N 45' Fruehauf Z-Van Trailer (ATH13834)

Introducing the N-scale 45-foot Fruehauf Z-Van Trailer, a newly tooled, first-time offering in N scale. This detailed intermodal trailer models Fruehauf’s Z-Van for road-and-rail service, with two rear door styles (2-latch and 4-latch) and two body styles (smooth-sided and rib-sided). The kit includes a separately applied wire landing gear crank, mud flaps, and positionable bogies, and features a highly detailed injection-molded body painted and printed for realistic decoration.

In real-world service during the 1970s through the 2000s, Z-Van trailers were built for intermodal duty, designed to endure both highway and rail travel. The 45-foot variant followed the original 40-foot model, with rib-sided and beaded-side versions and a smooth-side option for a more modern look, plus refrigeration equipment and varied door-rod configurations. This model captures those design variants and is a credible addition to road-and-rail scenes from that era in N scale.