Re: [MBZ] Fw: Trailer wheeling

2014-05-15 Thread Hendrik and Fay

Hmmnh, looks like there is plenty of room for some mighty big 22 wheels.

Hendrik
who has a trailer and car combo

On 16/05/14 03:23, WILTON wrote:


MB trailer photos attached.

Actually, it's made from a mid-to-late '30's Ford pickup cargo bed.  
Haven't been able to pin down exact year.  Bed is a heavy gauge steel 
(much heavier than modern).  I replaced axle, springs and wheels about 
15 years ago.  I also added tri star and MB wheel covers then; they 
make it a great conversation piece.


Its paint is beginning to be a  bit embarrassing; for 35
years, I've painted it the color of the tow vehicle of  the time: 
bronze in
'79 to match top of '74 Plymouth van, blue in '89 for '87 Dodge 
Caravan, red
in '96 for '95 Dodge Caravan, ivory in '04 for '81 300D and red 
(burgandy) again for

interior and stripe on outside of '87 300D.  Started to paint it white to
match the '87 300D, but it sits outside in the weather and under trees 
all

the time, and I thought white on it would look too grungy too fast - the
ivory didn't work out very well for that - so I painted it same as the 
124
interior.  Some places in the red are flaking/spalling and beginning 
to show

spots of the old colors.

Wilton



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Re: [MBZ] Fw: Trailer wheeling

2014-05-15 Thread WILTON

Yep, I've noticed that, too, but I'll leave those to you sports.   ;)

Wilton

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Hmmnh, looks like there is plenty of room for some mighty big 22 wheels.

Hendrik
who has a trailer and car combo

On 16/05/14 03:23, WILTON wrote:


MB trailer photos attached.

Actually, it's made from a mid-to-late '30's Ford pickup cargo bed. 
Haven't been able to pin down exact year.  Bed is a heavy gauge steel 
(much heavier than modern).  I replaced axle, springs and wheels about 15 
years ago.  I also added tri star and MB wheel covers then; they make it 
a great conversation piece.


Its paint is beginning to be a  bit embarrassing; for 35
years, I've painted it the color of the tow vehicle of  the time: bronze 
in
'79 to match top of '74 Plymouth van, blue in '89 for '87 Dodge Caravan, 
red
in '96 for '95 Dodge Caravan, ivory in '04 for '81 300D and red 
(burgandy) again for

interior and stripe on outside of '87 300D.  Started to paint it white to
match the '87 300D, but it sits outside in the weather and under trees 
all

the time, and I thought white on it would look too grungy too fast - the
ivory didn't work out very well for that - so I painted it same as the 
124
interior.  Some places in the red are flaking/spalling and beginning to 
show

spots of the old colors.

Wilton



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