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02-21-2018, 09:55 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Scottsbluff
, Nebraska
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 26
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Anyone know what this is?
Drove by this today. I’m pretty sure it’s not an airstream and I’m wondering if anyone knows what this is. I would like to do a little bit of research before I inquire. Thanks for your help!
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02-21-2018, 09:59 PM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,606
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Could be a Spartan Manor.
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02-21-2018, 10:15 PM
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Rivet Master
1973 Argosy 24
hartselle
, Alabama
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 582
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Ditto ^^^^
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02-21-2018, 10:26 PM
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Rivet Master
1958 26' Overlander
Battle Ground
, Washington
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 871
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It looks very similar to a trailer Vintage Campers has for sale with a street side door and round windows in the door. The horizontal trim appears similar also.
http://www.vintagecampers.com/viewunit.php
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02-21-2018, 10:31 PM
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Rivet Master
1995 25' Excella
xxxxx
, xxxxxx
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 2,349
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The front doesn't slope like all the Spartans I have seen.
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02-22-2018, 05:02 AM
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Rivet Master
Lakes Region
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 815
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Yup, first thought, looks "like" a Spartan, second thought, but the lines aren't quite right. I agree with the sloped front comment, for Spartans.
There were quite a few other manufactures around that time that didn't last very long. I think it would take actually stopping to read whatever labels are on it to find what it actually is.
Please let us know, and show the inside of you get to see it.
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02-22-2018, 06:15 AM
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Moderator
Vintage Kin Owner
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 11,696
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Similar to a Spartan, but I believe this is an M-Systems rig.
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02-22-2018, 10:32 AM
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1 Rivet Member
2003 30' Classic S/O
The Villages
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 11
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I also think it's a Spartan.
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02-22-2018, 10:35 AM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Mantua
, Ohio
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,062
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin245
Similar to a Spartan, but I believe this is an M-Systems rig.
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Most likely.
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02-22-2018, 11:15 AM
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Rivet Master
2018 28' International
Fayetteville
, Georgia
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 825
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I also think it is an M Systems, not a Spartan. But there were so many copycats back then, and low volume producers, you won’t know until you look at it. Hopefully some of the badging is still there.
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02-22-2018, 12:31 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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02-22-2018, 03:10 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Scottsbluff
, Nebraska
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 26
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Thanks everyone. Next time through I will knock on some doors. I am anxious to see about it. From the information you guys have provided it sure looks like and M systems trailer. It’s been sitting in a field for many years in western Nebraska. I never really took note of it until I purchased a 1956 Safari last month. I will post here at five find out anything more about it. Thanks again
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02-23-2018, 06:10 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 27' International FB
Petaluma
, California
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 1,343
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02-23-2018, 12:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1962 24' Tradewind
Buffalo
, Wyoming
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 686
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Oh, this is so funny. I've got a picture almost exactly like that one, of the same trailer that I took a couple of years ago while I was running around in Western Nebraska.
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02-23-2018, 05:35 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Scottsbluff
, Nebraska
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 26
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OK I found it
OK I found it. After some running around and knocking on doors I got permission to go and take pictures although the owner of the trailer and field is dead. It turns out this was made by Victor coach industries. Does anyone have any information on this company? It looks like the bottom was rotting out but looking in the windows things looked pretty good. A good break up of a long boring drive back from Omaha. Great story about someone finding the same trailer and taking a picture!. Pretty cool since this is pretty out-of-the-way.
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02-23-2018, 05:37 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Scottsbluff
, Nebraska
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 26
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Photos of Victor
Photos of Victor
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02-23-2018, 06:45 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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Interesting! If you look closely, the plaque actually says "Victor Coach Industries Inc." and a search for this reveals:
https://www.google.com/search?ei=dcO....0.7hHIZe5H0tk
. . . which appears to have been in business from 1948 to 1970.
There is an ad in The Billboard from 1950:
https://books.google.com/books?id=f0...inc%22&f=false
. . . and the ad mentions various lengths, and an electrical generator!
No previous mentions of the company on airforums.com apparently.
Interesting find, thanks for the photos!
Peter
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02-24-2018, 08:18 AM
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2 Rivet Member
Scottsbluff
, Nebraska
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 26
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More photos
More photos
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02-24-2018, 09:09 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1987 34.5' Airstream 345
Menomonee Falls
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 424
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Hey all.
I was thinking, could this be a lost horizon? Minus the front windows. Has the right look
DJ
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02-24-2018, 10:04 AM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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See Posts #16 and #17 re: Victor Coach Industries Inc.
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