This Dodge L700 is my entry for Sm10684's Towing Challenge. It is by far my most detailed build ever. It features a beam axle front and live axle rear suspension with functional leaf springs, functional steering linkage, a functional fifth wheel, a functional driveshaft, a detailed interior featuring an animated steering wheel, shifter, and pedals as well as switches to operate the vehicle from the interior, a tilting cab that reveals a fully detailed Chrysler 413 engine, exhaust, and suspension system. The trailer is a replica of a single axle Fruehauf dry van trailer that features functional leaf spring suspension, detailed landing gear with an animated crank, side "decapitator rails" a "Sneed's Feed and Seed" livery as well as opening rear doors. The truck is decorated with a factory red and white two tone, twin horns, detailed license plates, twin saddle tanks, roof marker lights, a "pogo stick" with hoses, animated mud flaps, and custom half fenders on the rear axle.
Side note: The driveshaft is propelled by a rotator with custom code that my brother wrote which allows it to accelerate and decelerate with the vehicle's speed, creating a fully immersive experience.

HISTORY:

The Dodge L700 was Dodge's attempt to compete with Ford and GM's Medium Duty tilt cab trucks. It was essentialy the front cab of a Dodge A100 Van with large fender flares placed atop a Heavy Duty truck frame. The result was a Frankenstein's Monster of a truck that looked quite unique compared to other tilt cab offerings of the time. It's extremely short wheelbase allowed it to maneuver city streets and back alleyways with ease and it's cab-over-engine, or COE design granted drivers superior visibility when compared to traditional medium duty trucks. The L700 was offered with a 225 Slant 6, a 318 V8, a 361 V8, a 413 V8, as well as a Cummins V8 and a Perkins I6 for heavier loads.
Production lasted from 1966 to 1971.

CONTROLS:

Pitch to Accelerate forwards and backwards.
Roll to Steer.
Landing Gear to Couple and Uncouple trailer as well as retract and deploy trailer landing gear.
Act 1 - Left turn signal.
Act 2 - Right turn signal.
Act 3 - Reverse lights.
Act 4 - Tilt Cab.
Act 5 - Un-flip truck and Trailer.
Act 6 - Open trailer doors.
Act 7 - "Deliver the Package."