I know someone with a fully restored '36 Mullins Trailer all original (other than wheels). What are they worth as they are not easily found. I see lots of gl*** reprodutions, but no originals for sale.
Like a lot of old car stuff, they are worth what a seller & a buyer can agree on. However, there is a Mullins Owners Club you can contact/join. Dues are $17.00 a year they send out a small periodical with articles on the trailers, have a cl***ified section of for sale, wanted, reproduction items, etc. You can contact them at Mullins Owners Club, P.O.Box 3102, McKinney,Tx.75070
I have a nice steel one that I turned down 4500.00 for about a year ago. Mine lacks original hinges abd latchs. I pulled it behind 2 of my 32 Ford sedans during the 80s & 90s. Kinda put it back for a rainy day. Maybe 2 fools met when I turned the money down.
At the time I registered it all you needed was a bill of sale for proof of ownership to get a ***le. Now it would be much more difficult to get it licensed. On the registration it's just called a Mullins 2 wheel trailer.
It is buried so far back in a building I could never get pictures of it. But if I could figure out how to post pictures of it I have them behind both sedans.
Some 20 years ago a friend of mine was driving down the freeway here in town and was p***ed by an early Falcon station wagon pulling a freakin' original steel Mullins Rad Cap trailer! He followed the guy for mailes until he pulled off to gas up tehn asked if he could buy the trailer. The guy was an itinerant tent preacher on his way to a Revival in a nearby county. He said he'd call him and let him know...and he did. My friend picked up the trailer and brought it home for $150. The original fenders were there buy swiss-cheesed with rust holes all over. The box was nice just needing some dents knocked out and a new bead across the bottom on the front end. The lid was great. It had the original frame, hitch, axle, 6-lug hubs, wheels and HUBCAPS, taillamp bracket, and lid hinges(not in good shape) and didn't have any latches(35-36 Ford Tudor/Fordor Touring sedan latches). As many of us do, it sat around waiting to get in the project line and eventually was designated to be sold on our "never gonna get to it" swap meet load to one of the last Pate Swap Meets at the Museum just north of Cresson TX. A model A guy bought it for $1850 and loved it. So it goes, We are close to finishing a gl*** Mullins for him to pull behind the 32 3W we're close to having finished(paint..., it's been a driver for a year and a half)), redoing my old 70s gl*** Mullins to pull behind my old roadster and have one more left to do after that which will likely be the tagalong for my son's 57 Chevy BelAir 2door sedan. I gotta say the Mullins in whatever form, steel or gl***, is the roomiest and best pulling trailer of its type I've ever had the pleasure to work with. I've always been surprised they don't turn up behind more little modern cars as travel/equipment trailers for camping and other recreation.
I saw one as well being towed behind a new body style corvette Z-06. The guy was using it for his 4 extra tires and jack at an auto-cross.
.. I also have one fully restored, Original keys, latches Carpeted, I tell you they are deceiving in size, Towed mine with a full jag Rear, and 5500 watt generator inside. They pull nice! (1000) miles, also the 4 digit tag.
Just a point of info, if you get one that's original it takes a 1 3/4 inch ball. I had one made from billet steel for $75.00 as I could never find one, of course a month after that I found one for a dollar at the roadster show swap meet. Very cool trailers and they had many accessories available in the day including a form shaped air mattress and tent that would cover the trailer for sleeping in at night. I guess you put the luggage in the car to do so. The tent and many parts are being repro'd so you can fix them up much easier than a few year ago.
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