Re: Unusual RV Reply #125 – March 30, 2018, 04:19:26 pm Here is a unique, nice tear drop located in Tehachapi. Sorry, spaceship not included!TearDropOne, 2003 Little Guy 4-Wide - rvs - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
Re: Unusual RV Reply #126 – March 30, 2018, 06:31:21 pm Quote from: HiLola - March 30, 2018, 04:19:26 pmHere is a unique, nice tear drop located in Tehachapi. Sorry, spaceship not included!TearDropOne, 2003 Little Guy 4-Wide - rvs - by owner - vehicle automotive saleAnd a good dose of claustrophobia comes along for free.Chris
Re: Unusual RV Reply #127 – April 02, 2018, 06:31:53 pm Here’s a concept drawing of a 1947 amphibious RV. Very stylish with plenty of windows. Shades of Lazy Daze about 10 years before their time. Kent 3 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #128 – April 02, 2018, 07:12:21 pm Quote from: Kent Heckethorn - April 02, 2018, 06:31:53 pmHere’s a concept drawing of a 1947 amphibious RV. Very stylish with plenty of windows. Shades of Lazy Daze about 10 years before their time. KentKent, I found the perfect amphibious toad for that RV:2018 Argo FRONTIER 8X8 S LE, Chambersburg PA - - ATVTrader.comMore fun than herding cats!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE 5 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #129 – April 02, 2018, 08:44:38 pm Quote from: Kent Heckethorn - April 02, 2018, 06:31:53 pmHere’s a concept drawing of a 1947 amphibious RV. Very stylish with plenty of windows. Shades of Lazy Daze about 10 years before their time. KentLooks Ducky.Speaking of which, this may be where they got the idea : D.U.K.W
Re: Unusual RV Reply #130 – April 02, 2018, 09:04:37 pm "Sweet Pea", a 1976 Mercedes-Benz 309D Camper. 1976 Mercedes-Benz 309D Camper for sale on BaT Auctions - ending April 6... 2 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #131 – April 03, 2018, 11:43:52 am Quote from: joel wiley - April 02, 2018, 08:44:38 pmLooks Ducky.Speaking of which, this may be where they got the idea : D.U.K.WYes, that looks like a military-inspired craft for sure!My first ship was the USS Cleveland LPD-7, aka a "gator freighter." Our mission was to deliver Marines to the beachhead, either by air or sea. The division I was in was responsible for the ballasting of the stern which allowed amphibious landing craft to come and go. We saw a wide variety of different kinds of small craft. Here's a short video of a LCU leaving the well deck of the "Steamin' Cleve."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ozT7TZsJAw 1 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #132 – April 23, 2018, 07:04:07 pm Thought this was a vintage 5th wheel at first glance but a closer look revealed it's a travel trailer. Don't think I've ever seen one of these before:1961 Vintage Aljo - rvs - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
Re: Unusual RV Reply #133 – April 24, 2018, 01:46:32 am Quote from: HiLola - April 23, 2018, 07:04:07 pmThought this was a vintage 5th wheel at first glance but a closer look revealed it's a travel trailer. Don't think I've ever seen one of these before:1961 Vintage Aljo - rvs - by owner - vehicle automotive saleI don't remember how he came up with it, but my realtor dad came up with something like this in one of his trades in about '66 or so, except that the bunk section went clear over the roof of the car, & there was just enough room to step into the back with a stove/sink/below-the-counter icebox/cooler, & a ladder to climb into the bunk area behind the bumper--definitely only for sleeping/minimal cooking/nothing to retreat to if rainy weather occurred.My sister & I were upper elementary, so thought the bunk area was really cool for climbing around, but Mother hated camping so we never used it; before he traded it Dad pulled the mattresses out (3" vinyl covered foam) & they got lots of use for bunking parties in the basement (I can still hear my dad hollering downstairs for "all you girls need to go to sleep"--because he wanted to go to sleep ; they later made great tumbling mats for grandkids--& I've still got them in the basement. Discovered I'm a bit claustrophobic when I slept on the inside of a cab-over when Dad rented a Winnie for our last family trip while my sister & I were in college (Dad eventually got Mother a Pace Arrow for their snowbirding, which she never really considered camping...seeing this & remembering that long-ago rig makes me appreciate the LD even more. I am so lucky!Lynne 2 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #134 – May 15, 2018, 01:37:55 pm This one looks interesting for those into the stealth van look:Budget-friendly camper gets you van life for K - Curbed
Re: Unusual RV Reply #135 – May 23, 2018, 09:14:50 am Considered building one or our own. http://tnttt.com/VintagePlans/pln_1947teardrop.pdfThen DH realized he was too claustrophobic to sleep in it. 2 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #136 – May 23, 2018, 10:33:45 am Quote from: tlbh2o - May 23, 2018, 09:14:50 amThen DH realized he was too claustrophobic to sleep in it. No problem, just modify the plan and add a skylight!
