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2009 ART DECO '53 FLEETWOOD TRIBUTE' TRAVEL TRAILER

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL, PROFESSIONALLY CONSTRUCTED 50'S STYLE TRAVEL TRAILER CUSTOM BUILT TOP QUALITY" IN 5/6 SCALE TO A TOTAL LENGTH OF 13' 3"..... PERFECTLY DESIGNED TO STORE IN ANY GARAGE...PULL BEHIND A CLASSIC CAR / TRUCK OR NEW LIGHTWEIGHT SUV. IT CARRIES LOW POLISH ALUMINUM SIDES AND IS BUILT ON A NEW 2000 GVWR TRAILER FRAME. DUE TO IT'S SIZE: IT IS THE 'PERFECT CROWNING TOUCH' (RETRO VS. VINTAGE) TRAILER FOR CLASSIC CAR SHOW DISPLAY OR FOR ACTUAL USE IN TRAVELING/CAMPING. IT WEIGHS ONLY 1275 LBS. AND STANDS 83" TALL WITH 73" HEADROOM. FIT WITH A THIRD DOLLY WHEEL, IT CAN BE MOVED IN / AROUND THE DRIVEWAY / CAMPGROUND OR GARAGE WITH EASE. SLEEPING CAPACITY IS COZY FOR 2-3 IN A 44X75" FULL SIZE BED AND A GREAT DINETTE THAT CONVERTS TO A SLEEPER AT 25X75". BUILT 'OLD STYLE' THE SIDES HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED OF SHEET ALUMINUM W/ SS. SCREWS OVER A 1X3" SOLID WOOD #1 PINE INTERIOR FRAME..THEN COVERED WITH 1/4" PLY SUBSTRATE, FIXED WITH TIGHTBOND GLUE, SEALED, PAINTED, AND INSULATED (UNLIKE OTHER RECREATION TRAILERS OFFERED) BEFORE SHEETING WITH NEW, FULL SHEET ALUMINUM. THE INTERIOR IS DONE IN OLD FASHIONED BIRCH VENEER PANELING WITH BUILT-IN CABINETS, LED 'INDIRECT' MODERN LIGHTING, HANGING CLOSET, UNDERSINK STORAGE AND DRAWERS FOR PLENTY OF STORAGE. THE TINTED CRANK-OUT WINDOWS ARE PLENTIFUL (5) ALLOWING FOR ANY PLENTY OF CROSS VENTILATION / DAYLIGHT AND, IT EVEN HAS A NEW 110 VAC SERVICE AIR CONDITIONER 'BUILT-IN' (W/ REMOTE) FOR THOSE 'STEAMY' OVERNIGHT STAYS. THE LATEST INNOVATION IN FUN-TIME CAMPING IS FULLY ELECTRIC TRAILERS AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE HERE ( NO DANGEROUS 'OPEN FLAME' PROPANE FUEL). ..ALL APPLIANCES (REMOVABLE 2-BURNER STOVE, FRIDGE, A.C. , AND HEATER) ARE FULLY ELECTRIC WITH A 20 AMP BREAKER BOX ( 4 -15 AMP CIRCUITS). YOU'LL EVEN FIND TRADITIONAL VINTAGE STYLE 'BABY MOON' HUBCAPS ON 13" WHEELS, VINTAGE STYLE CAFE CURTAINS, 1 7/8" HITCH, 25' SHORE CABLE, AND 50'S DECO TRAILER RUNNING LIGHTS. WE JUST FITTED A PORTHOLE WINDOW IN THE DOOR WITH DARK TINTED GLASS TO COMPLETE THE ART DECO IMAGE. THIS LITTLE BEAUTY IS COMPLETE DOWN TO AN OUTSIDE DINING TABLE, PILLOWS AND SHEETS. UNLIKE BUYING A 40-50 YEAR OLD CLASSIC TRAILER , YOU WON'T BE VISITED IN THE NIGHT BY ANY CREEPY LITTLE SuRpRiZeS - AS SHE'S VIRTUALLY NEW .....'SORTED OUT' AND TEST DRIVEN TWICE. $10,600 OR REALISTIC OFFER

PROPS ARE OPTIONAL WITH TRAILER AT EXTRA COST: EXAMPLE: VINTAGE TRAVEL STICKERS, ARTWORK($6), PINEAPPLE TABLE TOPPER(NFS), DECO SIDE PANEL COLOR($280), VINTAGE FLEETWOOD EMBLEM W/ GRIFFITH ($225), AWNINGS, DECO PILLOWS AND JACK STANDS (N/A), ETC

 

THE STORY:

