The Needles Borax Wagon is an actual wagon that was manufactured by the Studebaker Wagon company.  This wagon is Number 277.

In the early 1940s, this wagon was used in the film "20 Mule Team" starting Wallace Beery. 

It was brought to Needles in 1947 and stood in front of the El Rancho Motel until 1962. In May of 1962, the wagon was donated to the City of Needles and is now a popular photo opportunity on Route 66.