Vintage Trailers

[Redthies]

Any of you guys ever had or have a vintage travel trailer in the family? I’m now making my living resto-modding Airstreams. It’s a nice change of pace from the construction world. I found a book not long ago that is a “field guide” to vintage trailers and there are some really cool brands and models in it from the early 1930s to the late 1970s. If you’ve got or had one, post up a pic!

Some of my clients trailers below:

[Redthies]

Our Argosey:

[Redthies]

Another client trailer:

[JEBar]

we had a '65 Avion that our sons and I used well over 10 years in a deer hunting camp .... picture below was taken from the internet and could easily be the model we had .... all of our pictures of it are back home on 35 mm film

[dave77]

Went to a Vintage Trailer meet a few years ago, well over a 100 trailers there. It was at Roslyn, WA. where the tv show Northern Exposure was filmed, got to have a couple beers at the Brick.

[Redthies]

I’ve got two 1965 Airstreams on the go right now. Seems to be a popular year for trailers!

[markiver54]

I’ve got two 1965 Airstreams on the go right now. Seems to be a popular year for trailers!

Considering their shape, seems like they would require some pretty custom work.

[Redthies]

I use a CAD* system for a lot of things due to the curves. It’s the best way to avoid costly screw ups.




* CAD- Cardboard Aided Design.

[markiver54]

I use a CAD* system for a lot of things due to the curves. It’s the best way to avoid costly screw ups.




* CAD- Cardboard Aided Design.

Good idea. Have had to use that trick a few times. A lot safer than trying to lay it out dimensionally.
Funny; I did use a true ( CAD ) system ( Computer Aided Design ) for many years. I was a Folding Carton packaging designer.

[BigAl52]

Seems to me to be like a cult following with Airstreams. I have looked at them but they never did much for me so I have never owned one.

[Mags]

I wouldn't want one, but the Airstreams are fun to explore and admire. Side note the most practical layout I've seen is in the Lance Model 1985.

[Mags]

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segway off topic a little. I know you guys! My desk was near a group of you. When they weren't doing actual carton design, they produced some of the most awesome cardboard toys. Huge trains, planes, cars, boats even a castle around an office cube for someone coming back from an extended absence

... I was a Folding Carton packaging designer.

[markiver54]

I must confess, there were some fun times.
I did design a small NASCAR racer as a promo for one of our plants back in '99. It was so the graphics department could show off their printing capabilities on it. That was fun! Still have a few here at home.