utility trailers of the era

[GB SISSON]

When I was a kid in N Seattle, one of my neighbors had a little trailer that I think came from the Western Auto store. It had two special hitches which clamped to the rear bumper and a single caster wheel centered at the rear. Musta been super easy to back up, but don't forget it's back there when turning tight corners.... On another note, a friend tells of how his dad rented a travel trailer for a family vacation and on his first backing attempt managed to stab a tailfin from their '58 belvedere clean through the trailer's front panel. Back to early utility trailers, I have two here. One that looks professionaly made from a Ford tonner rear axle with the diff sawn out and sleeved, and another with an 8 lug front axle from a 50's 3/4 ton chevy. I will get pics of them after dinner.