There's been some discussion about the old AMT car hauler trailer and about building a car hauler with a load of vehicles. I have had one of the trailers for a number of years and have always had a notion about loading it with new police cars.
Well, a good friend of mine, Harold Oswald, beat us all to it. He recently won our local club's monthly contest (theme was "Commercial and Professional Vehicles") with his creation. It is a replica of a Cooper auto transport from the midwest, circa 1956 with a load of new '57 Chevys on their way to a dealer for introduction night.
The tractor is an R&R resin body on the Lindberg Dodge COE chassis; some of the Chevys are Modelhaus resin, some AMT, and a Revell Black Widow. Harold maintains that the colors and markings are authentic for Jack Cooper Auto Transport, but since Harold's the only one in our club who's a former car salesman from Nebraska in the 50's and 60's, we have to take his word for it!
Harold built each of the Chevys to represent a different series/model and engine/transmission combination.
Harold swears all the hubcaps are in the trunks! I think his build is terrific!!
If you want to see more, check out MoonlightModelers.com.
Thanks!