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Post by vikx on Jan 9, 2014 20:28:50 GMT -8
LOL! Now that I look closer, it IS a 57 Corvette. Why should I have known that? Because we own one... This one is a lot bigger than our 14 footer total... The smaller Corvettes have plywood walls, not framing. (like Scotties) That means they most often have to go down to the frame for repairs. It's hard to piece plywood walls and hold them together. I would look carefully at the wall thickness on Baby Blue. Another way to tell if it has ply walls is the extra boards around the windows and doors. They are on all seams as well: The trailers I've been finding lately have been in pretty bad condition. There's no real rule on whether to buy a trailer for repair. Anything can be fixed, just depends on how much you want to do. Also, some trailers are known to have bad metal frames: late 50s Cardinals and some Scotties. Corvettes are not particularly rare. I might give $300 for Baby Blue if all parts and pieces were there and it has a title. It's a little longer than I usually buy; I like the 50s trailers, tho. Ours was a frame up build: s189.photobucket.com/user/vikxphotos/library/1957%20Corvette%20Trailer?sort=3&page=1Hope this helps.
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Post by Drake on Jan 14, 2014 16:09:37 GMT -8
LOL! Now that I look closer, it IS a 57 Corvette. Why should I have known that? Because we own one... This one is a lot bigger than our 14 footer total... The smaller Corvettes have plywood walls, not framing. (like Scotties) That means they most often have to go down to the frame for repairs. It's hard to piece plywood walls and hold them together. I would look carefully at the wall thickness on Baby Blue. Another way to tell if it has ply walls is the extra boards around the windows and doors. They are on all seams as well: The trailers I've been finding lately have been in pretty bad condition. There's no real rule on whether to buy a trailer for repair. Anything can be fixed, just depends on how much you want to do. Also, some trailers are known to have bad metal frames: late 50s Cardinals and some Scotties. Corvettes are not particularly rare. I might give $300 for Baby Blue if all parts and pieces were there and it has a title. It's a little longer than I usually buy; I like the 50s trailers, tho. Ours was a frame up build: s189.photobucket.com/user/vikxphotos/library/1957%20Corvette%20Trailer?sort=3&page=1Hope this helps. Well I finally got to see the interior of the '57 Corvette. It does have the plywood walls(3/4"). While it was cool and I liked the layout its a total frame up restoration. I don't think I'm up for that on my first vintage trailer. There have been some strange mods to it over the years and and the fridge is not original. The stove is in great shape and it has a bathroom. The skins would most likely need to be replaced all the way around. The owner has a title and wants $500 for her. If anyone is interested in a frame up on this one, I have some interior pics and the owners contact info for you. I think I'll pass on this one, unless it's worth parting out? What do you think about parting out a trailer?
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Post by vikx on Jan 14, 2014 22:06:24 GMT -8
Parting out is more work than it's worth... Unless you are in the business, of course. There's a ton of debris to go to the dump, too. Hours to take one down.
$500 isn't bad for this Corvette, but longer trailers are not as sought after. They weigh more and need a bigger, greedier vehicle. Harder to find homes for in the long run.
Why not put the photos on Photobucket and post a link? Might get it sold. VK
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