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Gemco Trailer

Post by nick peters » Fri Dec 22, 2017 7:17 am

Hello All
Do any of you have an original Gemco trailer? I'd like to ask some questions regarding fittings. So if any of you have one and are willing to answer a few questions relating to the trailer please let me know :)
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Re: Gemco Trailer

Post by Chuck Lutz » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:13 pm

Gary's GEMCO was destroyed in the Santa Rosa house he had in Coffey Park....but, they are designed after the Bantams....what questions do you have?
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Re: Gemco Trailer

Post by Jeff H » Sun Dec 24, 2017 7:26 am

DId American Central Manufacturing produce the frames and tubs for all of the late 1945 G529 manufacturers?

Or did any of them take the drawings and actually build their own frames and tubs?

If they didn't make their own frames and tubs, how much actual manufacturing of parts did these small production trailer manufacturers really have to do, was it really just final assembly and painting of sourced sub-assemblies and parts?

Has any ACM company documentation every surfaced on the G529 production in 1945?

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Post by Bill H. » Sun Dec 24, 2017 9:28 am

I had Gemco #529 (oddly enough) and the dod was 5-45. It had an ACM number.
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Post by cjv-35 » Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:07 am

I own Gemco # 2324, ACM #151491, USA # 0886958, Date of Manufacture-7-45. Tail gate using rear panel a-la post war civilian bantam trailer, but heck, still get's lot's of looks.

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Re: Gemco Trailer

Post by nick peters » Sun Dec 24, 2017 11:51 am

Chuck and any of you gemco owners :) I,d like to know if the original wiring on the gemco was cotton covered (Bantam) or tape covered (Willys) I'm guessing Bantam but would appreciate confirmation please. Also a couple of questions regarding reflectors. The bezal mfr,s name? The shape of the bezal? Also the name of the plastic reflector manufacturer? Thanks.
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Re: Gemco Trailer

Post by Bill H. » Sun Dec 24, 2017 12:30 pm

What was left of the wiring on mine was covered with cotton electrical tape. The wiring itself had cotton type insulation. The reffectors were original on mine and the were round Corcoran Brown bezels with Grotelite NO 100 lenses. The reflectors were mounted with a dollop of putty between the bezel itself and sheet metal of the tub, no lead washers.
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1953 Willys M38A1
1962 AMC M422A1
1965 Stevens M416B1 X 2
1967 Kaiser M715

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Re: Gemco Trailer

Post by nick peters » Mon Dec 25, 2017 12:54 am

Thanks Bill
That more or less confirms it then Cotton covered :)
regards Nick HoHoHo :)

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Re: Gemco Trailer

Post by Chuck Lutz » Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:16 am

Bill's GEMCO is one of several VERY intact examples reported in my data base. The data plate even refers to the Bantam parts manual rather than the Willys thereby confirming they (and the 1945 production G529s) were following the "Tao of Bantam".
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Re: Gemco Trailer

Post by Wally P » Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:58 am

Chuck was able to I.D. my Gemco as a late July
1945; please PM, glad to answer any questions.

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