Getting Zippy Home

I was scared. Zippy was all rotted out inside and I just wasn't sure he'd be safe to tow. But last Saturday we hooked him up to my Dad's truck, said goodbye to Mr. Lee (With a promise to come by if we ever get the trailer restored (he has his doubts)) and hit the road. Lucky for us, there was major construction on 46, so the speed limit was reduced to 45 the whole way. Zippy held up like a champ and we made it home without incident!

Meet Zippy Lee!

Hell's Belles needed a home, and I'd decided a vintage travel trailer would be perfect. I set my sights on a Shasta... relatively easy to come by, but not as common as an airstream, which are a dime a dozen out here. I want to stand out don't I? So after a few weeks of searching, a '58 appeared on Craigslist just a few hours away. At a whopping $2500 asking price, I expected it was in good condition with only moderate repairs needed, but it was $1500 over my budget.... Being a girl, I said well let's just go "LOOK at it"... yeah right. I had every intention of buying it. So we drove out and looked at Willie's Shasta. I was immediately disappointed. It was a poorly painted black and gray and looked sad, lifeless. No matter!! A new paint job will fix that! Show me the inside! I couldn't wait to see the birch... Um.... Black. Everything, painted black. Everything. I wasn't about to pay $2500 dollars for a trailer that I would need to gut. So we drove away. Just 2 blocks away my dad and I both said "STOP - there's anther one!" And there he was, a little 66 wings and all parked half hidden behind a shed. An old man was working on his truck in the yard, so I made my dad get out and ask him if he'd be interested in selling the trailer. Surprisingly he was. We looked inside and, well, he (I'm calling it a he since I'm a girl, and I just think it fits) was a rotted out wreck to say the least. But the windows, doors, screens, emblems, wings, etc. were all intact and immaculate. I figured those parts are hard to come by, so it might be worth it to gut it and fix all the rot. We made a deal with the man and bought the trailer for a mere $300.00. But now we have to figure out how to get it home...

Meet Zippy Lee: (Named after the street we found him on, and his former owner Mr. Lee!)