From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Sat May 03 2003 - 09:22:19 PDT
My father has a bantam trailer, looks like a military type shown on a
military trialer webpage, but was a civillian model he bought 2nd hand
in the early 60-'s. Has a ball hitch.
Jess Minton wrote:
>
> Hey Tim,
> How much you thinking for this turkey? I bought one for $50 a couple
> of years ago and have it in storage.. the most expensive thing to replace
> is the lunette since the true BT-C's come with a hitch for a ball. It
> should have the correct landing leg though... I didn't know that Bantam
> kept making the things into the 1950's.. I had heard that the BT-C's were
> just left over MBT's that Bantam sold thru Sears.
> By the time you blast, paint, replace the tail gate if you want and
> get rid of the side pieces and order the correct light mounts from Tom
> Campbell and then buy the correct harness, tires and black out lights you
> could be spending what it would take to by a correct one... The other thing
> is the true BT-C's do not have brakes on the axle or the hand brake
> handle.. I would look at it real close and make sure it isn't really an MBT
> and then try to guess how much you will have to put into it before you make
> an offer.. They wouldnt be too hard to convert I would think..
> Good luck though!!
> Jess Minton
> 42 GPW
> Arlington, TX
>
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