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    Posted: 05 Mar. 2012 at 7:01am
just picked this up.... is it a spen? been looking for hours on the internet..??  Ouch
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heres another pic.

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it has a round axle - 5 lug 16" rims - and only 4 covered wagon bow recepticles used for the enclosed cargo? 2 on each side.
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Not sure what kind it is but it is not a Spen. The stake holders are not the same, the axle is wrong, tailgate, and basic shape of the trailer does not match
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think it's a cyborg? lol - it has no paperwork; don't know what to put on the dmv form. haha  lol...
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It's a cool one what ever it is! Your local DMV might be willing to inspect it, and after finding no numbers or markings, agree to register it as "home/shop built" and apply their own number.
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OK ~ I finally had a day open to spend at the DMV. The DMV found a number located on the front left tongue of the frame. The number is: DR949929T
 
They ran a vehicle history report. The history report states that it is a 1942 Spen...?? right...??? 
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Looks like your trailer is special!

SPCNS and BTM are explained in this doc.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/reg_hdbk_pdf/ch7_miscellaneous_originals.pdf



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Yeah I do not believe it is a Spen.  is the word "Spen" on that title?
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ok ~ SPCNS
stands for: Specially Constructed Vehicle Emission Control
 
 
and BTM: stands for: Body Type model
 
 
so... what does this mean??? is is re-constructed... or maybe home built/ pieced together?
 
Whatever it is... LOL... rebuild starts today!
 
 


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oh ~ want to rhino line the bed - good idea? or no?
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Originally posted by RECON-ERN RECON-ERN wrote:

ok ~ SPCNS
stands for: Specially Constructed Vehicle Emission Control
 
 
and BTM: stands for: Body Type model
 
 
so... what does this mean??? is is re-constructed... or maybe home built/ pieced together?
 
Whatever it is... LOL... rebuild starts today!
 
 


By both your's and Russ' definitions it would be either "home made" or "made from parts" by someone other than the manufacturer of the parts. Could be constructed by a specialty firm from sourced parts.

Rhino lining is up to you, I don't like it because it's such a pain to remove if at some future point in time you want to modify or weld something onto the trailer.


Edited by bkreutz - 27 Mar. 2012 at 7:59pm
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SPCNS could mean this too http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/spcnsreg.htm

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OH, yup ~  I like russnj outlook on it. I might have to pursue that. Thanks.
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I've seen the style/type before but I do not know the manuf.
 
Its not home built or reconstructed, I'll bet it was the easiest to do to get it registered at the time.
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I took these rims off yesterday. cleaned them up and painted them.
 
QUESTION - WHAT ARE THESE WORTH? $$ ??
I have been looking online, and can't find them. No comparison.
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