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aaron
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Posted: 31 Oct. 2010 at 11:49pm |
Bought this trailer yesterday at a auction, thought it would look good behind my cherokee so bid on it and after buying a new 1 7/8 inch ball towed it home with no problems, looks original, just missing lights but old 2 prong wiring is still there. title says its year 1947, make amban, body style flat b. ????. found no rust at all, just needs repaint in spring probably. anyway was looking for info and found this site, look forward to all the info on here, thanks. will get more pics soon.
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Hamhog
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Wow! If you want to double your money, let me know.
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aaron
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didnt even know what i was buying until i got it home and did some research, wife says another piece of crap in the drive, but now i say its staying, lol. i guess not bad for my first trailer buy.
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Hamhog
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I'd leave it just the way it is. Great find.
I think flat b, they consider it a flat bed trailer.
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aaron
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so does that mean the title might not match trailer, because it doesnt look like a flatbed, or did they just generlize the titles back then?
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bkreutz
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That sure looks like a Bantam T3-C, maybe the guy at the DMV was dyslexic and morphed Bantam into Amban (leaving out the T), and thought since the bed was flat, that's what the type was.
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aaron
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would the vehicle idetification # help with anything, its 16947.
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aaron
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also is there anything i need to look out for on these things. like hidden problems? because this one looks and pulls new, and i dont want to fix whats not broke, lol.
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ndrtkr
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"Life is tough, it's even tougher if you're stupid"- John Wayne
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dmeyerrph
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Wow - awesome find. Make sure to take some more pics for us - also get your info and pics to Art C for our database
Regarding the length - I use an 18 inch extender like found at Cabelas.
Really helps and I can see the tailgate with my mirrors
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Dave - Retired LTC USAR
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dmeyerrph
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Also - I bet amban stands for American Bantam.
The only other thing you need to do is repack the wheel bearings - make sure you put in new seals when you do. You can do it yourself - you need a Jeep front wheel socket for a CJ-2A.
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Dave - Retired LTC USAR
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tappel
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Nice Find Aaron! Where in our great state are you located in?
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aaron
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warrensburg mo, 64093. thanks. im a vitange holic.
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tappel
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Well you're lucky I wasnt at that auction!! lol |
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Longhunter
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Good catch Dave! I think you have something there.
That is a really nice trailer aaron! Let's see some more detailed (and larger) pics!
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Mike in Mississippi
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aaron
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yeah, i didnt know what i was bidding on, and wasnt prepared to go over 300. everybody seemed more interested in the 76 land rover, went for 995, was rusted out and non running. I'll get my son to help post more detailed pics, he had to help me resize that picture to fit, kids, lol, i guess that college money is paying off finally, lol. thanks all.
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aaron
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was looking closer today for numbers and saw some paint flaking off, underneath some was clean metal, but around hitch were it is flaking, there is a darker red paint underneath. whats original color? anyway i cant stand rust so i ran to hardware store and picked up a can of rust stop and got to spraying anything that looked like it was even thinking about rusting. beacause some pics of these i saw online are pretty rusted and im not letting that happen here. thanks.
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Fred Coldwell
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Hi Aaron:
Congratulations on acquiring a beautiful little 1/4 ton Bantam trailer! I'd bet the make "Amban" is your DMV's abbreviation for "American Bantam Car Co.", the name of the company that built your civilian trailer. ;) Enjoy your new treasure! :) Edited by Fred Coldwell - 04 Nov. 2010 at 3:45am |
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Happy Jeep Trails,
Fred Coldwell Denver, CO 1944 CJ2-09 - X-33 1945 CJ2-26 - X-50 |
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