I saw this yesterday and thought of you because I know you are looking for
a traveler. The layout is very similar. However I too thought I was way
too much of a project.
It was also interesting to me in that it is in Seabrook Tx which is where I
am from. The humidity and rain will destroy anything that is left outside
there. It is right on the water so I would suspect if someone wanted to
take it on it is a frame off restoration.
Ken Johansen
59 Traveler
In dry! (although snowy at-the-moment) sw Colorado
At 07:52 AM 3/6/01 -0800, you wrote:
>For all you short trailer fans, there is an 18' 1960 Caravel on ebay
>right now. The Caravel was the Ohio version of the California Traveler,
>made from 1958 to 1960. It superseded the 1953-1957 18' Globetrotter.
>
>http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=56687
5322&r=0&t=0
>
>This particular one looks like it was rode hard and put up wet. It is
>missing some big ticket items, such as the front window, the
>refrigerator, the LP tanks, and the original toilet and black water
>tank. The entry door/right front belly is in severe sad shape too. The
>floor is toast judging by the window and wall damage.
>
>It is also missing some small difficult items too, such as marker
>lights, HW heater vent cover and has some obvious "owner modifications"
>over the years relating to the electrical and plumbing system.
>
>Cosmetically, it shows what happens when you apply latex paint to
>everything in sight (over the wood and Zolatone), as this has had done -
>in pink and white no less.
>
>It's good points is that the body (except the door) is in fair
>condition. The original cabinets are there to use as templates. The
>stove/oven & heater are still there.
>
>The reason I bring this one up is that in our travels over the last few
>years looking for Airstreams, we come across so many owners of little
>guys like this, who with great visions of restored gleaming trailers,
>latch on to trailers that have been sitting moldering away in fields,
>only to find after a few years of tinkering away, that the workscope
>exceeds their skill, time and financial resources. And then they put up
>the trailer for sale, partially done - missing a few more parts.
>
>This trailer is very typical of what you will find shopping around,
>unless the trailer has been used on a regular basis. An example like
>this one, you are looking at about 1200 to 1800 hours of work and about
>$5000-$6000 in parts, and you will use every trade skill imaginable:
>carpentry, metalsmith, plumber, electrician, automotive, seamstress,
>sheetmetal, glazier, painter, appliance repair and upholstery - plus
>trying to be a general contractor, buyer, janitor, laborer, warehouseman
>and accountant. You will also need a place to work on it out of the
>weather and a very large tool selection.
>
>You can see that if you hire some or all of it done, you can see where
>some of those $20,000 to $35,000 asking prices of restored trailers come
from.
>
>Because of my website, I am always asked what it takes to restore a
>trailer and what to expect, so here was a perfect example in living
>color. All I want to say, is go into a purchase with your eyes wide
>open and realistic expectations. Spend time researching, learning and
>be aware of the full implications of fixing up an old Airstream.
>
>If you are comfortable with all the above, restoring an old trailer is
>fun and satisfying - but still not as fun as using it. Ours is a head
>turner where ever we go. We can't even stop at a rest stop without 3 or
>4 visitors stopping by - and you get used to the horn honks and waves.
>It is so strange right after a trip and you are driving trailerless, and
>it all stops.
>
>Later,
>RJ & Krista
>VintageAirstream.com
>
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