I am temporarily living out in the desert (Joshua Tree, CA) building some houses. I thought some of you might like to see my rig. See, I could just get a normal worktruck. . and spare my custom from the dirt roads, etc. . . but I figure I'll just wash it all off in a few months and find the shiny car underneath when I return to civilization. I also needed to carry a bunch of material . . I thought about putting a lumber rack on my ranchero but then I came across this old fiberglass trailer(see "before" photo). They were built for National Rentals (like U-Haul I guess) -so there must be a bunch of them around. They have a cool shape with a diagonal beltline that runs up the side, over the roof and back to the rear. It caught my eye because my ranchero b-pillar has a similar line. I chopped it, channeled it over the frame, built a flush door, added some 55 chevy fenders and tail lights, and built a rack for it. It is lightweight, perfect for my use, and looks right with my ranchero. Somebody should make a 60's style mini camper out of one of these things.
what does this mean? The plumbing pipes sitting on top of the steel rack are not likely to be exposed to open flame. . unless I eat too much chilli at the next hamb bbq.
Damn i wish i had 1/2 that tallent. I have an old uhaul trailer like that that my band uses. If only it looked like that.
Cool idea, nice to see what would normally be a unsightly box on wheel's have some style. Now all you need is some matching wheels, and to paint it the same color as the ranchero. CBB
The Jalopy Journal
