> Thats a nice looking trailer Hunter. In really fine shape for a 1949
> trailer!>
Hi Tom!
Thanks. The only real problems are the back end, the frame is actually
missing the last few feet and there's quite a bit of water damage to the
inside walls.... which I will slowly replace.
>
> Your helper looks ready to start in on the restoration right away !>
He's a big help, as soon as I get down to do anything, like scrape
linoleum, he's right there is my face. /-:
Vagabonds were apparently the first trailers that had ducted heat under
the floors... the duct work is long gone but the holes remain. Today I
plugged them up, from underneath (no I didn't crawl under the trailer)
so now I just need to put 4" circles in the holes which will sit on top
of the boards I screwed under.
I found the most amazing floor today... it was meant to be in my, and
every vintage trailer in the world. I couldn't believe my eyes when I
saw it....
I don't plan to put propane to it. It doesn't have any 12 volt system.
The plan isn't to tow it, but to use it as a guest house.
I've been all over the internet grabbing photos off websites that
restore such critters.
> You might also consider joining the Vintage Trailer Club list on Yahoo,
> who is owned by Sue Murphy of Iowa Boys. They have a lot of information
> on various older trailers.>
Great suggestion, thanks. I did join one vintage list... well, I tried
to. As soon as I hit subscribe it told me I was banned <g> I had never
heard of it before then so I know I didn't misbehave on it <g>
> Now you are going to have to prowl some of the other vintage rallies to
> see what folks are doing with their older trailers. A good one has been
> the one at Newport Dunes in the past. I have some pictures from the
> 2006 rally on my site at:
> http://tompatterson.com/Trailers/Vacation/Vacation.html. I don't know
> if that rally is going to happen this year though. Instead, the May
> 2008 rally at Pismo Beach in California may take its place. Pismo Beach
> has been sold out since October, but vacancies may still come up, and
> there may be sites available at the park outside the rally reserved sites.
That might be a little far to go... why is all the cool stuff happening
in California anyway?
Hunter