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Post by cottager on May 23, 2020 18:33:17 GMT -8
Hi gfgirl. Recently purchased a Golden Falcon trailer to fix up as extra space at our cottage. I have been searching the Internet like crazy for someone who might know about my trailer, as the person I bought it off knew next to nothing. I know this is an old thread but your trailer looks just like mine. Do you still have it?
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Post by gfgirl on May 24, 2020 15:17:32 GMT -8
Hi Cottager, I do still have my trailer, sadly it's been on the back burner for a few years.
There is very little internet info on the trailers made by Glendale.
I can tell you they were located in Strathroy On.
The following is from the Tin Can Tourist website
"Glendale was founded in 1950 by Reginald Lever Thorn a trailer builder from England who arrived in Canada around 1948. Reg with his wife Betty and their first child (son , Jeremy) and friend Vic Gray travelled to various areas of Canada including BC and the East Coast. After much deliberation they settled for an area in Southwestern Ontario. The first plant was located on the Glendale Curve in London, Ont. Today the area would be know as Wharncliffe Road and Southdale. This first plant which was a barn burnt down in 1956. From here Reg relocated Glendale to it's present day location of 145 Queen St in Strathroy. Reg with the help of many dedicated employees like Wally Callaghan grew Glendale to a be national manufacturer of both RV's and Mobile Homes right across Canada:
-1959 Glendale Mobile Homes Ltd opened a division in Wetaskiwin Alberta producing both homes and travel trailers. -1961 Glendale Atlantic Ltd was opened in Sussex New Brunswick by John De Winter and Reg Thorn. -1961 Glendale acquires the McGuiness Homes name and begins building the Golden Falcon line of trailers -1965 Glendale Quebec Limited opened a plant in St. Joseph De Beauce producing homes and travel trailers -1966 Strathroy plant destroyed by fire and rebuilt to what is today the current facility @ 145 Queen St. -1968 Glendale expanded once again out west with a plant in Morris Manitoba and started it's Terrapin Commercial Building Plant across the road from the Strathroy Plant on Queen St. -1969 Glendale acquires property in Australia and began Glendale Homes Pty. Ltd which is still in operation today but not affiliated with Glendale in Canada -1971 Glendale acquires Pre-Built Ltd of Lethbridge Alberta and with this the Scamper line of Recreational Vehicles -1973 Glendale Mobile Homes Ltd. becomes The Glendale Corporation with manufacturing locations across Canada for both manufactured housing and recreational vehicles of various sizes and shapes. -1975 Reg Thorn sells Glendale to Morgan Firestone of Oakville Ontario. Between 1975 and 1978 Morgan re-engineers Glendale into a streamlined company focusing only on the RV business and only from the Strathroy Complex. All other business units were sold off and or closed due to discontinuing of less profitable operations.
Prepared by Lou Hammill from an interview with Reg Thorn at his home in Strathroy, Ontario 1986 for a project presented at Sheridan College, Brampton 1987."
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Post by cottager on May 26, 2020 7:08:49 GMT -8
Thanks! I had discovered they are no longer in business. The interior of this trailer has been pretty gutted over time, did you ever find any photos or brochures? Any chance you know what sized tire you have on it? It's sitting on flat/shreded tires right now where I bought it, and I need to replace to move. Having trouble finding out what size tire/rim to buy.
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