Just bought my Teardrop Trailer today. Portland, Oregon

[daleroller]

Hello Everybody. I finally bought my teardrop trailer today. I was originally planning on having a teardrop trailer built for me, but after dealing with two carpenters they both flaked out on me and I gave up my dream for awhile. http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=50450
The teardrop I bought is pretty old, like 1940's era. It was abandoned in a barn until someone pulledc it out and sold it to me. It is made out of stainless steel we think. It is heavy, but I can lift it up. I will be towing it with a four cylinder 2000 VW Cabrio.
It is pretty dirty and require quite a bit of restoration. The body does not leak and is in great shape. I need to find a locksmith that can rekey or replace all of the locks.

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[Vedette]

Wow!
Great Find!
Get out your magnet.....then you will know if it is Stainless or not???
I think you will have more fun with this restoration than a new build!
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi
PS
Can you have it campable by May 1stfor the Dam Gathering????

[pchast]

Stainless or is it surplus aluminum? Both were available about that time and both may be heavy due to
the thicknesses they used.

[S. Heisley]

Congratulations on your find and purchase!
Does it have a galley and hatch? ...I can't tell from the pictures.

[daleroller]

Well, it has a back hatch that opens to the galley, but there are only a few old metal shelves left back there now. I will have to completely redo the kitchenette area with wood. I am excited about my new Mobile Man Cave.

[Junkboy999]

Nice find. Take your time with it and your have a nice teardrop. Some time it is harder to remodel
something rather than building from scratch.

But it definitely has potential.

[dguff]

It looks to me like a late 1940's Tourette in pretty much original condition. Definitely all aluminum. I can't recall ever having seen or heard of an early teardrop being done in stainless steel. You can google Tourette for more info or do a search on this site.

Jerome

[mezmo]

Someone else just got one like yours, posted in the
General thread:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18430

[daleroller]

Thanks for the advice guys. I do believe this is a 1940's era Tourette. I did some surfing on the web and found an original advert for one. The galley is exactly like mine and well as the all aluminium windows. I hope to have this baby campworthy in about a months time.

[daleroller]

We pulled the body off of the trailer two days ago. I hope to have new floorboards this weekend.
http://www.tnttt.com/gallery/album.php?album_id=2944

[milliejohn]

:) Hello Everybody. I finally bought my teardrop trailer today. I was originally planning on having a teardrop trailer built for me, but after dealing with two carpenters they both flaked out on me and I gave up my dream for awhile. http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=50450
The teardrop I bought is pretty old, like 1940's era. It was abandoned in a barn until someone pulledc it out and sold it to me. It is made out of stainless steel we think. It is heavy, but I can lift it up. I will be towing it with a four cylinder 2000 VW Cabrio.
It is pretty dirty and require quite a bit of restoration. The body does not leak and is in great shape. I need to find a locksmith that can rekey or replace all of the locks.

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Did you find this without a title? It is a 1947 Tourette out of Colorado if it is the same seller.

[daleroller]

I just sold my 1947 Tourette Teardrop Trailer project today to a man from Shelton, WA. The trailer has been sitting in my back yard for a year now collecting dust because I didn't have the time or the know how to restore it. I was never able to camp in it. But that is OK.

I bought my new home built Teardrop Trailer today. It is a beautiful 4' X 8' woody, with red trim and a roof vent. The guy who built it did a really nice job. I can't wait to get camping in it. I will post up some pictures tomorrow.