You've got to see this 1953 Vagabond!
This wife ran across this on Facebook. This is so 1950s cool. I think I could move right in! 1953 Vagabond
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camp-n-family wrote:
Amazing. Curious what that thing weighs. Full size appliances, porcelain plumbing fixtures and hardwood must add up. What from the 50's would pull that?
What would pull it? Just about any contemporary sedan built inthe1950's. My first car was a 1955 Pontiac 4 door sedan. It was built like a tank. No power steering, but did have an automatic transmission. It weighed ever bit of 5000 pounds itself. Solid steel, steel body (nothing aluminum on that beast), I forget the engine size, but I think it was the old style 440. Back in the day, those vehicles could pull anything. Ever watch the Long-Long-Trailer on video?
Look at my profile (on the left), click the link, and see what my dad towed his travel trailer with. That was a 1963 Pontiac Station wagon. It did have the 440 engine. It also was a beast! Nothing like the way they make today's trucks and cars. Nothing!
