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An erstwhile US-follower of Biglorryblog (and proud Peterbilt owner) has fired this fascinating shot over and to say: "Good Day, Brian, Carl Stephens over here in the USA. You caught (on the Peterbilt.com site) an image of my latest car transporter that I put together in 2007 (How Low Can You Go?). I visit your site from time to time because it's interesting to me to see how it's done overseas. I remember earlier in my career a fleet of French-made 'stinger-steered' transporters operated by a now-defunct USA company named Nu-Car Carriers and the trailers were really innovative and decades ahead of the competition. In response to your 'Who's Got The Biggest One?' asking how many autos can you get on one truck... I am attaching an image of that same 'low-down' lorry car transporter with a recent load running from the east coast of the US across country into the Los Angeles basin. The load was legal height (here in the US it's mostly 13' 6" or 3.9624 m) and the weight distribution between the 5 axle rig was legit as well...grossing around 79000 pounds or 35.83 metric tons. :-) Have fun with it... Thanks, Carl Stephens USA." Interesting shot mate... By my reckoning that's 8 Minis, 1 VW Beetle, 1 Audi TT fastback and err... Something else I can't quite make out and what looks like an old Merc at the back... So how did I do?

You nailed it, Brian. Gotta love those little Minis... :-)
Yes, that is an old Mercedes 300 on the tail. It was a non-runner destined for a Mercedes collector/rebuilder in the high desert above Los Angeles. He found it on eBay just before the previous owner made the trip to the recyclers and was going to have it crushed for scrap.
Thanks for including us old "portable parking lots" in your interesting blog. I've been doing this (car hauling) for over 33 years as my father did and many of my brothers. It's definitely not your regular trucking job.
Keep On Truckin',
Carl Stephens
Carl's Car Carriers Inc
USA
Graet Photos Carl, Does this outfit bottom out on driveways, rail crossings etc?