msgoehring
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 24, 2016 22:04:01 GMT -8
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msgoehring
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Just call me Margaret the shellac, buff, sand an shine queen.
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 24, 2016 22:10:43 GMT -8
I did put a picture in here but it's not showing up. I've tried multiple times. I'll try again tomorrow from my laptop. Sorry guys but I'm fed up tonight so going to bed.
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Ten
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Post by Ten on Oct 25, 2016 7:46:16 GMT -8
It appears to be the very definition of "basket case"...   As much room as the Holiday House has taken up on my Bucket List, I don't even want to be near the auction page for this one. Taking on someone else's teardown is a risky endeavor at best. |
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Post by nccamper on Oct 25, 2016 8:43:46 GMT -8
I agree with Ten. It looks like a can of worms… With wheels.
I'd like to know the story behind it. Owner after owner after owner.
I'm not good enough to fix the camper without seeing how it came apart. It takes somebody with real talent.
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msgoehring
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 25, 2016 10:44:59 GMT -8
It really confused me when the seller stated they bought it like that from canned ham heroes. I mean, I've seen some real crappy trailers for sale by them, but never one like this.
I just tried going to their website and it's gone, Facebook and Twitter accounts haven't been used in quite a while. I'll bet they went out of business. If I had more knowledge, like vikx or mobiltec I'd really be interested in taking it on. There's plenty of pictures to go off of of other ones done and there has to be marks on the floor showing where stuff went. It might not be done original but it could get close.
I just love these so much and really want to own one, but yeah, this is beyond my skill set.
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Post by vintagebruce on Oct 25, 2016 11:22:44 GMT -8
Seems like last year there was a Holiday House in pretty rough condition for sale and the sale included an even more decrepit "parts" Holiday House. Maybe Canned Ham Heroes bought the "bundle", sold the better one and then just sold this off (3 weeks ago) in their "liquidation, if they appear to be out of business. Just a WAG. I wish the eventual buyer good luck.
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mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 25, 2016 17:19:12 GMT -8
See why I don't like Ebay...
"Thanks for looking, starting at $1000.00 the opportunity to own this rare, retro looking, trailer is just a click away."
I'm sorry but there is no reserve price so if someone wins this for less than $1000 do you think he will honor the sale? We'll see I suppose.
Any more I won't touch a trailer that isn't complete. I would never buy a basket case like this. There's a lot to be said about knowing how the thing goes back together by being the one who disassembled it piece by piece.
Oh and another one bites the dust? That's two vintage trailer restoring companies that have gone belly up. It's not easy to make money doing this. I think the best a person can do is make wages. And not living ones either.
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msgoehring
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 25, 2016 18:50:58 GMT -8
What other company went belly up? I thought canned ham man was just moving his operation to Utah so he could get cheaper rent and stuff???
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Post by vikx on Oct 25, 2016 20:21:57 GMT -8
This was Canned Ham Heroes, not much out there on them... Utah is famous for Velcro Strip, which is another mess...the paint jobs look good.
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msgoehring
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 25, 2016 21:14:49 GMT -8
I looked at quite a few trailers they had for sale before finding the Westerner and I always thought they were over priced for what it was. Not too surprised their closed, but then I found this article about them and it says they had a shop here in Boise. I would have liked to know that, cause that's the first I've heard of anything dealing with vintage trailers being near me. I would have contacted them to see if they could help me figure out where to get some stuff local if they knew. portlandtribune.com/bnw/21-news/285153-159781-a-blast-from-the-past- |
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