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Post by candee on Oct 24, 2016 17:51:48 GMT -8
cant find any info on this trailer. Its supposed to be a 70s trailer. No clue of the exact year. Anyone ever heard of this brand.
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 24, 2016 18:02:44 GMT -8
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 24, 2016 18:43:58 GMT -8
I saw one in a camp ground in Steamboat Springs CO. It's a Smokey...
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 24, 2016 19:42:30 GMT -8
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Post by vintagebruce on Oct 25, 2016 10:48:52 GMT -8
to VTT. I am not an expert on Smokeys by any means. The NADA Guide says this about the Smokey line of campers made by Midas. A product of Midas recreational vehicles, the Smokey brand was dedicated to the sale of small travel trailers through the 1970s. Under 20 feet in length, Smokey self-contained trailers were constructed with an emphasis on comfort and easy towing. Smokey recreational trailers were finally produced during the 1978 model year. Most of the Midas campers you will see are shaped like what is sometimes called the more "boxy" second gen camper. The style that became popular after the canned ham shape. The boxy shape seems to appear right around 1970 when I believe Smokey was purchased by Midas and added to it's list of camper brands. There is reference to a 1967 and 1968 models I have found that show campers shaped like the one mobiltec posted above. That style and similar shape was being produced by Serro-Scotty in the late 60's. I am guessing those '67-'69 Smokeys which I believe were being built in Tazewell TN. were being made by the company Midas bought. If your Smokey has a shape similar to something like this, I'd say you have a 70's Midas Smokey. s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9b/e8/13/9be8131a950be02ffe4892c0b1b87aaa.jpgIf it is more like this, you may have a late '60's Smokey, before it was bought by Midas. smokeygrizzly.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/camper.jpgFinally, if you should run across this pin and see it is labeled a 1972 Smokey, imo, I think it is either a pre-Midas Tazewell Smokey with a secondary paint job, or is mis-identified. The shape does not fit in with the Midas line of Smokey(s) at all. Just my opinion which is subject to being proven wrong. s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/c8/15/fd/c815fd9e584df52e5856d666b9c93310.jpg
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Post by minimove on Nov 26, 2020 4:32:50 GMT -8
How's your Smokey coming along? I have a Smokey that has 3 plastic grizzly bear emblems. They are a bit warped from sun and time but are very cool! I'm not putting them back on because they're just too fragile but instead will put them in shadow boxes and hang them inside. I have never found another set, only the sticker type. I can't even find another Smokey like mine. ? Strange!
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