Lucille Ball Long, Long trailer

bsinmich wrote:
My first trailer was a 1969 21' Layton and I towed it with my '69 Lincoln. Back then it worked fine with a 460 CID motor. A hitch dolly was advertised in the TL magazine at that time also. My TT only weighed 4400# empty. I think that '56 Mercury had about a 353 CID. I also lived in a 55' New Moon for a couple of years back in the early 60s.

The Mecury in the movie was a '53 Mercury Monterey Convertible with a 125 HP flathead V8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long,_Long_Trailer

My first trailer was a 1969 21' Layton and I towed it with my '69 Lincoln. Back then it worked fine with a 460 CID motor. A hitch dolly was advertised in the TL magazine at that time also. My TT only weighed 4400# empty. I think that '56 Mercury had about a 353 CID. I also lived in a 55' New Moon for a couple of years back in the early 60s.

The mercury he was driving changed to a Lincoln when they were in the mountains

Sure, towing with that sedan was an exaggeration for humorous effect. But I was fascinated by the idea of using what I would call a 'mobile home' as an RV. People really used to do that?!? I guess that's why they call them trailer parks.

I always wondered how they could pull that big trailer with a sedan. My wife recorded it and I watched a little more carefully. They had a two wheel hitch dolly under the trailer tongue and I think they had one of those hitches where the pivot point was at the differential to eliminate sway. I've never seen a hitch dolly used towing in real life but I have seen a lot of people that could have used one.

You can watch it On Demand @ TCM either on TV or the 'net until August 10th.
Cute movie.

bukhrn wrote:

BobsYourUncle wrote:
It's been a lotta years...
I should go beg borrow steal it from somewhere.
What a classic!

You can buy it on eBay or Amazon.

Yeah I guess I better get on that one and order it!

Watched the first 10 minutes last night and the rest tonight. What a great movie! And SO many things are familiar :).

I have been known to bring home-canned foods camping... though not doing quite as much preserving on the road as she did!

BobsYourUncle wrote:
It's been a lotta years...
I should go beg borrow steal it from somewhere.
What a classic!

You can buy it on eBay or Amazon.

Have it on a DVD and have watched it on many camping trips.