Love Bug Camper

[Paw_Paw_Drew]

Been a while since I have been on here and my question is more in line with retro camper restoration and information. I just purchased a 1973 Love Bug Camper built by Manufactured by Tri Fab, in Tripoli, Iowa, in the early 1970s. This camper was in the process of being restored and while functional as is I am going to finish the restoration. What I would like to find is some information/specifications/lititure on these little campers. FiberglassRV has some old discussions but no pictures of lititure on these. Does anyone on here have any information about these campers?

As stated above been a while since I have been here but remembered how you like pics so just added a pic of myself the day I purchased this little camper. I took it straight to Gulf Shores State Park and spent the night in it before heading home the next day.

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[bobhenry]

Here is a site with units for sale and tales of remodeling, May be some of what you are looking for in here.

http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/groups/31-love+bug+trailers.html

[Paw_Paw_Drew]

Thanks Bobhenry. I am still sifting through their site but thus far nothing relating to lititure and specs. It seems doing a google search doesn't bring up much other than the occasional one that is or was for sale and the fiberglassrv site forum post. I am hoping someone has an old piece of lititure or magazine article they might scan and post. I would love to get pictures from the manufacturer of the inside of one.

One site I did find from them that might help someone on a build is this one that has a lot of trim and seals that could come in handy. http://www.trimlok.com/default.aspx

[rebapuck]

The inside has got to resemble the U-Hauls and Boleros.

[bobhenry]

Same site I just dug a bit deeper.......

http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f51/love-bug-brochure-35750.html

[Paw_Paw_Drew]

Thanks Bob I had just found that a couple of days ago. Gonna print it out and Laminate it. I figure it will be like the tear drop and people will want to know about it so gonna make a board to go up when I camp for people to read.

[rinn69]

I grew up in tripoli IA and remember the night the TriFab plant burned down...I was 5 1/2 yrs old...lived 2 blocks from there...we walked down and watched it burn for an hour or so... kinda off topic, but what the heck