Need some pics

[roostwear]

of old boat trailers (circa late 60's). Specifically, the tail lights, side steps and side markers. I'll be ready to move on to restoring the Stevens' trailer soon and I would like to restore it to original. Problem is, the reflectors used originally aren't legal, and all the other lights have been modified/removed/bastardized.

[roostwear]

135 views and I figured there'd be at least ONE person with a pic of an old v drive trailer.

[V-DRIVE VIDEO]

Ok Mike, here ya go...1960 Wickens. I remember my dads old stevens had the removable rear bumper (like this one) to let the rudder and prop out.
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/Old%20trailer%20pics.jpg
More from 1960...
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/Old%20trailer%20pics%20002.jpg

[roostwear]

Thanks Jerry. That 3rd shot is almost exactly what my trailer looks like. The fun part will be updating the lighting so it's legal while keeping the original look.

[Mr. V-Driver]

Kool pics. we have an Old Stevens All wood boat, like 1954ish. Came with a Cady motor. Under resto. too ugly for pics!!!

[roostwear]

The more I look at mine, the more I think it had a removeable light bar, too. Does anyone have a clearer pic of a light bar and how it attaches to the trailer?

[old rigger]

The trailer I have has the holes for the removable light bar. Anybody use that, recommend that, or hate it and why?Thanks!
That's what I remember from when I was a kid. Most, maybe all, of my dads buddys back then ran light bars on their flatbottoms, with matching wood step pads too.
Back the boat down the ramp, remove the light bar, pull the pin, fire up the boat...all part of a ritual I can remember like yesterday. I aways liked them, but can remember talking to them years later and they thought they were a pain in the ass.
That 4th trailer down that v-drivevideo posted is nice. I like the full hubcaps and www tires. Shoot, they all look nice to me. :)

[V-DRIVE VIDEO]

I had an old vance that I did some mods to. :cool:
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_Vance.jpg
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/vance%20001.jpg
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/vance%20002.jpg

[rrrr]

I have a couple of photos taken in '67, the trailer is still the same as it was back then. The trailer was built in '64.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/109trailer.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/109100_0451.JPG

[GofastRacer]

The more I look at mine, the more I think it had a removeable light bar, too. Does anyone have a clearer pic of a light bar and how it attaches to the trailer?
This is my first boat back in 73, I made up this bar from a piece of board laying around. Pretty simple I just wired it up and used a trailer plug, to mount it all I did was use lag bolts a nut in back to hold the bolts and served as a spacer, I took small pieces of round stock and welded them to nuts to make wing nuts to hold it on the trailer, took all of 30 seconds to take it off or put it on!.. Pretty crude to todays standards but at the time it worked great, and it drew attention!..
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17436

[rrrr]

Pretty crude to todays standards but at the time it worked great, and it drew attention!..
I'll tell you what had to draw attention.....that SHAG CARPET!
LMFAO!!! :D :D
Wish I still had some of those bitchin' clothes and shoes from the 70's..... :D :D
LOL!

[roostwear]

This is my first boat back in 73, I made up this bar from a piece of board laying around. Pretty simple I just wired it up and used a trailer plug, to mount it all I did was use lag bolts a nut in back to hold the bolts and served as a spacer, I took small pieces of round stock and welded them to nuts to make wing nuts to hold it on the trailer, took all of 30 seconds to take it off or put it on!.. Pretty crude to todays standards but at the time it worked great, and it drew attention!..
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17436
That pic is eery. Ours hulls are almost the same, Both with FE's, even the trailer looks almost the same. Yours has better paint though....

[GofastRacer]

That pic is eery. Ours hulls are almost the same, Both with FE's, even the trailer looks almost the same. Yours has better paint though....
Well it is a Stevens but not the original deck, it had a wood deck and it was destroyed!. The trailer is a Vance and it looks good because it was just painted, this is the way I got it kinda nasty looking, in fact the whole thing was a POS, had to redo the whole thing from scratch!..
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17439

[V-DRIVE VIDEO]

http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17439
Kinda looks like a Japanese zero from the back. :)

[GofastRacer]

Kinda looks like a Japanese zero from the back. :)
Yeah it does don't it, LOL, that was on there when I got it and it sure was a topic of conversation at times!..LOL..

[Kim Hanson]

Mine even has redline tires on it...........( . )( . ).............
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/72HPIM1328.JPG :)

[GofastRacer]

Wow haven't seen those in a while!..