A Return Visit to the RV/MH Museum in Elkhart, Indiana

Eric & I return to the

 RV/MH Hall of Fame
in Elkhart. Indiana.

We expect to appreciate more details of the Museum's collection during this visit.

The 1916 Cozy Camp Tent
Trailer is one of the
first manufactured trailers.

The Zagelmeyer Tent Camper

was manufactured from 1920

to 1930 in Bay City, Michigan.

This 1932 Gilkie Kamp King

Tent Trailer was used until

the 1980s.

I wonder if this is the original canvas.

For its time, this was very

comfortable camping.

Modifying cars and trucks to create drivable RVs is not a new idea.

1913 Earl Travel Trailer

& Model T

Compact dining &
sleeping area

1916 Automobile 

Telescope Apartment

The side cabinets slide in.

The rear "slideout" makes
comfortable sleep possible.

The 1935 Covered Wagon's

"leatherette" covering stretches

over the wood body. 

The roof is treated canvas.

The dining area has a cot

set up beneath the table.

The kitchen & bedroom

 Teardrop Trailers have been

around for a long time....

Here's the 1957 Serro Scotty

Teardrop Trailer with

exterior kitchen.

Airstream Trailers are RVing

classics.

1958 Airstream Flying Cloud

Trailer

The Air Screamer is a recent

addition to the Museum

collection.

Gibson/Epiphone Company produced this Model EEAS as a signature tribute guitar for the band The Trailer Park Troubadours from  2003 - 2005.  The guitar was officially licensed by Airstream for this purpose.  

The 1950 Fleetwood Sporter

is the first of the Fleetwood

Line of trailers.

Bunk Beds, built into the rear
of this small trailer are
 adjacent to the kitchen. 

This is one of 200 1955 Ranger
Crank-Up Trailers built by
Hille Manufacturing in
Anaheim, California.






I admire the stylish "flare" over the wheels.

Interior cabinets are short,

by design.

This trailer sleeps
four....

No, I was wrong, five.

The doors on the1954
Yellowstone Travel Trailer
are different heights as the
roofline changes.

The trailer has a residential

stove, an advancement

in RV interior design.

Scooch to the bottom of
the bed to leave the rear
door of the Trailer.

The 1931 Chevrolet

Mae West Housecar

has luxurious interior

details.

The Housecar was built

to ensure that Mae West

traveled in style.

This is still my favorite RV.

The  1937 Hunt Housecar

looks futuristic.

Hollywood movie producer &

cinematographer Roy Hunt

built this motorhome.

The dining room & couch

that converts to beds.

The compact bathroom
is completely tiled to
for showering.

Truck Campers are a popular
choice for RVers.

1969 Stites Chassis Mount

 Truck Camper

A shot of me leaving the
1967 Winnebago F-19.






Here's the interior:

The pilot chairs & dash

board are minimalistic.

The dinette turns into a bed.

The 1974 GMC Motorhome

is sleek looking.

The 1985 Fleetwood Bounder

has a tiny bit of basement

storage to the left of the door.

Space efficiency is 

everything in RVing.

The Star Streak II is still

Eric's favorite RV.

This custom-built 22-foot aluminum-bodied motorhome was designed to fit into the owner's garage.  It has a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado chassis and a 1976 Oldsmobile Toronado engine.

The interior details are

as carefully planned as

the exterior of this

customized motorhome.

Visiting the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum is a great educational experience.  I leave appreciating the many innovations that make my RVing lifestyle easy and comfortable.

Eric and I appreciate the Museum's generous policy of allowing RVs to park overnight.