Car Carriers

[HarleyEarl]

I have this thing about car carriers, ever since I was little. I have a small collection of photos, but they seem hard to find.

If you have any to share, I'd appreciate it.

[Camino LS6]

That's just a sin.

[Intrepidation]

Can I have the green one?

[ocnblu]

Borger is always stirring the pot. Oh well, interesting pics so far.

[HarleyEarl]

1940 Buicks - Chillicothe, Ohio

I'm crazy about his photo....thanks a lot!!

[ocnblu]

I guess the bumpers were bolted on at the dealership as part of PDI in those days. Interesting!

[HarleyEarl]

This is an actual Nash factory car carrier carrying Nashes:

[ocnblu]

I wonder what the purpose of that rig was?

[Justin Bimmer]

[HarleyEarl]

I wonder what the purpose of that rig was?

It is a bit of a mystery.....why partially completed cars on a carrier?

Maybe from one factory building to another?

[daves87rs]

Can I have the green one?

No, me first..... :AH-HA_wink:

[caddycruiser]

Great pictures...reminds me now of the huge and fully decked out (like a live-in cabin inside) closed carrier transport that came to pick up our Chevelle we sold in 2003. Just as fascinating, the regular daily car carriers you always see.

[gm4life]

You have a Chevelle? Sweet what year? What motors/trans? What color? What trim? Caddycruiser you got it made a family full of BOF RWD cars a new G6 Coupe coming and the best looking new Malibu an LT2 with those sweet rims.

[Justin Bimmer]

Great pictures...reminds me now of the huge and fully decked out (like a live-in cabin inside) closed carrier transport that came to pick up our Chevelle we sold in 2003. Just as fascinating, the regular daily car carriers you always see.

The name for those kind of trucks are usually "Peteabegos" or "Kenabegos" or they are called "Condo Cabs" too.

[caddycruiser]

You have a Chevelle? Sweet what year? What motors/trans? What color? What trim? Caddycruiser you got it made a family full of BOF RWD cars a new G6 Coupe coming and the best looking new Malibu an LT2 with those sweet rims.

Well, HAD one...dad sold it to buy the '93 Fleetwood when he realized his true lack of time to fix something up to. Oh what a line of cars there has been through this household...

Back to the car haulers!

[Camino LS6]

The one-at-a-time version. :AH-HA_wink:

[HarleyEarl]

Facinating car carrier from Mercedes-Benz in the '50s. The Fast Transporter

[vonVeezelsnider]

It's a perfect picture, spoiled only by the fact that there's an Avalon on the carrier along with the Corvair, Trans Am, 1965 Impala, C3 Corvette, and Old Cadillac.

[GMTruckGuy74]

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[HarleyEarl]

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[ocnblu]

Is that a Comet up there that looks like its trunklid is open? Cool crop of pics so far. I have not seen a Colt Woodie wagon since... who knows?

[HarleyEarl]

Here's a book on car carriers:

http://www.amazon.com/American-Haulers-Cre...o/dp/076030694X