Spartans, Airstreams, tear drop trailers.
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August 22, 2016 at 22:47 #42158Rik HovingKeymaster
That is an Contructam Larry… Trailer made in Belgium. Really nice once.. always loved those.
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August 23, 2016 at 14:06 #42164TinwolfParticipantDid someone say Spartan ?
Let me tell you about my trailer dream , I have had a longtime camper dream and collected old trailer since the eighties but when I saw the models Spartan came out with as early as 1946 I was hooked , this was around 2005 and I got master photoshopper to put my dream car/trailer combo , totally unrealisticly ofcause but who cares , dreams are dreams and keep me alive .Anyway Rik mated my 1950 Buick Roadmaster with a 1950 Spartan Imperial Mansion and I saw the light , total length of 57 foot , streamline shapes to die for so I got crackin on finding one of these beasts , summer of 2006 we planned a trip across US and in the spring I found a 1950 Spartan Royal Mansion (three foot shorter then the Imperian Mansion) listed as a salvage car , none of the trailerguys found the auction I imagine , I pushed eBay button and got it , haha 33foot trailer , how is one of those going to be transported home to Sweden ?
Before I pushed the button I called my old boss Gene Winfield and he was located acouple of miles from the Spartan (go figure , the stars must been aligned) , I was allowed to store it in his backyard until I figured out what to do with it …..
It took me until 2010 until I figured how that was going to be done remotely from Sweden and I had figured all scenarios without any luck .I collected parts for it during the years and in doing so I found a trailer restorer on the eastcoast that sent a guy to Californina to retrieve the trailer and then after helping me with new whitewalls and 15″ rims sent it by RORO ship to Sweden , in shipping stuff I have before and after been like an egg sick hen but this time I was ready to explode of waiting for it , first of februari 2011 I was rejoined with the trailer.
I built a temporary roof for it and its been sitting there ever since , it still smells abit like “California dry” in it , a nice desert smell possibly from the thindirt or maybe from the wood , I don’t know , atleast , my small bit of California at home , atleast that’s what I tell myself !Weird enough I have still not slept on night in the trailer that we now owned for 10 years , it cost me “an arm and a leg” , people ask me what are you going to tow that with , where are you going to park it , silly questions , its a dream , nobody else in Sweden have such trailer , yeah , Im crazy but its fun to have a passion and easy to fall in love with that streamline design !
Wolf
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You must be logged in to view attached files.August 23, 2016 at 15:28 #42168TinwolfParticipantMaybe there is hope for me , this 15m 4ton trailer monster towed in Sweden :
Then my tini-tiny 10,5 meter long with close to half the weight …………..
Sorry for posting new stuff here but this flick gives me hope 😉
WolfAugust 24, 2016 at 01:34 #42176Quentin HallParticipantWow. I was waiting for you Wolf, that’s why I started the thread with ”Spartans”.
PS. Dreamers aren’t the crazy ones. . . It is the ones who don’t dream who are crazy.August 26, 2016 at 06:08 #42307Quentin HallParticipantThis is what the beautiful people are doing.
Escape.com.au/news/notel-is-the-latest-urban-glamping-to-set-up-on-a-melbournes-rooftop/news-
August 27, 2016 at 08:24 #42335Rik HovingKeymasterEnjoy the beauty of Customizing
September 8, 2016 at 11:53 #42745BrendanParticipantSomething I’d like to think I know a bit about, well it’s my job haha.
Here’s a few I’ve worked on lately.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.September 8, 2016 at 11:57 #42749BrendanParticipantHere is a teardrop I built from scratch. The owner can sleep in the front and sell coffee out the back.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.September 8, 2016 at 11:58 #42752BrendanParticipantHere my personal little camper. It was bought over from the UK in 1961 and it’s been around around Australia twice behind a Kombi. Factory independent suspension.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.September 8, 2016 at 12:00 #42755BrendanParticipantSeptember 8, 2016 at 12:18 #42762Rik HovingKeymasterVery nice Brandon… Coffee and teardrop trailers… good combo.
I really love the last one.. that got away. Very nice shape. What year was that from? 1930’s?
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September 9, 2016 at 09:15 #42803BrendanParticipant1946 built here in Australia. Apparently there were plans for it in modern/popular(?) mechanics magazine.
September 9, 2016 at 23:27 #42841Quentin HallParticipantGlad you made it here mate. Love that mid size airstream. But that 46 is sublime.
September 10, 2016 at 12:08 #42859BrendanParticipantSeptember 10, 2016 at 12:11 #42862 -
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