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Car Carriers Archive
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Car Carrier of the Day: A Highly Customized Fleet Order of 1954 Plymouths
Posted on July 22, 2020 | 14 CommentsWas something lost in translation in the ordering of these three identically-painted ’54 Plymouths? -
Car Body Carrier of the Day: M-Body Hauler
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 33 CommentsIn around 1987, AMC was building Chrysler M-Body cars in its Kenosha plant. As had been the case at Nash and AMC almost forever, the body plant was across town […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: A Mixed Load of ’64s from FoMoCo
Posted on July 13, 2020 | 19 CommentsI’m pretty sure this is a “roll-on” transporter, which were used for short distance trips, as they were much quicker to load and unload, but could carry fewer cars. -
Car Carrier of the Day: 1968 Pontiacs
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Car Carrier of the Day: Mixed Load of 1966 Mopar C-Bodies
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Car Carrier of the Day: Volkswagens (and a Couple of Porsches)
Posted on July 7, 2020 | 14 CommentsLet’s take a look at some Volkswagens on the roll, in what looks to be 1966. Here’s another one of those 105′ long rigs operating under a special permit in […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: 1964 Ford Trucks – From F100 to F800
Posted on July 1, 2020 | 6 CommentsI do like it when the carrier truck looks so much like its cargo. And probably never more so than these. -
Car Carrier of the Day: Corvettes Ready To Roll
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Car Carrier of the Day: Thirteen Daytonas Heading to Their Lucky Owners
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Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: The Biggest Ford V8 Ever Hauling a Load of Six Cylinder ’66 Ford Taxis
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 18 CommentsUnlike the other day where we had a 112hp Chevy six pulling a load of big Olds V8s, here we have a husky Super Duty Ford V8 with up to […] -
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day Caption Contest
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 51 CommentsHere’s the keys to all these cars and trucks. The last convoy driver lost his box. Don’t let me and Studebaker down, my son. Your turn: -
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: 112 HP To Pull 1,000 Idle HP
Posted on June 21, 2020 | 24 CommentsDoes this ’54 Chevy car carrier hauling ’56 Oldsmobiles look like it’s maybe moving a bit leisurely? Well, it does have all of 112 hp under its tall hood, in […] -
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day/QOTD: Unidentified Cars Being Hauled by an International – Can You ID Them?
Posted on June 19, 2020 | 24 CommentsThis load on a knocked-down carrier is intriguing. It’s a pair of cars from the early ’50s, and unidentified. They look very much like custom one-offs, which was a big […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: 4WD Freightliner, But Not The Usual Four Driven Wheels – Ready To Tackle the Rockies
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 28 CommentsHere’s something different. Take a look at that front axle: it’s driven. This is a Freightliner “Mountaineer”, with driven front and rearmost axles; the middle tag axle is undriven. It’s […] -
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: British Commer “Knocker” Hauling ’57 Ramblers – Three Cylinder, Six Opposed-Piston Two Stroke Diesel
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 18 CommentsThis is very unusual, to see a British Commer at work in the US. But it was during the great import boom, so I suppose some trucks made the trip […]