--- title: "1947 Ford COE semi with classic car trailer, interview with the owners" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/05/video-1947-ford-coe-semi-with-classic-car-trailer/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Erica Mueller" published: "2021-05-14T14:55:48+00:00" modified: "2026-01-28T18:15:16+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1947-Ford-COE-Semi-With-Classic-Car-Trailer.jpg" --- # 1947 Ford COE semi with classic car trailer, interview with the owners By Erica Mueller Published: 2021-05-14T14:55:48+00:00 Updated: 2026-01-28T18:15:16+00:00 ![Featured image]() All I can say is, Wow! There is definitely a reason this 1947 Ford COE Semi with [classic car trailer video]() is one of the top 20 videos on the [Pickup Truck +SUV Talk YouTube channel](). This is certainly not something you see every day. ### **What a treat!** At the 2018 [Father’s Day Classic Auto Show]() in Nebraska, Publisher Tim Esterdahl was shocked to find this classic 1947 Ford COE rolling down the street loaded down with classic cars. With a Cummins diesel engine, 6-speed transmission and a custom-built trailer along with a fully restored cabin, it simply wows. Esterdahl marched right over and got an interview with the owners, Juanita and Lee Barrera from Aurora, Colorado. ### **The wait pays off** Apparently, these cab-over semis are pretty rare. Lee says he really liked the 1942-47 models because they are the same style and come from the same time period as his classic cars. Finding anything from 1942-45 is hard because of the war. There are very few of the ’46 and ’47 models remaining so Lee had to look for a long time to get the truck he wanted. We think it was worth the wait! ### **Restorations take time and talent** The owner ended up putting the cab on a newer F-450 frame for added strength. Lee [explains why in the video](), and he also talks about how he had to modify the frame to create this truck. He couldn’t find the trailer style he wanted so after a lot of hunting around and still coming up empty he decided to build his own. He bought a small model so he would know what the old trailer would have looked like and he copied that design for his car hauler. He also custom manufactured several parts to repair the truck cab. But you’d never know to look at it. This beauty looks all original and the style of the trailer is so perfect for the semi and the cars they haul. What would you think if something like this rolled down the street in your town? [Embedded video]() **Related posts:** - [9 Classic Chevrolet Trucks Push 100k at Barrett-Jackson Auctions]() - [Classic 1986 Land Rover Defender 110 Transformed Into Latest Osprey Engineered Luxury Vehicle]() - [Wild semi truck woody wagon is a massive time warp to surf city]() ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/05/video-1947-ford-coe-semi-with-classic-car-trailer/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/05/video-1947-ford-coe-semi-with-classic-car-trailer/" }, "author": { "name": "Erica Mueller", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/28ea7673f6c33cc560979055b335c167" }, "headline": "1947 Ford COE semi with classic car trailer, interview with the owners", "datePublished": "2021-05-14T14:55:48+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-01-28T18:15:16+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/05/video-1947-ford-coe-semi-with-classic-car-trailer/" }, "wordCount": 388, "commentCount": 0, "publisher": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#organization" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/05/video-1947-ford-coe-semi-with-classic-car-trailer/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1947-Ford-COE-Semi-With-Classic-Car-Trailer.jpg", "keywords": [ "1947 ford", "1947 Ford COE semi", "classic trucks", "legacy classic trucks" ], "articleSection": [ "News" ], "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "CommentAction", "name": "Comment", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/05/video-1947-ford-coe-semi-with-classic-car-trailer/#respond" ] } ] }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/05/video-1947-ford-coe-semi-with-classic-car-trailer/", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/05/video-1947-ford-coe-semi-with-classic-car-trailer/", "name": "1947 Ford COE semi with classic car trailer, interview with the owners", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#website" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/05/video-1947-ford-coe-semi-with-classic-car-trailer/#primaryimage" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2021/05/video-1947-ford-coe-semi-with-classic-car-trailer/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1947-Ford-COE-Semi-With-Classic-Car-Trailer.jpg", "datePublished": "2021-05-14T14:55:48+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-01-28T18:15:16+00:00", "description": "Check out this restomod! 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