AMERICA CAME ALIVE THIS YEAR AS 1953 SAW PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SET IN MOTION THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE LEGISLATION FOR THE FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY ACT (FINALLY PASSED IN 1956) AND THE HIGHWAY REVENUE ACT, WHICH WOULD TRANSLATE TO 40,000 MILES OF HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES BUILT ALL ACROSS THE U.S.A. THIS CHANGED THE FACE OF AMERICA AND MOTIVATED MANY FOLKS, OF ALL AGES, TO BUT MORE CARS DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE. IF YOU WERE DREAMING OF 'FINS' THIS WOULD BE THE YEAR 'TAIL FINS' WOULD BLOSSOM FOR THE FIRST TIME. FOR EXAMPLE: THE 1954 BUICK SKYLARK WOULD BE INTRODUCED LATE IN THE YEAR AT THE G.M. MOTORAMA SHOWS. BUICK'S DREAMCAR RECIEVED SUCH RAVE REVIEWS THAT G.M. DECIDED TO PUT THEM IN PRODUCTION AND OFFER THEM TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AFTER INITIAL TEST MARKET RELEASE IN 1953, CHEVROLET'S SPORTY CORVETTE BECAME THE FIRST MASS-PRODUCED FIBERGLASS SPORTSCAR, WHILE CADILLAC ISSUED THEIR OPULENT ELDORADO MODEL, ONE OF WHICH WAS EVEN AWARDED TO PRESIDENT "IKE" EISENHOWER. MCDONALD'S HAMBURGER FRANCHISING WOULD EMERGE ALL ACROSS AMERICA WITH IT'S MASCOT "SPEEDEE"..... LATER REPLACED BY THE MORE LAUGHABLE "RONALD MCDONALD". THIS WOULD BE THE YEAR MARILYN MONROE WOULD MAKE HER FIRST APPEARANCE IN PLAYBOY MAGAZINE BUT, IT WAS REALLY HER PERFORMANCES FILMS LIKE "NIAGARA", "GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES" AND "HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE" THAT KICKSTARTED HER CAREER AS A MAJOR MOVIE STAR AND SEX SYMBOL. JUST ABOUT THE TIME THAT EVERYONE THOUGHT IT WAS ALL OVER FOR FRANK SINATRA (WHO BLEW HIS VOCAL CORDS IN 1952) HE WAS FEATURED IN "FROM HERE TO ETERNITY" AS 'PRIVATE MAGGIO' AND STARTED A WHOLE NEW CAREER MAKING MOVIES. THAT ROLE, WHICH HE ACCEPTED FOR A MEASLY 8 GRAND, TURNED HIS CAREER AROUND 180 DEGREES. HIS VOCAL CORDS RECOVERED AND HE BECAME AN WORLD RENOWN ICON AS "THE ULTIMATE CROONER". CINEMASCOPE WOULD USE A WIDESCREEN PROJECTION PROCESS THAT PACKED MOVIE HOUSES TO SEE MARLON BRANDO IN "JULIUS CAESAR" AND DORIS DAY IN "CALAMITY JANE" ( THIS FOLLOWING THE FIRST USE OF TWO-COLOR 3-D GLASSES IN 1952) . WHILE FRED ASTAIRE WOULD BURN SOME WOOD TAP DANCING IN ANOTHER BIG SCREEN EPIC CALLED "THE BAND WAGON". TOP 78 RPM HIT SINGLES WOULD BE LES PAUL & MARY FORD'S "VAYA CONDIOS", TONY BENNETT "RAGS TO RICHES" AND PATTI PAIGE SINGING " HOW MUCH IS THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW". 29 YEAR OLD HANK WILLIAMS, COUNTRY MUSIC STAR, WOULD NOT LIVE TO SEE THE END OF 1953.... HE DIED IN THE BACK OF HIS CADILLAC LIMOUSINE "TRYING TO KEEP PACE" FROM AN OVERDOSE OF PILLS AND ALCOHOL. IF YOU WANTED TO GET "SPACED OUT" YOU DIDN'T HAVE FAR TO GO- MOVIES, MAGAZINES, ADVERTISING- EVEN TOYS- WERE ALL DIRECTED TOWARD THE OUTER SPACE THEME , AS AMERICAN'S, YOUNG AND OLD, BECAME OBSESSED WITH ROCKETING TO OUTER SPACE . MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE RUSSIA WAS THE FIRST TO USE OF "THE SPUTNIK" SPACE PROBE.

WHAT TRAVEL TRAILER COULD POSSIBLY BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT RECALLING THE ANTIC'S OF LUCILLE BALL AND DESI ARNEZ IN THEIR HILARIOUS COMEDY , "LONG. LONG TRAILER"? IT IS A ICONIC FILM FOR THOSE THAT CONSIDER THEMSELVES "TRAILERITES". 1953 WOULD SEE "I LOVE LUCY" CONTINUE IT'S REIGN AS THE MOST POPULAR TV SHOW IN AMERICA. IT WAS A NATIONAL FIRST TO WRITE 'LUCY' OUT AND THEN BACK INTO THE SCRIPT WHEN SHE BECAME PREGNANT- A TV 'NO-NO'! EVEN THE WORD "PREGNANT" WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BE SPOKEN ON ANY BROADCAST MEDIA. PRUDISH TIMES PREVAILED AND CHARACTERS ON CAMERA IN TV SHOWS WERE VOID OF ANY SEXUAL INUENDO, EVEN DOWN TO BEING PICTURED IN SEPARATE BEDS. LUCILLE BALL'S BABY WAS BORN ON JAN 19, 1953 IT WAS THE SAME DAY "THE HAVING A BABY EPISODE" EPISODE WAS CAST ON TV..... A NATIONAL FIRST. AN AMAZING 70% OF THE ENTIRE TV VIEWING AUDIENCE WATCHED, WHICH ECLIPSED THE VIEWERSHIP OF THE INAUGURATION OF PRES. EISENHOWER.

WHAT BETTER OUTFIT TO WEAR WITH YOUR TRAILER? BERMUDA SHORTS BECAME "SPIFFY" ( THE NATIONAL RAGE ). BUSINESSMEN EVEN WORE THEM TO WORK DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WITH THEIR SUIT JACKETS ! COMBINED WITH TIES AND KNEE SOCKS IT MADE FOR AN 'INDESCRIBABLE' FASHION MOMENT NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN (OR REPEATED) AGAIN. IT WAS A KINDER TIME...IT WAS 1953.