RV show........................ 1936

campigloo wrote:
Kinda neat how the people were dressed. Looks like it was a significant social event, even though it must not have taken long to go through.

Back in the day folks dressed up for everything! I remember air travel in the 50s and 60s when everyone wore a suit or dress, sat in wide seats, and had a good meal and a smoke. My Dad had a camp in Maine - we always drove the whole 6 hours very well dressed and stopped at a nice restaurant along the way. When we got to the trailhead, usually afer dark, we all changed into our camp clothes - usually in the car to avoid the skeeters - and the hiked a mile into the pond and rowed across to the camp! When I got married, the DW, who is from a long line of mariners, quickly put an end to the fancy clothes...

Team,

Get your Vintage RV voyeur fix on.... awesome
way to spend your next hour of free time !

Charles

grin worthy....

Wiscampin..

I'm a big fan of the vintage RV shows... really respect the
owners that have the time, energy, money, attention to detail,
drive, and skillset to restore to near original. Some of the
interior woods, trim, piping, deco touches, tuck-n-roll, light
shades, on/off toggles...it is all cool. It seems to be a labor
of love that will most likely never see a financial ROI...but
that does not seem to be why they do it.

A neighbor in our storage unit has a minty fresh looking early-to
-mid 70's Argosy (always dug the raised lettering) ...base section
is a teal type green...looks awesome. I wish I had the foresight
to mothball my Dad's 60's Airstream... I would now throw a whole
bunch of cash at it....

Thanks

Charles

Last weekend a campground close to our seasonal campground hosted a Vintage Camper Weekend. There were about 30 older restored campers there with the oldest being from 1947. Some from the 50's and 60's were even towed by restored vintage cars. The owners allowed people to tour their campers and had pics taken during the restoration. Rightfully so they were very proud of their accomplishments and were eager to talk about them and show them off. It was awesome.

Danny ,

I like to see things in perspective...

What Things Cost in 1936:
Car: $600
Gasoline: 19 cents/gal
House: $6,200
Bread: 8 cents/loaf
Milk: 48 cents/gal
Postage Stamp: 3 cents
Stock Market: 180
Average Annual Salary: $1,600

Couldn't track the buy in of Hawley's Road Chief...they were
bankrupt by 36'.... but Wally's unit could be had for $1200.00
... a little less then average annual salary. Of course ,
Schicklegruber changed everything... especially the availability
of aircraft grade aluminum .

BTW ..happy birthday all you USAF Retirees/Veterans ! in 1947 the U.S. Army
Air Forces became the U.S.A.F. (Dad served in both...plank member Air Rescue).

into the wild blue yonder...

Charles

cdlaine wrote:
Francheska,

Ouch ! wonder what that is in 1936 dollars ??? Charles

on average, prices double every ten years so you can backtrack and figure it out.

The location looks like the courtyard of the Southern Calif. AAA in downtown LA, still there today too.

campigloo wrote:
Kinda neat how the people were dressed. Looks like it was a significant social event, even though it must not have taken long to go through.

I normally wear a suit and necktie when I camp. Doesn't everyone?

Francheska,

Ouch ! wonder what that is in 1936 dollars ???

Chris...That little unit looks amazing. Thanks for the link.


Charles

You can reserve your unit for a mere $100,000.00