Tom, this one's for you...

Tom (Hacksaw57)-

Here's a link to that Vintage Trailer meet I mentioned to you in an earlier post.

http://public.fotki.com/wackydave/vintage_travel_trailers/8th_annual_vintage/

This is held every year at a nearby RV park (Newport Dunes)in Newport Beach, SoCal.

Hey Jim....Trailer this.....

I got your Trailer right HERE.... 8>)

Way cool Jim. Thanks.

My Dad started in the RV business in 1966 with 4 pop-up trailers. In 1967 he added travel trailers from a relatively new company - Coachmen. They had started in 1964. We have been a dealer for them ever since and are currently the oldest dealer they have - 40 years in 2007. In 1964 Coachmen built 14 travel trailers. In one of our buildings we have one of those 14 awaiting restoration. These photos have me fired up to get that project going - opps . . . better wait until my Coupe is done before I get off on another tangent.

Thanks again for the pictures - I am trying to convince Coachmen to come out with a retro looking micro-lite travel trailer. Since they own Shasta and have stopped building them - it would be a great way to honor the name -complete with the old wings - and capitalize on the nostalgic trend we see with all the old is new again cars coming out these days.

Tom - I don't know about your neck of the woods, but out here restoration of vintage travel trailers is a pretty healthy (translate lucrative) cottage industry.

I'll try to find the link for the local resto shop and show you some of the crazy prices they're getting for these types of resto-trailer projects.

Peace - Out!

Tom - I found it! Check out the Trailer Links after you visit the Home Page!

http://www.vintage-vacations.com/aboutvv.html

This should keep you occupied with reading until your new toy arrives!

Feez this...

It's only a matter of time back here. Only problem is the old trailers here tend to have a bit more water damage and much shorter lives than those out west. Restos are a bigger project.