The double wide mobile home was a direct descendant of expandable mobile homes. The manufactured housing industry offered larger, more comfortable, and more luxurious models every year. A constant battle to come up with the latest concept or feature brewed between the builders. Just like a vehicle, people could trade their homes […]
Vintage Trailers
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This is a photo log of a 1951 Spartan Imperial Mansion that I found on Vintage Campers.com. Spartan was one of the first manufacturers that really got it right! Here’s before the restoration: Here’s after the restoration: Vintage Campers (.com) is a full service vintage camper and vintage trailer dealer in […]
Single Wide Remodel – 1958 Mayflower Gets a New Life Rebecca Knabe is a mobile home remodeling queen, pro and guru! Her 1958 Mayflower single wide remodel transformed her home into a gorgeous space. With more than 1 remodel under her belt, she’s a great source of advise; she has also […]
It’s Sunday! A day I get to share some of my favorite vintage mobile home advertising and literature from yesteryear. Here’s a few that should make you smile: Here’s an entire brochure for American Trailer Coaches 1946 Tudor Tandem and Homecrest models. If you bought or subscribed to magazines like Mobile […]
Today, we are honored to feature a home that has never been seen online before and is a true vintage model. This is a perfect example of how a vintage mobile home doesn’t have to be gutted and remodeled to be beautiful. This one has most all of the original features […]
The History of Mobile Homes I collect vintage advertising, manuals and brochures of mobile homes and travel trailers. I have thousands at this point but like any typical collector, I always want more! I just put my order in for the book I have been wanting: Trailer Travel, The History of […]
What Do You Get When A World Famous Architect and a Vintage Spartan Trailer Get Together? Utter Awesomeness! This is a 1948 Spartan Royal Mansion mobile home (although another reference the home as a 1947 model) that has a gorgeous home built right around it! Get this, the very famous architect […]
Modern, Hip & Fabulous! I stumbled upon yet another fabulous retro mobile home remodel. This is in France so I have no idea about the manufacturer or if it’s even a true mobile home. It could possibly be a train car, I don’t really know. It looks close enough to a […]
Jackpot! By way of The Nate Show website, I found this gorgeous single wide trailer remodel in the House Proud section. After drooling, reading and clicking a magical link, I found 2 more wonderful mobile home transformations at a blog called “Trailer Chic.” They are 2 ladies that love trailers. While […]
I love stumbling upon awesome online finds! This one is a pure gem, except the word trailer could be changed to the more appropriate wording of mobile home. I digress though. Feast your eyes on 24 gorgeous mobile homes, all part of a photography typology by Jeffrey Milstein. Small Dreams, Trailer […]
It’s Sunday, and that means more vintage ads to share! I’ve found some lovelies for you this week. The 1964 Pacemaker especially intrigued me. This is an actual advertisement and Pacemaker did produce a mobile home with an arched roof. However, in the real photo I found the arch was not […]
How did ‘trailers‘ or mobile homes become associated with failure? Why did it happen and what can we do to remedy the stereotype? These are all questions I’ve wondered and written about here on MMHL. I find the entire subject fascinating. I found ‘Immobile Dreams; How did the Trailer come to […]
It’s Sunday and that means more vintage mobile home ads! As a weekly feature I share some of my favorite ads from the 1930’s and up. It’s great fun to see all the different styles and features that have came (and gone) from mobile homes through the decades. Here’s this weeks […]
There’s a new fad that has hit the internet wide open. The masses have found out about our long held secret called…get ready for it……camping. Yep, camping in a vintage camper. Tear drops and canned hams are 2 types of the most popular vintage campers, called such because of their […]