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All in Vintage RVs
The 1970s Shadow fifth wheel was designed with a special hitch so you could tow it with your car. While 1500 were sold, trouble ensued. Towing a fifth wheel on the roof of your car - what could go wrong? The complete story is on StressLess Camping.
This Camelot Cruiser RV is one of three built and is a truly unique form of vintage RV in that it’s a tractor trailer. This time capsule comes complete with two period-correct snowmobiles and all the green shag carpeting you could ever want. We have the story, photos and video in today’s RV review at StressLess Camping.
The story of the hearse of Airstreams, the Airstream Funeral Coach which was an Airstream motorhome designed for funeral service complete with a special place for the guest of honor.
We take a look at the history of the Aristocrat Trailer Company, once the largest RV manufacturer in the world. What happened, what's the story and how restorable are these? We have the story on our blog.
We have the story and the history of the Spartan Aircraft Company who went on to be owned by J. Paul Getty and built travel trailers and mobile homes that have lasted to this day and are highly prized collectibles.
The revolutionary 1986 Vixen Motorhome may point to the future of motorhomes and represented advanced thinking. We have the history of the vehicle and the men behind it.
The Kom-Pak trailer combined a boat and camper into one stylish package. Read more about this unusual collectible vintage trailer.
While U-Haul is known for renting moving equipment, the company dabbled in renting travel trailers in the 1980s and those trailers are very collectible with a strong user group today. What’s a U-Haul travel trailer and where can you find one? We have the story.
One of the most collectible vintage trailers is the Holiday House. Though only a few hundred were made these iconic and stylish trailers are a hit at virtually any vintage trailer rally. Plus, you can now buy a new one that’s as good, if not better than, the original.
A story and pictures about Brena Sullivan and her 1953 King Travel Trailer “Queenie”.
The Clark Cortez motorhome was a unique, front-wheel-drive motorhome built by the Clark fork lift company. This unique vehicle was purpose-built from a steel unitized body and featured a lot of innovation.
In the 1970s Winnebago thought the idea of an RV based on a helicopter would fly. We’ve got the story on the Winnebago Heli-Home, a true flying RV that was even FMCA compliant.
The Corvair-powered Ultra Van was truly one of the most groundbreaking RVs of all time which made sense as the Corvair, too, broke a lot of new ground as well as being a stand out classic nowadays. This aircraft-inspired RV is a unique collectible that still is uniquely advanced.
In the 1970s General Motors created a unique motorhome that, to this day, is still class-leading in a lot of ways with collectors still restoring and modifying these beautiful coaches in significant numbers.
Toyota’s concept RV-2 pointed to the company thinking about creating a unique RV and sports car blend in the early 1970s. Ultimately the car-RV appeared on the pages of Penthouse magazine but not before getting a lot of attention.
Chevrolet offered their Corvair as a van and made camper kits available for those vans. Today those are rare but cool collectible vehicles.