Re: Unusual RV Reply #137 – May 23, 2018, 10:56:45 am Hey...the Vintage Trailer Plan is a classic design and looks like a fun project. Towed behind the LD it would make a perfect “Granny House”.Just sayin’Kent 2 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #138 – May 23, 2018, 01:55:21 pm Kent referenced, "...a perfect "Granny House".My folks built the house where I grew up in '63 (wasn't quite finished, but Dad didn't want to pay a month's rent when they only had about 10 days left on the main living area so we moved into what would eventually become the finished basement *rec room* on Halloween...as a 9 y/o I thought my life was ruined with no Trick or Treating...now I ruin other kids' Halloween by handing out pencils--no parent ever has to take a pencil to be x-rayed for razor blades & the start-of-school pack has long-since been ground to sawdust in the pencil sharpner).As those from the "Duck & Cover" days may recall, Civil Preparedness was quite the thing--even out here in the boonies of north Missouri. Even though basements are common, most houses just have a concrete slab for the garage floor, but Dad had a concrete room under the garage, with a hole in the corner to accommodate an air filtration system if that "upgrade" loomed closer on the horizon. The entrance to this room was from the basement area that became the rec room & unfinished storage under the main living part of the house, and it had just a simple wooden door (again, that would have been on the upgrade list if necessary). There was no lockset or knob on the door--just as hasp & a peg Dad shaved down from a scrap dowel. Since we didn't have a dedicated guest room Dad referred to it as "The Mother-in-law Room," joking with the two grannies about that being their accommodations if they didn't behave...what they really got was sharing beds with squirmy kids (instead of "twin" beds, my sister & I inherited double beds when our folks upgraded & grandparents moved from the farm, & we were both used to sleeping all over the bed)...that's how I grew up hearing the Kipling story about "How the Elephant Got His Trunk" from Dad's mother. Lynne 1 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #139 – May 23, 2018, 04:39:12 pm Quote from: Lynne Broyles-Greenwood - May 23, 2018, 01:55:21 pmKent referenced, "...a perfect "Granny House". with no Trick or Treating...now I ruin other kids' Halloween by handing out pencils--no parent ever has to take a pencil to be x-rayed for razor blades & the start-of-school pack has long-since been ground to sawdust in the pencil sharpner).Perfect Trick or Treat, I don't do food treats anymore either. Too many food allergies out there especially nuts. Teal Pumpkin Project® | Food Allergy Research & Education 1 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #140 – June 07, 2018, 12:39:01 am (Folks, excuse this off-topic post--I can't seem to get the forum's private messaging feature to work.) Kent, would you contact me offline? I have a Laserdisc question for you. You'll find my email address at the bottom of my "Travels" homepage. Thanks!
Re: Unusual RV Reply #141 – June 12, 2018, 09:52:50 pm Saw this next little RV coming toward me in my neighborhood as I was driving the LD back from the Mothership.I know nothing of this little fellow that the LD dwarfed. European or perhaps Japanese since the steering wheel is on the right. Anyone familiar with this little jewel?Kent
Re: Unusual RV Reply #142 – June 12, 2018, 10:25:43 pm Quote from: Kent Heckethorn - June 12, 2018, 09:52:50 pmSaw this next little RV coming toward me in my neighborhood as I was driving the LD back from the Mothership.I know nothing of this little fellow that the LD dwarfed. European or perhaps Japanese since the steering wheel is on the right. Anyone familiar with this little jewel?KentIsn't that a map of Japan on the rear right?Chris 1 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #143 – June 12, 2018, 11:18:09 pm Chris,I think you’re right. My daughter the resident Japanese expert agrees with you. It’s amazing that LD exported the “Bonanza” to Japan. Gotta wonder how it fit their roads or how they drive it with the steering wheel on the left.Kent 1 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #144 – June 13, 2018, 08:54:46 am Quote from: Kent Heckethorn - June 12, 2018, 11:18:09 pm It’s amazing that LD exported the “Bonanza” to Japan. Gotta wonder how it fit their roads or how they drive it with the steering wheel on the left.Not to mention the long drive to the mothership for service! 1 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #145 – June 13, 2018, 10:05:42 am Quote from: Kent Heckethorn - June 12, 2018, 11:18:09 pmIt’s amazing that LD exported the “Bonanza” to Japan. Interesting that I just ran across this Japanese instagram post for a Bonanza. 2 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #146 – June 13, 2018, 12:10:15 pm Quote from: Kentuckian - June 13, 2018, 10:05:42 amInteresting that I just ran across this Japanese instagram post for a Bonanza.Looks like an early 2000's Multplan, built on a E350. Luckily it isn't a wide body.The mirrors have been replaced, probably the originals were hit and broken, the LD's wide width likely caused the mirrors to hit the mirrors of other vehicles. By mounting the mirrors up high, they miss hitting most lower mounted mirrors.I'm surprised Japan allows such a wide vehicle on its narrow roads.Even with the older narrow body, it would be similar to driving an LD in Europe, very limited in the places it could venture into.Driving on the wrong side must be very disorienting but Ford evidently doesn't build a right-hand drive E450.Guess they were never sold in Austrialia or New Zealand.I do like the solid color paint job.The one thing I don't understand is the name Bonanza. Is it a Japanese word or a reference to to the old TV show?Never saw the Cartwrights driving an LD, out on the range. It would've made cattle drives more enjoyable.Larry
Re: Unusual RV Reply #147 – June 13, 2018, 01:10:32 pm "...or a reference to to the old TV show?"When my German friends came to visit they nearly insisted that I take them to the Bonanza film site up at Lake Tahoe. See what an influence our TV has on the world? My friends thought everyone in America were either a Cowboy or a Gangster! 1 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #148 – June 13, 2018, 01:57:04 pm When we were at the Factory to order our new TK back in 2006, they had two of these export models in the lot. For domestic production, LD had already shifted to the wide body on the E450 chassis for the 23’ models. Being a newbie to RVing, and wary of the width for driving, I asked whether they would sell me one of the “narrowbody” models. No soap, of course. We’re off to Japan for a tour at the end of August. It would be cool, altho highly unlikely, to catch sight of one of these. — Jon 2 Likes
Re: Unusual RV Reply #149 – June 18, 2018, 04:44:59 pm Don't see one of these everyday!Flxible Clipper RV Classic Collector Bus Conversion - rvs - by owner -...
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