Nick
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Today I installed the side racks and the trailer is finished. The trailer was media blasted, epoxy primed and painted. The hardest part was stripping and repairing the wood side rails. Old paint was stripped and new wood added where necessary. The old wood really soaked up the primer/sealer. I have the bows and top but it won't fit in the storage building with it on. I'm not real crazy about the new vinyl tops so I may not use the top at all.
The markings are as the trailers were in 1968 so if you wonder how to letter, this is authentic. In fact, I used the original registration number, found under the paint. Notice the last digits are 68, the year of delivery. This must have been standard practice back then. My truck is marked the same way for 1968. All the old markings were found under the layers of paint and etched into the steel. The unit designation I put on is my old Battalion but they are in the proper place and size.
Thanks to ABLinn, Saturn Surplus, Gillespie Paint, and Delta Team Decals for parts and equipment.
DARN, I checked the numbers on mine after reading that and thought I could start to tell something about the history of it. Unfortunately, mine didnt end with the year. Mine was recreated from the original numbers on the tailgate, but its a 52.
The second number is the number that is welded on two plates on both sides of the tongue "A" frame. Just thought Id re do it on the back too.
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