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Post by gfgirl on May 3, 2014 5:42:41 GMT -8
Cool! So perhaps there was more than one factory?
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Post by racerx on May 3, 2014 5:54:09 GMT -8
Information on Glendale is very short, it's just narrative about the company. I'll copy from another sight with a link. I don't recall anything about a NS factory. I will take a picture of the tag/decal on my trailer. Could just be a dealer decal.
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Post by racerx on May 3, 2014 6:05:01 GMT -8
Here is what I was able to find at TCT"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 racerx on May 3, 2014 12:14:46 GMT -8
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Post by racerx on May 3, 2014 12:23:15 GMT -8
I still have not got the trailer yet. It's too greasy because of the wet snow. The previous owner called to tell me the trailer is a 1968. I'm cool with that. It just didn't have that '70s look to it, so I guess I was correct in thinking it was older.
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Post by gfgirl on May 3, 2014 13:11:30 GMT -8
Thanks so much for the photos racerx. That helps a lot. Yeah, the Tin can Tourist wiki seems like all the info there is on these trailers. Can't believe all the snow you've got!
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Post by racerx on May 3, 2014 13:30:10 GMT -8
Happy I could help. Yesterday was 18C and beautiful. Today is another story though. I should add something I noticed while looking at the rock guard. There is some dried glue or adhesive on the top portion of the guard. I wonder if there was another piece there that made the rock guard more rigid or gave it a more appealing look. I'll have to dig in to that but finding old Glendales is harder than I thought.
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Post by racerx on May 3, 2014 19:55:27 GMT -8
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Post by soup on May 4, 2014 2:23:11 GMT -8
Welcome to VTT racerx! Love your trailer. The interior looks great and I dig those crazy triangular tail lights too! Enjoy the site, soup
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Post by racerx on May 4, 2014 9:27:17 GMT -8
Thanks soup. Yes, those tail lights are unusual and they look to be factory. Lots of friendly folks here so I am enjoying the site. I'm happy there are Canadians on here with Glendale trailers. Trying to find photos of these trailers is few and far between. I think all of us have trailers of the same era, so that works well too.
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Post by reddog on May 4, 2014 16:38:31 GMT -8
Thanks racerx!
That is very helpful. Your set up is slightly different than mine - the part of the frame attached to the trailer is curved on mine, but I don't see why it wouldn't work just as well on mine... I do wonder why I have a second set of holes near the bottom, though... (will post a pic in my thread...)
vive la difference!
Do you think the serial numbers are sequential? I usually assume they are, but if that's the case with these, I have to reasses mine's age....
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Post by racerx on May 4, 2014 16:47:10 GMT -8
I will visit your thread to see the picture. I have a second set of holes near the bottom as well. It's for a chain and pin that lock down the rock guard. I will need to see your photo in order to understand where "near the bottom" is. We both have curved rock guards though.
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