Vintage Vacationing & 1968 Shasta Compact Travel Trailer

 

Happy Memorial Day Sweet Friends!!!

I've had a WONDERFUL Weekend filled with good

Food, Family, Friends & Yard Sales...PERFECT!

 

 

One of mine & my husbands true Passions are for

Buying, Restoring, Vacationing & Selling

Vintage Travel Trailers.

 

 

We see each & every one of them that find there way

into our lives, as diamond's in the rough...

 

 

just waiting for someone to bring them back to

life & their original beauty.  

 

 

This is one of our most recent finds,

a 10', 1968 Shasta Compact Travel Trailer

& she is sooooo darn cute!

 

 

She needs some real restoration done inside in

the dinette/bed area, but her joy is that she

is mainly all there & all original.

 

 

We just listed her on eBay today, which makes me sad...

but I know we can't keep them all.

 

 

This is probably our...I know, don't freak out,

60th or so Vintage Trailer that we've had over

the past 15 years...

 

 

we have 3 in the yard as we speak, but I love all

of them & each one for a different reason.

 

 

Why do I love this one, you may ask...

well, I'll tell you!

 

 

Her body is so straight & clean.

She is small & COMPACT, which means easy to tow.

She has one of the most original interiors that we've had in awhile...

 

 

the vent, sink, stove, frig, gas light, electric lights, back splash,

countertop, tabletop, handles & flooring are all ORIGINAL!

 

 

Did I say that is AWESOME & very RARE!!!

 

 

Sadly, the window in the back was broken out years ago,
letting the rain & snow come in, ruining the back
interior, but oh..she still has so much life left!

 

 

If you're interested in finding out more about Vintage Vacationing,

there are a lot of sites you can on the web now that will

give you information on restoration &

different kinds of Vintage Trailers.

 

 

There are also camping groups you can join where everyone

has a Vintage Trailer. It's so cool to go out & see what

everyone has done with their trailers. One of my

favorites was always SPAMBOREE...

AWESOME FUN!

 

 

And if you ever get a chance, I highly recommend going to

Bisbee, Arizona & staying at the SHADY DELL RV Park.

We loved it! You can spend the night in a Vintage Trailer,

eat at their little, old fashioned diner & wander the park

checking out all the nostalgic setups they have.

 

Happy Vintage Vacationing Friends &

HAPPY TRAILS!

 

XOXO

vintagesusie



vintage trailer rally, day 2!

Greetings Friends...Welcome to Day 2 of our Vintage Trailer Rally in the mountains of beautiful Southern Cal!!!

{isn't this one fun??? a vw pulling a teardrop...love it}
For me, Day 2 is always the most fun! By now, everyone has arrived & set-up their adorable vintage trailers.

{love this painted Route 66 Tear}
You've had your morning coffee & with camera in hand, you head off to check out all the other trailers at the Rally, meet the owners, make friends & talk 'Vintage Trailer'! It's a language totally unto it's self!

Some trailers are in the process of restoration...

and some trailers are a 'Dream on Wheels'!

And there's always a Pink Flamingo somewhere to be found!!!

{my hubby is standing under the awning}
These were our next door neighbors & we adored them! They fed us berry cobbler & fresh morning biscuits cooked from a Dutch Oven...delicious!
{more to come on Dutch Ovens in the next post}

Look how they painted the truck to match their trailer...just toooo coooool!

Teardrop camper trailers evolved after World War II, and were originally constructed with surplus war materials. The exterior skins were usually made from the wings of World War II bombers.

Teardrop's are made to sleep two and have a raise-up deck lid for the rear kitchenette usually with an ice box, stove & storage.

At this Rally, I felt like I was at a 'Vintage Trailer Smorgasbord'! :)
Canned Hams...

awesome Old Pop-Ups...

full size trailers of all shapes & sizes.

Look at this Old Pop-Up, the metal slides are to die for!!

And who doesn't LOVE a Shasta???

Isn't this Woody Tear Cute?

And I thought this kitchenette had all the comforts of home.

{loved the rear tail lights}

The one thing about a Teardrop Trailer is...

you really do have to love the person your camping with cuz it is close quarters!

This Aljoa was adorable & totally vintaged out on the inside! I really loved the front window awning which works great for shade, but is also a rock guard while your driving. I think we NEED 1 of those...don't you?

And this was the smallest little Tear I've ever seen...so cute!

He had to add extensions on to the back in order to lay down. lol

Are you still hanging in there with me??

I had such a hard time editing my pictures to make this post short enough to enjoy & yet still really give you a taste of all the amazing eye candy that was there.

How cool is that? To pull your Tear with a Classic Ford Mustang!

Nice!

This was 1 of my favorites! A vintage Tear being pulled by a fully restored, 1955 Montclair.

This vintage car was sooooo SWEEEEET!

They had just gotten back from taking it to Las Vegas...

can you imagine driving up to the Bellagio in this jewel?

Vegas Baby, Vegas!

Just Yummmmy!!!

This gem was in complete original condition. They bought it with the Coke Cooler in the back just like it was left. For us vintage trailer people, these are things that dreams are made of.

If this cooler could only talk...how many little hands have reached in there to grab an ice cold soda during a family vacation?

Look at the shine on this Baby!! Somebody's got a sore arm after all this polishing...but OMG, it is well worth it! This is a DeVille, we have one in our yard that we use for storage, but it's body sure doesn't look like this.

Back home after a day of touring. It was hot & we were a little thirsty & tired, but we had big grins on our faces just like our Vintage Baby!

Stay tuned for my next addition to the Vintage Trailer Saga...it's time for a Potluck & what I learned about 'Dutch Ovens'. Who would have known?

XOXO

Our Vintage Travel Trailers & Spamboree

Good Morning Friends...

The sun is shining, the sky is blue & I'm in the mood for hitting the road, traveling Route 66 in our Vintage 1956 Pathfinder to see the USA! Now, I know we can't do this today because my shop is waiting for me to show up & my Hunny has a couple of jobs to finish...but soon, very, very soon we will be heading out for a couple of weeks. In anticipation for this much needed trip I'm sharing a little movie I made with some of our over 60 vintage trailers we've owned, sold, restored, camped in & loved. We have been involved in Vintage Vacationing for about 10 years & it has been a HUGE JOY in our lives. We go to gatherings or Rallies where everyone comes in their vintage cars & trailers to share, laugh & camp together, sooooo much fun! One such rally, Spamboree, is in Oceanside, CA in September. In the video our current 'BABY' is at the beginning, then you'll see some Spamboree fun, we have a yellow Tear-Drop trailer at that event & then after Doheny Beach are pics of some of our favorites & a pic of me in front of our flamingo colored Shasta with Wings. Good Times!!! I can't wait to FLY again!!!

XOXO Friends,