Hey,Oldschool Chevy!! I just found that video on "Youtube",(previously mentioned by jrpontiac).-Thanks,Jason!
This guy is a GENIUS!! (Sorry Jerry!) He took a tandem-axle car trailer,and fused it to a 1947,or'8 C.O.E.! He's using an ElDorado engine/trans set-up,and he's got it all tucked under the stock sheet-metal. He's got the flatbed axles still set-up for trailer-brakes! when he's ready to load,he backs-up,with the rear axles'brakes applied,until the front tandem axle is almost in contact with the rear of the cab! At that point,it appears he has air-assisted?/hydraulic ramps that lower about 8-12" to the ground,to enable a vehicle to drive right onto the flatbed! Looks like the axles operate in much the same fashion as a "roll-off" unit on a garbage truck. It looks to me that the fabricator of this rig, KNOWS what he was doing,and like Mr.Maudslay would say..."He got a clear notion of what he wanted to accomplish BEFORE he started working on his project. It appears that the "Caddy"equipment "shoe-horns under the hoods of the A.D. C.O.E.'s O.K.,but it seems that the '39 that you have may be a little narrower,making it more difficult to swap. Spanky,if you're out there,please give us your educated opinion.B.T.W...The title of that "Youtube" video is-Cabover First Load Show0.flvyoutube.com.Check this one out!!
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