by grant whipp » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:50 pm
I'm not exactly an expert on King Richard trailers, but I do know a little bit. To the best of my knowledge, the King started producing this particular teardrop (they produced several models over the years, including the KampMaster) in 1956, right after they got the patterns & remaining stock from Benroy (that's why there's so much confusion about Benroy vs. King Richard in those early years ... they were produced with the same materials and looked almost exactly alike!). I don't know any production numbers, as we haven't been able to find much info on them. They stopped production sometime in 1958 or early '59 when the Caliva Bros. took over and changed a few things, calling it the Scad-a-bout (there's a little confusion, here, as we've seen King Richards titled as '59s and Scad-a-bouts titled as '58s, but it's likely the '59 titled King Richards were actually '58s sold new in '59. Clear as mud, right?). Scad-a-bouts were produced into the late '60s.
Don't know if that helps, but that's (in a nutshell) what I know. Good Luck, and ...
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