Look at this thing!
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Hilldweller
SE Expedition Society
I really like the hatch log. Adds to the rustic appeal.
truck mechanic
Adventurer
kinda neet, and not too far from me, but no windows, gawd must be like sleeping in a coffin
Expedition Essentials
Active member
Thats awesome; wrong for an expo trailer, perfect for pulling behind and old splitty VW bus. Too damn far for me!!!!!
Mark Harley
Expedition Leader
Rip that single wheel off and bolt it to a M101A2 frame. Now that would be a cool trailer.
jeepdreamer
Expedition Leader
Who puts ONE wheel on a trailer??? hahaha! Neat though... in a vintage Vespa sort of way. 
DaveInDenver
Middle Income Semi-Redneck
Saw that too, wonder if it was built that way originally or modified by a motorcycle rider.Who puts ONE wheel on a trailer??? hahaha! Neat though... in a vintage Vespa sort of way.
njtacoma
Explorer
In this vintage people were still figuring out the things that worked, and what worked well. There weren't perceived notions of what worked and what didn't work, so there was still a lot of experimenting going on. Tires were unreliable so the idea may have been that you only use one to reduce cost of the eventual replacement (pure speculation).
There is a Bugatti restoration shop in Colorado, and I was surprised that Bugatti chose to pressurize the fuel tank with a hand operated pump to push the fuel toward the engine instead of using an engine driven fuel pump to draw the fuel toward the engine, not the only example of Bugatti different thinking, but shows the "pioneering" aspect of early automotive ideas.
I would be worried exiting some gas stations with that thing attached so close to my car/truck, the bodies might hit at the top!
There is a Bugatti restoration shop in Colorado, and I was surprised that Bugatti chose to pressurize the fuel tank with a hand operated pump to push the fuel toward the engine instead of using an engine driven fuel pump to draw the fuel toward the engine, not the only example of Bugatti different thinking, but shows the "pioneering" aspect of early automotive ideas.
I would be worried exiting some gas stations with that thing attached so close to my car/truck, the bodies might hit at the top!
Hilldweller
SE Expedition Society
I've known lotsa folks with them...Who puts ONE wheel on a trailer??? hahaha! Neat though... in a vintage Vespa sort of way.
...just not teardrops.
1937 Still recovering from the Great Depression. Simplicity and economy.
Look at this 1936 Airstream. Very Aircraft driven design, rivets everywhere. http://www.sierratrailerrestoration.com/Gary.html
Just amazed at the early non horse pulled RVs!
Look at this 1936 Airstream. Very Aircraft driven design, rivets everywhere. http://www.sierratrailerrestoration.com/Gary.html
Just amazed at the early non horse pulled RVs!
TankShooter
Expedition Acolyte
The single rear wheel was for maneuverability. This trailer uses two connections at the front where most people just connected them directly to the bumper it looks like someone made a receiver adapter for it. The rear tire is set up like a caster front wheel on a shopping cart. When the tow vehicle went around corners instead of the trailer hinging toward the tow vehicle the trailer just swung around in a straight line behind the tow vehicle. For light trailers I suppose it worked, but these will definitely never become the popular way of accomplishing a tow behind again. Can you imagine the tongue weight and trying to couple it up with that single wheel all the way at the back. That's a long lever and a lot of weight to manipulate around.