BEN HUR TRAILER I.D.
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:21 pm
HI ALL,
I HAVE ACQUIRED A WOODEN BEN HUR TRAILER AS A RESTORATION PROJECT. IT APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL APART FROM
THE FRONT AND SIDE PANELS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH WEATHERPROOF BOARDING. THE MAKERS PLATE IS
" QUEEN CITY " ALTHOUGH I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS THE ORIGINAL PLATE FOR THE TRAILER. REMOVING PAINT FROM THE TAILGATE , I FOUND A 5 POINTED STAR ABOUT 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MIDDLE HINGE. ON THE RIGHT SIDE I FOUND " USA " AND WRITTEN UNDERNEATH THE NUMBER " 06694 " THIS NUMBER WAS ON A LAYER OF GREEN PAINT, BELOW THIS WAS ONLY RED PRIMER SUGGESTING THAT THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL NUMBER. ON TOP OF THE NUMBERS
THERE WAS 2 OR 3 LAYERS OF PAINT. NO OTHER NUMERALS WERE PRESENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE " 4 " ONLY PAINT LAYERS DOWN TO THE PRIMER LAYER. HAVING LOOKED AT THE SERIAL NUMBERS LISTED FOR " QUEEN CITY " ON THE G518 DATABASE
IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO MATCH THEIR SERIAL NUMBERS. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR , AT THE MOMENT, TO BE ANY OTHER
IDENTIFYING MARKS ON THE TRAILER. MOST TRAILERS APPEAR TO HAVE 6 OR 7 DIGITS IN THE TRAILER NUMBER , YET THIS APPEARS AS IF IT MAY BE ORIGINAL. IF ANYONE CAN HELP, IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
THANKS,
STEVE.
I HAVE ACQUIRED A WOODEN BEN HUR TRAILER AS A RESTORATION PROJECT. IT APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL APART FROM
THE FRONT AND SIDE PANELS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH WEATHERPROOF BOARDING. THE MAKERS PLATE IS
" QUEEN CITY " ALTHOUGH I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS THE ORIGINAL PLATE FOR THE TRAILER. REMOVING PAINT FROM THE TAILGATE , I FOUND A 5 POINTED STAR ABOUT 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MIDDLE HINGE. ON THE RIGHT SIDE I FOUND " USA " AND WRITTEN UNDERNEATH THE NUMBER " 06694 " THIS NUMBER WAS ON A LAYER OF GREEN PAINT, BELOW THIS WAS ONLY RED PRIMER SUGGESTING THAT THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL NUMBER. ON TOP OF THE NUMBERS
THERE WAS 2 OR 3 LAYERS OF PAINT. NO OTHER NUMERALS WERE PRESENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE " 4 " ONLY PAINT LAYERS DOWN TO THE PRIMER LAYER. HAVING LOOKED AT THE SERIAL NUMBERS LISTED FOR " QUEEN CITY " ON THE G518 DATABASE
IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO MATCH THEIR SERIAL NUMBERS. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR , AT THE MOMENT, TO BE ANY OTHER
IDENTIFYING MARKS ON THE TRAILER. MOST TRAILERS APPEAR TO HAVE 6 OR 7 DIGITS IN THE TRAILER NUMBER , YET THIS APPEARS AS IF IT MAY BE ORIGINAL. IF ANYONE CAN HELP, IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
THANKS,
STEVE.