Photo: Bring a Trailer
Back in the late 1970s, the NHRA Funny Car championship was the backyard of a team called Blue Max. Raymond Beadle is the man who set the team up and also drove for it, and he did it so successfully that he climbed to the top of the series three consecutive times, from 1979 to 1981. For fans, such achievements warrant spending big on things that belonged to Beadle.
This week, an auction on Bring a Trailer brought to light a 2007 Ford F-350 Super Duty Crew Cab Lariat with something very special attached: a 1987 Chaparral triple-axle trailer. And not just any trailer, but one that was commissioned for Beadle himself.
The truck is not heavily modified from stock, but it features things like a front bumper with bull bar, high-mounted brake and back-up lights, as well as an aftermarket overdrive. Power comes from a 6.0-liter Power Stroke V8 linked to a five-speed automatic transmission. The engine is rated at 325 horsepower and 570 lb-ft (772 Nm) of torque, and it needs every drop of that.
Behind the dually comes the trailer. According to its description, it can easily accommodate two cars, or even three if they are smaller in size. The trailer is not exclusively utilitarian, as it also has a forward lounge area for team members up front.
The thing is absolutely huge, measuring 43 feet in length (13 meters) and almost 90 inches (2.2 meters) inside from wall-to-wall. That means some serious skill has to be employed to drive around with it attached, as well as tech such as the carmaker's Tow Command system.
As said, the truck and trailer combo, showing around 42,000 miles (68,000 km) on the odometer, was listed for sale, and it went earlier this week for $45,550. That pretty much means we can expect to see it on the road next year, heading to whatever racing event in the U.S.
The truck is not heavily modified from stock, but it features things like a front bumper with bull bar, high-mounted brake and back-up lights, as well as an aftermarket overdrive. Power comes from a 6.0-liter Power Stroke V8 linked to a five-speed automatic transmission. The engine is rated at 325 horsepower and 570 lb-ft (772 Nm) of torque, and it needs every drop of that.
Behind the dually comes the trailer. According to its description, it can easily accommodate two cars, or even three if they are smaller in size. The trailer is not exclusively utilitarian, as it also has a forward lounge area for team members up front.
The thing is absolutely huge, measuring 43 feet in length (13 meters) and almost 90 inches (2.2 meters) inside from wall-to-wall. That means some serious skill has to be employed to drive around with it attached, as well as tech such as the carmaker's Tow Command system.
As said, the truck and trailer combo, showing around 42,000 miles (68,000 km) on the odometer, was listed for sale, and it went earlier this week for $45,550. That pretty much means we can expect to see it on the road next year, heading to whatever racing event in the U.S.
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