odyssey

[JoeH]

Does anybody know of a Odyssey trailer built in early 60's. In Magnolia AR.?

[robfisher]

The 1962 Odyssey was featured on "The Price Is Right" TV show. It sold for just over $2500. Here is a link to a wonderful Youtube clip of the show, complete with cigarette commercials. The Odyssey show up about 9 minutes into the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6cAJo8cLlA

[Midget]

Great clip. I remember the cigarette ads. Long time ago but I'm dating myself.

Odyssey - do you have any pics?

[robfisher]

I'm pretty sure I have some pictures. I'll try to find them in the next day or two. But the youtube vid is probably better than the pictures I have.

[robfisher]

Here is part a lawsuit case of Rushton v First National Bank of Magnolia from 1968.

5. Odyssey Trailer Company was a corporation which Mr. Blewster was instrumental *380 in organizing to build trailers. At one time Mr. Blewster prevailed upon Dr. Rushton to take $2,500 in stock and later asked him to please take another $2,500, as that was all the city of Magnolia lacked to get the company started. After Odyssey was organized, Mr. Blewster and others prevailed upon the Columbia County Industrial Commission to erect a building for it through a bond issue. Odyssey was financed through the First National Bank of Magnolia. After some forty trailers had been built, it became apparent that their cost was too high and the company was a sick industry. Dr. Rushton and Mr. Blewster were on Odyssey's board of directors and had personally endorsed a note for $35,000 to the Republic National Bank of Dallas which was renewed several times.

[JoeH]

I've seen the video, I'm from Magnolia and trying for find one to redo. anybody got anything?