Athearn 90988 HO Ford C Tractor with 28’ Trailer - Roadway

KEY FEATURES: • Ford licensed model • Factory assembled with many detail parts applied • Molded cab interior with separately applied steering wheel • Clear window glazing • Rubber tires PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: The Ford C series is a range of trucks that was assembled by Ford between 1957 and 1990. Produced for 33 years nearly unchanged as both a straight/ rigid truck and a tractor, the C-series was the longest-produced commercial truck in North America at the time of its withdrawal. The C-series was also used as a basis for fire apparatus production. The 28’ trailer provided LTL service for instances where a full size trailer would not be the most efficient. Splitting a haul into two creates more efficiency as one trailer can be spotted and then the second taken to a different destination without repacking. Many of the 28’ trailers can be seen in TOFC service to this day.