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Hestnring retro trailers went frum a hohby to a business for this rruplB in Cnlnradn
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When Richard and Vicky Nash
married, it was a match made in
traiter heaven. Richard is a custom
homebui[der and ctassic car buff.
Vicky is passionate about midcentury
traveI cot[ectib[es. When she read
about a group of women who painted
mural's on vintage travel trailers, she
convinced Richard that it woutd be fun
to rebui[d one. They found a hait-damaged 1970 Shasta hunting traiter with
camouf Lage curtains and transformed
it into a fut[y functiona[, attentiongrabbing traiter. They were hooked.
The search was on for their
next project. They preferred eartier
modets, "canned hams" with iconic
siLver wings. They purchased a 1962
Shasta Airf Lyte for $100, comptete
with a ditapidated interior, split seams,
MasterfuI restoration by Richard and Vicky
Nash transformed this ditapidated duo into
Candy and Sundance, dartings of vintage
trai[ershows.
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a leaking roof and damaged siding.
Richard stripped the traiLer down
to the frame, satvaging or reptacing
what he coutd and using originaI parts
as temptates for the rest. The originat
wings on the exterior accent the new
paint job. Vicky sewed curtains and
cushions, and decorated the interior
with a soda fountain theme. Nine
months and $10,000 [ater, "Candy,"
whose red-and-white cotors are reminiscent of peppermint candies, was
nearly complete. ALt she needed was
a matching tow vehicte. Richard found
a rusty 1961 Ford Gataxie Suntiner
convertible in need of just about
everything, starting with an engine
and transmission overhaut. Sundance
and Candy are now hits at c[assic
car shows.
Vicky's whimsicaL suggestion has
grown into a successfuI business.
Retro Traiter Design in Gtenwood
Springs, Co[orado, renovates
rescued 1 950s-'60s-era campers
and customizes traiters to private
owners' specifications for recreationaI
or commerciaI use. Customers can
expect complete restorations in four
to five months at a price between
$25,000 and $40,000.
Retro Trailer Design 97 0 -9 L5-1329,
retrotra i[erdesig n.com
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