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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 10:20 AM
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Great pictures guys!!!
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 10:44 AM
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Subscribing. Awesome thread
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris 56 f6
Thoughts are some nice truck photos Abe is that you in one?
No, I was born in 1955 so I was not able to drive a truck in 54!!!
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by dynamic
Old car carrier photos like this make me wonder how many old cars/trucks never made it to the dealers due to low/unmarked bridges.
I don't know about low bridges but here is a pic of a car carrier that didn't make it to the dealer:

 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 11:56 AM
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That's a whole lot of "That'll buff out"
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 12:01 PM
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That's a whole lot of "That'll buff out"
The cars where fine!!! He sacrificed the truck !
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 12:05 PM
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Oh, I'd bet those cars didn't come out unscathed.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 02:45 PM
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Those are '58 Ford cars. Does anyone recognize the tow truck?
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Jolly Roger Joe
Those are '58 Ford cars. Does anyone recognize the tow truck?
No, I don't but it is old. I have seen another pic of this accident. There is another wrecker involved. If you look closely you see a cable stretched from the front of the trailer which went to the other wrecker. I will look for that other pic later tonight.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 07:08 PM
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Never seen one of these before...
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 07:17 PM
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by abe
No, I don't but it is old. I have seen another pic of this accident. There is another wrecker involved. If you look closely you see a cable stretched from the front of the trailer which went to the other wrecker. I will look for that other pic later tonight.
Found the other pictures of the wrecked 53 COE car transporter. Here are some:





To see more pics go to:

This flickr account is dedicated to car transporters.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Jolly Roger Joe
Those are '58 Ford cars. Does anyone recognize the tow truck?
Close.....those are '59 Fords on the trailer.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 01:21 AM
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Close.....those are '59 Fords on the trailer.
Yep. I got the grills wrong.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by abe
Found the other pictures of the wrecked 53 COE car transporter. Here are some:





To see more pics go to: 1959 Ford | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

This flickr account is dedicated to car transporters.
Don't you know that driver had a bad day!
 
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