Post by Teachndad on Oct 19, 2014 6:46:14 GMT -8
Hi Everyone,
I have been lurking and reading for 6 months and finally pulled the trigger on a 1957 Westerner that had been sitting in a grassy area on a property up in rural Springville, Ca. He sat there for at least 6 years and then sat somewhere else prior for who knows how long.
I only named him yesterday. On Andy’s newly acquired license plate, the first three digits are 4ND. I looked at that and put together 4 Andy. Hence the name. As luck would have it also, in the film Toy Story, Andy is the name of the boy that Woody, the western dressed cowboy plays with. Get it?
I found him on Craigslist and the second I saw the image of him, I swore he talked to me. I am not crazy, but something about this little guy called out to me. My avatar is the initial image I saw from the original ad.
Below are a few of the images of Andy, a link to a gallery, and a link to a video.
It took 3 weeks to get to see him as the seller was busy. Through persistence, I landed a viewing. We spent the better part of a day picking him up. He needed tires. One tire, a full whitewall, was completely flat and the other was holding air. The tires didn’t have the new tire sizes on them. They were that old. I also had to grease the outer bearings to get him tow ready. The bearings when opened, had a black ooze in them. I felt like mighty mouse. “Here I have come to save the dayyyyy!” I just wasn’t wearing a cape. We jacked him up on the grass area and let me tell you that was sketchy, even with plywood for feet under the jacks. I spent a lot of time double and triple checking jackstands to make sure they were steady. The new tires we bought wouldn’t fit in the wheel well, so I had to deflate them and squeeze them up inside. This all took time…but it all ended well.
Kimberly was the seller and she had 11 trailers already on her property. She was definitely into trailers. She showed us the following trailers.
1946 cabin car. Was a “woody” style initially but was saved in the seventies with metal aluminum siding. It’s like a teardrop on steroids.
1953 Terry Trailer. Pinky was on the cover of a special edition September issue of Vintage trailer Magazine
1948 Vagabond – this trailer was amazing. It was in great condition and the PO was going to donate it to Good Will, but she heard from a friend about it and for a small price, brought it home to her property. It had no bunks, but it was sooooo cool inside. The rattan furniture inside that was inside was so fitting. Water damage was minimal.
1956 Rainbow
1958 airstream 18 footer 15 foot body. Travel ready.
60's Scotsman Pompodour
40's or 50's Highway Queen. This was number 101. There is a plaque outside next to the door. The inside was complete aluminum including the cabinets, but in poor shape.
It was like going to a mini trailer rally. All trailers were in various states of restoration and she was selling two of them. The pompadour Scottsman for $3500 and the Rainbow for $9500. Andy had an asking price of $1100 and looked derelict. The door was opened with a large screwdriver because there was no handle. He was gutted inside and out. Two broken windows, one bent on the front, no door window and the hatch door was inside, tongue jack was frozen and had to be removed, table on the floor, cushions missing, appliances missing, no taillights or rear middle light for the license plate, but he had a VIN! Kimberly wouldn’t take my initial low offer of $400, so we went up from there. I paid too much for him, but in the end when he’s done, it’s all part of the cost of doing business. He’s in my driveway and that’s what counts.
I was $100 over budget when I drove him home and that didn’t include the gas to drive 350 miles round trip to go and get him. I only spent $29 to register him, though. As a plus, I got a spare wheel and copious amounts of ice water during the day.
You can't beat that with a stick.
Here is a video of him on the second day I had him home. Link >>Andy's Video <
Here is a gallery showing more details. I have yet to post the roof pix. Andy does have roof sag… Link >>Andy's Gallery<<link
Cheers
Rod Wylie
I have been lurking and reading for 6 months and finally pulled the trigger on a 1957 Westerner that had been sitting in a grassy area on a property up in rural Springville, Ca. He sat there for at least 6 years and then sat somewhere else prior for who knows how long.
I only named him yesterday. On Andy’s newly acquired license plate, the first three digits are 4ND. I looked at that and put together 4 Andy. Hence the name. As luck would have it also, in the film Toy Story, Andy is the name of the boy that Woody, the western dressed cowboy plays with. Get it?
I found him on Craigslist and the second I saw the image of him, I swore he talked to me. I am not crazy, but something about this little guy called out to me. My avatar is the initial image I saw from the original ad.
Below are a few of the images of Andy, a link to a gallery, and a link to a video.
It took 3 weeks to get to see him as the seller was busy. Through persistence, I landed a viewing. We spent the better part of a day picking him up. He needed tires. One tire, a full whitewall, was completely flat and the other was holding air. The tires didn’t have the new tire sizes on them. They were that old. I also had to grease the outer bearings to get him tow ready. The bearings when opened, had a black ooze in them. I felt like mighty mouse. “Here I have come to save the dayyyyy!” I just wasn’t wearing a cape. We jacked him up on the grass area and let me tell you that was sketchy, even with plywood for feet under the jacks. I spent a lot of time double and triple checking jackstands to make sure they were steady. The new tires we bought wouldn’t fit in the wheel well, so I had to deflate them and squeeze them up inside. This all took time…but it all ended well.
Kimberly was the seller and she had 11 trailers already on her property. She was definitely into trailers. She showed us the following trailers.
1946 cabin car. Was a “woody” style initially but was saved in the seventies with metal aluminum siding. It’s like a teardrop on steroids.
1953 Terry Trailer. Pinky was on the cover of a special edition September issue of Vintage trailer Magazine
1948 Vagabond – this trailer was amazing. It was in great condition and the PO was going to donate it to Good Will, but she heard from a friend about it and for a small price, brought it home to her property. It had no bunks, but it was sooooo cool inside. The rattan furniture inside that was inside was so fitting. Water damage was minimal.
1956 Rainbow
1958 airstream 18 footer 15 foot body. Travel ready.
60's Scotsman Pompodour
40's or 50's Highway Queen. This was number 101. There is a plaque outside next to the door. The inside was complete aluminum including the cabinets, but in poor shape.
It was like going to a mini trailer rally. All trailers were in various states of restoration and she was selling two of them. The pompadour Scottsman for $3500 and the Rainbow for $9500. Andy had an asking price of $1100 and looked derelict. The door was opened with a large screwdriver because there was no handle. He was gutted inside and out. Two broken windows, one bent on the front, no door window and the hatch door was inside, tongue jack was frozen and had to be removed, table on the floor, cushions missing, appliances missing, no taillights or rear middle light for the license plate, but he had a VIN! Kimberly wouldn’t take my initial low offer of $400, so we went up from there. I paid too much for him, but in the end when he’s done, it’s all part of the cost of doing business. He’s in my driveway and that’s what counts.
I was $100 over budget when I drove him home and that didn’t include the gas to drive 350 miles round trip to go and get him. I only spent $29 to register him, though. As a plus, I got a spare wheel and copious amounts of ice water during the day.
You can't beat that with a stick.
Here is a video of him on the second day I had him home. Link >>Andy's Video <
Here is a gallery showing more details. I have yet to post the roof pix. Andy does have roof sag… Link >>Andy's Gallery<<link
Cheers
Rod Wylie
I have now set up a new album on photobucket that should work for everyone. The link has been changed in the original post of this thread. I even wrote descriptions for nearly all the pix. Included are images of the undercarriage and roof.
