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New Custom Mudflaps for Sale!!

4/22/2016

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By popular demand we have produced the old logo mudflaps and will have them for sale at the ATHS show in Salem, Oregon.  If you would like to buy them from our website, the price includes shipping.  
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Truck News Covers Singing Wheels

4/22/2016

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Harry Rudolph from Truck News reviewed our book and discusses the Fruehauf History.  To read the article click here..........
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A 1916 restored Fruehauf trailer on display in Detroit

4/6/2016

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Barely making it into the freight elevator with inches to spare, volunteers at the Ford Piquette plant museum in Detroit breathed a collective sigh of relief when they managed to maneuver the 1916 Fruehauf semi-trailer into the cramped enclosure.  Gently the trailer was transported from the Detroit Historic Museum storage to be displayed on loan at the Ford Piquette Plant Museum for the next five years.

The loan was made possible because of truck collector, Randy Shelton who is a long time supporter of the Ford Piquette plant and a new enthusiast of the Fruehauf Trailer history.  Mr. Shelton's beautifully restored Smith Form A Model T was the perfect companion for the Fruehauf semi-trailer.  In 1914, when  August Fruehauf and Otto Neumann invented the semi-trailer it was paired with a Ford Model-T.  Mr. Shelton has become an expert on early Fruehauf trailer engineering and now owns four trailers, which he is in the process of restoring.

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Ford Piquette Plant Museum
The Birthplace of the Model-T
461 Piquette Ave, Detroit, MI 48202

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A Fruehauf Trailer Historical Display - 1913 Smith Form A Model T and 1916 Fruehauf Trailer

4/6/2016

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A Detroit truck collector and Fruehauf enthusiast is restoring a 1913 Smith Form A semi-truck to be paired with a restored 1916 Fruehauf semi-trailer.  The pair of vehicles will debut at the Ford Piquette Plant museum July 10-12th for a reunion of Fruehauf Employees.  The semi-truck has even been named for August Fruehauf and will be known as the Guvnor, August's nickname.

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Colorized photos by George Murphey

4/4/2016

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Our Facebook group page, "Fruehauf Trailers Were The Best"  is more beautiful because of member, George Murphey.  One day he was attempting to identify a historical photograph and realized that color would aid that process.  He was instantly converted and began to colorize trucks to their true and authentic company colors.  We love to see the old trucks in color and a splash of color let's us know that George has been posting photos.  
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    The advancement of transportation accelerated the economic growth of all industries in the industrial booming United States.  The Fruehauf Trailer Company contributed to the advancement of American industry.

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  • The Fruehauf Trailer Historical Society - Home
    • The Detroit Historical Museum presents - Fruehauf History
  • Bookstore & Gift shop
  • Classic Trailer Types
  • Company History early years
  • Company History - Later years
  • Fruehauf Inventions and Patent List
  • Military Defense Vehicles
  • The Fruehauf Family
  • Who Really Invented the Shipping Container?
  • What Happened to the Fruehauf Trailer Company?
  • The Internal Struggle for Power
  • Singing Wheels and other movies
  • Author's News Blog
    • Ruth Ann Fruehauf Bio
    • Darlene Norman Bio