Lightning strikes twice-- 1958 Shasta Deluxe

You definitely got a fixer upper there! Way to go, TEN! Another man's trash... your treasure!

Yeah, I too noticed the ceiling pic.
I also noticed that under the front window there is not hardly and staining from frost, condensation or moisture.
I surly would love to come upon such a nice example to be able to add another camper to the one I already have, i could then have the beginning of a fleet. LOL

really great. A major score.

I put the original wheels back on for a photo op.

And a couple impressive interior photos:





One of the better vents that I have seen on something this old.


Found this:


At some point someone must have had to deal with critters, and did me a huge favor.  There are some of the cabinet fronts and drawers missing, but the ones that are here are turned upside down!

Another great trailer. Looks like you may be buying more carports soon!

That ceiling vent looks to be the exact same type of vent that is in My camper.
I knew I had a problem when, cranking the wing nuts, the vent would flex about four inches upwards.LOL

Thank you all for the well-wishing and all.  I really had no intention of keeping this trailer, but the more I dig, the more intrigued I get with it, and the more impressed with the condition.  Although I should start a new thread just to make the references for the particular trailer easier to find for anyone searching, here are a few more photos today.

Went to work finding the VIN number today.  It is still barely legible on the tongue, and is going to require some more careful digging to make it show up in a photo for the DMV. The tongue seems bent upward and slightly twisted one side, but the damage does not seem so bad that it would be difficult (for a qualified welder) to fix.




The coupler seems a little off too, but I am not sure of how these looked to start with.


We had them off before the photos, but the chain lift brackets for the weight-distribution bars were twisted also.  The streetside has a crease in the skin, which had a patch job done on it.  It was taken loose from the bottom of the skirt boards, and had one small hole in it.  It looks like a quick hit of bondo or something similar, quite a long time ago.  The black water tank is on the same side and looks like it was pushed in by being impacted from the bottom.  It was a metal tank and is perforated by rust now.  My son speculated that maybe it suffered a blown tire, and twisted agaiinst teh hitch when it blew, in order to twist in this manner.


It is interesting to see the old wastewater setup.  The fittings were quite different from the later models, but the setup was similar-- the grey water bypassed any holding , and the blackwater tank was held by a gate valve.


Aside from the obvious weight advantage of replacing the metal tank and iron piping with PVC, there is also a matter of not ending up with missing portions...


Also got the access door open for the water heater today.  I was never aware of what Shasta used in these early models. 


Strangest looking thing I have seen in quite a while....


A quick search finds that the company that manufactured these in the '50-s is still around today in Germany, has been around since 1874, and is still producing water heaters and boilers, but does not export anything including parts to the US.  A modern replacement may be in order, if indeed this ole gal refuses to come out of retirement.

Oh yeah, and I finally remembered to get a shot of the sink date stamp: