet so no pictures! But I certainly can give you insight on old trailers! The older you go, the cruder they get. Mine is pretty big, but pulling it home behind the Yukon was pretty easy, but it all comes down to brakes. Anyways, ask me if ya need anything!

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