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The Teardrop Caravan.                           ( Still in Production )

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I decided to build myself a trailer for shows and going on holiday.

The trailer will be styled with the 40's, 50's and 60's in mind. While also taking inspiration from vintage aircraft, books and the internet.

 

Inspirational help for the build came from a book called 'Teardrops and Tiny Trailers' by Douglas Heister, and after a visit to Duxford

Imperial War Museum. The riveted aluminium aircraft such as the Dakota, DC10 and Flying Fortress particularly caught my attention.

 

The 'Airstream' trailers from 'The States' are also a big influence, although mine will be built on a slightly smaller scale.

 

         

 

The definition of a teardrop trailer is a teardrop or egg like shape with outboard wheels.

Where as mine has in-board wheels more like a traditional caravan, therefore i will be calling mine a teardrop caravan.

Small caravans were also called 'Canned Ham' because of the shape and profile.

The dimensions will be about 9ft long and about 5ft tall, using VW wheels and other parts.

 

Below are some teaser photos of the teardrop so far, along with one of me at Duxford inspecting a Consolidated B-24M Liberator.

I will be showing this trailer next year at the SSVC Victoria Farm / Stanford Hall Show in May 2011.

 

       

   

Year                  Manufactured during (March to June) and probably July of 2010

Chassis             Designed from scratch using Steel C and Box Section - Hand Built by BaronVonKronken      

Body                  Aluminium sheets joined by bolts/rivets.

Wheels             15 x 4.5J Powder coated Black

Tyres                Firestone 6.40 x 15 Whitewall X-Plys