Finding myself drawn to pink for the new Shasta Airflyte interior.
My 14 year vintage trailer restoration journey. It all started in 2011 with little vintage Serro Scotty Trailers aptly named “Guppy” (1976 Gaucho), “Geet” (1977 Front Kitchen), “Bob” (1974 Hilander), and “Cali” (1968 Gaucho). “Pip” (1976 Boler), “940 Crowe” - who was crushed by the snow (1961 Shasta Compact ) & “Freida Payne” (1970 Glendale Flyte) My current projects include a 1961-1963 Shasta Compact (Little Susie Shasta) and a yet to be named 1959 Shasta 19’ Deluxe
GUPPY - THE LIFEGUARD SHACK
Monday, 10 January 2022
It has been long known that unless these vintage trailers are stored inside, they do have a tendency to rot below the windows, along the seam lines, at the door and around the ceiling vent. If you can tarp it and a section at a time peel the tin off (which is quite easy) , and restore the rotten wood from the outside in, it will be a much easier restoration project. I am blessed to have an enclosed carport to keep my projects from being the neighbourhood eyesores and it allows me to pick away at getting a little progress done.
I’m about 1/4 the way thru rebuilding the rotten sections of my front corners of my Glendale. In the past my vintage trailer restoration projects have included a 1961 Shasta Compact, 1974, 1976 and 1977 Serro Scotty’s and a 1975 Boler. I have to divide my time between restoring my Glendale project as I have another vintage Shasta Compact to restore. Right now two trailers are waiting for me in the carport and their skins are being scrapped and repainted in my cellar. But I’m a slow moving disturbance on the best of days so my progress is slow when the temperatures dip a little to low for my hands to hold onto the Drexel oscillating tool.

