Slow Progress

Well I bet you think no progress has been made on the Nomad....Wrong, we have been working on it when we can. I have just been to busy to upload photos and post. Well no pictures today folks, I will upload them soon.

Rims were removed and painted, servicable used tires mounted. Temporary tow lights added, and we towed the Nomad to my In-Laws place to start work before the longer tow home. Removed all the rotten floring (rear 2/3 of the trailer).
Wire brushed exposed frame and painted. Installed new sub floor. My wife wire brushed and painted the tounge. New tounge jack installed. Purchased a vintage potty room window. I have found a source for replacment Aluminum..... Stay tuned......

The Find

The story of how  we got this camper a bit wild but we had a LOT of LUCK!  We were driving down a local highway where we have driven many times before, as I was driving I was glancing over to the side of the highway,where the state has been cutting down all the trees and brush. At almost the same instant we both shouted "hey an old camper"  we agreed that it looked like an older Shasta Compact, we had been looking for a nice one to restore. The early Shasta Compacts are not all that easy to find esp. locally. Well with some good detective work by my wife. Within an hour we had a phone # for the homeowner. I called and the nice lady who answered told me it belonged tto her brother in law who had passed away, she gave me his daughters phone number to call.

I called the daughter and left a message. Later that day she called me and I told her I was interested in restoring the camper, if she should decide to sell it.  She said she would go look it over and get back to me, as she had not looked inside it in years. Three weeks later she called me back and told me it was in rough shape but if interested I should stop over for a look. We arrived for a look and my wife immediatly recognised the Daughter and after a few minutes the realised they had worked together many years ago.  To make a long story short, though there is some bad water damage we decided to take the project on.  The price??? FREE!

Early 1960's ??? Nomad

Found this old Nomad Travel Trailer, which we believe is early 1960's This blog will document the refurbishing of this rare and classic travel trailer. Although it looks a lot like a Shasta Compact of that era, it is not a Shasta, it is a Nomad. Very little info seems to be available on these trailers. (Click on photos to enlarge).