Our 1957 Shasta had the lower part of the normal paint scheme polished by the previous owner and I will try to keep it looking presentable until I have the extra funds to re-paint it. HRP
Probably a little too new but it's still pretty old We had went to a wedding and my boss had camped near where the wedding was held in a state park in his Avion, the wife thought it was neat, we got home from the wedding and I went on Craigslist and found this that night. We bought it the next day, it's been to the east coast and to northern Minnesota/Wisconsin.
Wow VTX1800 that is a major score. Streamline trailers were one of the finest trailers ever made. Every one custom built to order. They make an Airstream look like a cheap flimsy piece of junk by comparison. If you have to do any work on it you will be impressed by how well built and strong it is.
almost have my Airstream Safari ready for a trip in a couple days...so much work to do to get one of these ready again! I've been working on it four months.
This Scamp is a bit off topic, but then no one ever asked the year of our trailer at an event. Works for us!
If you want a project I have decided to sell my 1956 Shasta,the early models are extreamly hard t0 find on the East Coast. I've done a lot of deconstruction on the camper as the photos will attest. HRP 1956 Shasta project
Led light strip around the wings (which in the photos above are made of wood, I have since bought reproduction wings but haven't mounted them yet.) The wheels are 14" by, I think, 8 inch full reverse.
Looking for people in Canada Manitoba,Saskatchewan, North Dakota and ??? That might be interesting in attending a Vintage Camper Rally I need input so please respond with any comments Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Great advice here. It's the main reason why I sold my '60 Safari. Maybe in a dry climate the shine would last longer, but where I'm at on the wet coast, I ended up having to build an enclosed shed just to store the trailer in. Just the dampness settling on it in an open carport would diminish the shine. I spent many hours with a Cylco. I never tried Nuvite, but Diamond Brite by Better Built truck box polish was the best that I found. They look good shined up but then it quickly becomes your only hobby and you're a slave to the damn thing. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Anyone ever try anything like this on a polished trailer? https://www.alumaclear.com i bought a can of the stuff Eastwood used to sell (Nylac or Nyalic), but never got around to testing it. It's still sitting on the shelf in the shed, but at this point it's got to be 15 years old, if not 20. Seems like I remember (real world) reviews at the time saying it was good for about a year, but then it was a real pain to get off to touch up the polish. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
This a "quick and dirty" polish on the '47 Spartan, it took about 20 hours, and I didn't do the roof, and rear panel, just an acid wash. My buddy Jake (he and his wife have a '46 Spartan trailer) and I are going to partner and invest in a drum polisher, which eliminates the swirl marks. I have another 20 or 30 hours ahead to get this to look really good, after that it's a semi-annual or annual chore to re-polish (depending on your ambition and age) for upkeep. We hope the drum system cuts that by over half. That, I'll be able to keep up with .
This is a 1967 Forester I bought a few weeks ago. I've been polishing the trim and putting stainless screws in everything. It's in great shape.
ratrod0, those look great. Do you sell them finished out inside to order, or just do the shell and let the buyer finish as needed? A buddy of ours is an RV manufacturer in Elkhart IN, building high end horse trailer/toy hauler trailers, he's planning on doing a retro camper, you guys should put your heads together. ;-)
Yes we can, we build foodtrucks and have just started retro vending and campers, they are all steel no wood.
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