I have already bought this '49...a 20-footer, I think i said... stock number
2060 on the iowaboys' site... single oval window front and back, rear-bath
with an enameled type tub... pipe-frame... The last owner towed it from
Montana to Southern California, after first replacing the axle and brakes.
Floor's in pretty rough shape, and I'm inspired by the Lupiens' 'shell-off'
restoration... the only way to really do it right, i guess... planning on a
'minimalist' approach to the interior... want to keep it as light as
possible, anyway.
Planning to tow it up to Reno in a few days... I'll see about opening a
website where i can post the pix...
And - I already have the most valuable resource required... the accumulated
know-how and creativity available on this list.
Tuna.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [VAC] found my baby 1949
> Tuna,
> Are you going to buy this "49"?? 1949 and 1950 was a transition year,
> from the old style body, with the oval front and rear windows and the
> pipe frame. Lots of different model names depending on layout and
> furnishings. There was a Trail Wind, a Sea Breeze, a Clipper, a Zephyr,
> a Whirlwind, and many others. The down side on the pipe frame, is that
> it was not very strong. The one you looked at is broken, the frame
> should NOT rotate on any axis. Many of the pipe frames would break up
> near the body in front. There are about 6 forties pipe frame coaches
> that show up at our International Rally. If you intend to add a toilet
> and shower, and water and tanks, and a heavy gas/elec refrigerator, you
> will need to do substantial beefing up of that pipe frame. Bud Cooper
> did a shell off restoration of his 48 Liner, and built a complete new
> ladder type frame, with new running gear, and brakes. It is a beautiful
> job, and handles very well at 70MPH. His wife Bettye insisted upon a
> new bathroom, kitchen, and other appliances that would modernize the
> coach. That is what you have to look forward to, ....Tuna, so, don't
> pay too much. All you are getting really, is just a shell, because the
> frame, is not much more than a "Fish Skeleton".
>
> Good Luck,
> Bill Scott
>
>
