Where to look for more photo's of many classics

[Ron Dickey]

If you look in my album you will find trailers I have seen in my area and I will try and add more I have many in my computer, and I would like to thank Mike for teaching me an opertunity in leaning and teaching.

if your are looking what designed out of the past.

Here in California at least the coast we do not get snow and so salt does not distroy them as fast.

Even the old old style of mobile homes are hear some real classics.

Many of us in the forum have such pictures form Cassic Trailer gatherings and in back yards and towns we drive through. Much of the southwest have old trailers sitting in lots or by abandand houses. That and Andrews drawings, he has quite a collection of ideas.

Having seen Dougs standie and stood in it as well. I have also seen and stood in the Maxie Tear. A dual axel trailer with port hole windows built by Jerry from the forum before this one.
http://www.maxitear.com/maxitear/maxitear8.htm

http://www.maxitear.com/photodirectory9.htm#Cornett
pictures of members who camp together.

http://www.allmanufacturedhomes.com/htm ... _homes.htm
mostly ads for trailers out of the 20'a and 30's

and then there are the trailer books you can get through your books store or maybe even the library.

Very early Air Streamer


might also look at
http://www.birchwoodbeauties.com

hope this helps
Ron

[Ron Dickey]

these are from my aulbum





the last one is a 3 wheel no load on the hitch made in Gilroy, ca called the fold n roll the builder also made or helped work on the Aristocrat.
next I will start pulling form my computer

[Ron Dickey]

here are more just updated my album with more photo's
this sits in my my mother in laws back yard I almost stripped it for the frame.

Here is one just like it fixed up.

odd ideas creat odd trailers

odd shapes creat new storage ideas.


tomarrow I will try and put in the bueties if you can not wait look on my album

[bohemian]

So if you would like to see a boat load of vintage trailers here's what you want to do.
Go to the sistersonthefly.com site.
Click on Caravan trailers.
There you go enjoy.

http://www.sistersonthefly.com/

Now if I was a smart man I would have a link for you.
I'm sure one of you computer friendly folk would like to help out.
Wayne
Who ever the helping hand was, Thanks

[len19070]

Heres My collection of vintage Photos.

http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/ ... ?start=all

Happy Trails

Len

[48Rob]

Nice collection Len!

Rob

[nebraskama]

Say Ron, if you're looking to get rid of that Shasta astrodome in your MIL's backyard, I'm sure you could find a buyer over at the Vintage Shasta Forum at proboards ... there are a couple looking for that same model!

http://vintageshasta.proboards.com/

Mary

[Ron Dickey]

may 19-22 Pismo cl. will be the annual antique trailer gathering. Put on by a group that shows full size to teardrops. I always find Gage there.

Here is a site with some of those trailers.

http://www.vintagetrailercamp.com/galle ... m30?page=1

[Ron Dickey]

RonThis one is down the street keeping an eye out as they have not worked on it for some time.



it has sheet metal for the wheel wells protecting the inside from flying things.
Ron

[Ron Dickey]

inside of a 1963 Bambi

a base camp as i understand is no longer made





if they had designed it like this it might still be made.

[Ron Dickey]

Now I will get into my favorite of all trailers.

It started out simple and cute but like all things it got bigger and ugly.
and became
it was the first 5 wheel in my book. He used an Airplane wheel on it's side and the trailer hitch became like an axel


Though it seemed to be more a taxi then a camper it lead to many other travel trailers of the future.

it was known as the Curtiss Aerocar Land Yacht but offered commercial uses as well venders used them as show cases for products on wheels
http://cdn.airforums.com/forums/attachm ... 1174091938
it offers idea in building a trailer some pictures are so big I do better to give you the web site.
http://bentley.umich.edu/research/guide ... visual.php from the univ. of Mich.
If one could combine one of these with say an Airstream inside it might still be on the road. I think what really killed it was they began to make cars to pull it and out priced themselves.
It was called the house trailer, the Curtiss Aerocar Land Yacht Company, which designed, manufactured, and helped popularize motor homes.
can' leave with out a video of one. http://www.examiner.com/video/back-porc ... ss-aerocar

[M C Toyer]

Ron -

Really enjoyed the photos. I've got a question re the Curtiss Aerocar. I recall seeeing one in an old black and white movie but don't know the name or the actor - my recollection he was a writer living and working out of the Aerocar. I searched IMDB for movies of the era with Cary Grant and Ray Milland but haven't found a match.

Do you or anyone else know anything about the movie?

M C

[Ron Dickey]

A site worth looking at if you want to design the inside of a home made standy or standup trailer.
It take a little while to load up but well worth it.

http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2011/10 ... style.html

The inside of the trailers makes one want to go just one step further.

You will enjoy this.

Ron

[Ron Dickey]

Dig the interior of this trailer

http://inthralld.com/2012/04/one-of-a-k ... l-trailer/