Vintage Trailers - Mobile Home Living

Vintage Mobile Home Restoration: Sensational 1955 Smoker Aristocrat

March 28, 2018November 3, 2014 by Crystal Adkins

The owners, Steve Salatino and Mike Richardson, have done a great job on this vintage mobile home restoration. They brought it back to its former glory, taking great care to feature the home’s best elements. The wood paneling is beautiful, the exterior colors expertly chosen, and the cabinetry is magnificently mid-century! The couple found this great home … Read more

Mobile Mansions – A History of Vintage Mobile Homes

June 20, 2018September 25, 2014 by Crystal Adkins

If you enjoy vintage mobile homes, RVs’s, and campers you’re going to love this video, ‘MOBILE MANSIONS: The History of RV’s and Trailers Full One Hour Version by Douglas Keister.’

This video travels the timeline of mobile homes with great historical accuracy. The narrator walks through the decades on a beautifully visual road of photos, advertisements, and quotes. It’s a treat from beginning to end!

Mr. Keister has given all vintage mobile home fans a wonderful gift with this video. Those that aren’t familiar with the historical aspect of manufactured homes can learn so much in a small amount of time. It may even introduce our younger generation to the homes and the relevance they have played in America.

Please consider a small donation via Paypal to Doug@KeisterPhoto.com to offset the considerable time it took to create this extraordinary history.

As always, thank you for reading Mobile Home Living!

1959 Spartan Mobile Home

March 31, 2018August 31, 2014 by Crystal Adkins

1950 spartan mobile home carousel for sale kitchen

A Spartan Mobile Home is a favorite of most vintage mobile home fans and for good reason. The story of the company is as fascinating as the homes they produced. It’s a true American tale of innovation and the ability to adapt during difficult times. Related: Check out this Shabby-Chic Spartan. Did I mention how awesome Spartan … Read more

An Awesome (and Very Unique) Airstream Remodel

March 31, 2018August 8, 2014 by Crystal Adkins

Awesome Airstream Remodel This Airstream remodel will curl your hair! Literally! One of the greatest benefits of mobile homes, campers, travel trailers, and RV’s is unlimited potential. They can become anything you can imagine and in this case the owner imagined an upscale business that could be easily transported. We’ve seen lots of great Airstream remodels. Some have … Read more

9 Awesome Vintage Buses Converted Into Beautiful Mobile Homes

April 2, 2018July 31, 2014 by Crystal Adkins

school bus converted into mobile home interior view 2

Mobile homes come in all shapes and size, so do vintage buses. These vintage buses have all been converted into beautiful mobile homes! In my opinion, you can call anything a mobile home as long as the unit is mobile and has an area for sleeping, eating, and/or living and buses are a great option for anyone … Read more

1964 Single Wide Mobile Home Makeover

April 2, 2018June 15, 2014 by Kim Alley

living room after complete remodel in vintage mobile home

Please welcome Dianna Wood. She has completely remodeled a vintage single wide mobile home with amazing DIY projects and was kind enough to write a bit about her single wide mobile home here on Mobile Home Living. Related: A Look at a 1978 Fleetwood Single Wide Remodel. By Dianna Wood Mobile Home Owner at Mobile … Read more

Two Story Mobile Homes – Vintage Advertisments

November 6, 2015June 12, 2014 by Crystal Adkins

Back in the good ole’ days mobile homes were more prone to design innovation and experimentation. With hundreds of mobile home manufacturers competing for sales the first company to come up with bigger and better was more likely to succeed and become a nationally known brand. A popular design concept was two story mobile homes, aka the … Read more

Awesome 1955 Spartan Imperial Mansion Remodel

April 2, 2018June 5, 2014 by Crystal Adkins

Those that take the time and money to renovate and remodel vintage mobile homes are my favorite kind of people. Bringing back the past is not an easy thing to do especially if you try to be as original as possible. Those that do this work, that takes the time and money to renovate a vintage mobile … Read more

How the Mobile Home Stigma Began

April 2, 2018May 30, 2014 by Crystal Adkins

fsa farm security administration trailer camp for defense workers a quarter mile from general electric plant in erie pa june 41 library of congress

The early 1940’s was a challenging time for United States of America and trailers industry. Our country was headed to WWII and rations were put in place in order to produce the necessities needed for the war. The mass-produced trailer was still in its infancy – factories had just begun producing trailers in 1936 so there … Read more

Vintage Trailer Parks and Campground Images

April 4, 2018May 15, 2014 by Crystal Adkins

Over the years we have collected quite a few great Vintage Trailer Parks and Campground Images. So we thought we would share them with you! Related: A look at some Unique Vintage Motor Homes. The following images were found on Flickr. The poster describes the photos as being in Fort Benning, GA in 1953 or 1955. … Read more