1954 Redman New Moon 36' Park Trailer for sale on BaT Auctions - ending July 15 (Lot #252,188) | Bring a Trailer What 1954 Wagon would look good pulling this?
Could a 54 wagon even pull it? Honestly asking. "The Redman Trailer Company was founded in the late 1930s and produced a range of mobile homes, also known as park trailers, that were designed for semi-permanent placement in residential parks."
With the helper dolly under the tongue, pulling a trailer like this with a car from the mid 50's wouldn't have been out of the question. In my mind the bigger question is "what 1954 wagon could bring this trailer to a stop?"
Previously on BAT Bid to USD $100,000 07/25/2025, no sale. comments say they spent $240,000 on restoration.
In the movie: The car towing the trailer is a 1953 Mercury Monterey convertible with a 125-HP flathead V8 engine. The dangerous mountain highway featured is Whitney Portal Road, which leads up to Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. The hairpin turn offers scenic views of the Owens Valley. During the scenes of Nicky and Tacy pulling their trailer in the mountains, their 1953 Mercury Monterey convertible is replaced with a larger but similar 1953 Lincoln Capri convertible. The distinct Lincoln grille is clearly evident in a shot as the car rounds a curve. The more powerful Lincoln (which is equipped with a 205-HP OHV Y-block V8 engine) was needed to pull the heavy trailer up and over the steep grades of the Sierra Nevada where the scenes were filmed.
The Flathead's inherent overheating issues by default might have played a bigger role than that of being somewhat underpowered for this job
