Today I’ve fallen in love with this little darling. Sorry Eriba Puck, you’ve just been bumped down a notch on my list of superb vintage European trailers (or caravans, as they say).
It’s a Willerby Vogue, coming out of 1950s UK and so rare that only 5 of them seem to exist today. Isn’t he cute?
I ran across the blog of Pete Jolly, who “rescued [this 1957 caravan] from the depths of deepest Norfolk in August 2006″ by way of eBay as a “winter DIY project.”
At 14’7″ in length and 1700 lbs, they manufactured 115 of these fiberglass trailers over a period of 2 years and they didn’t sell, nearly running the business into the ground. That appears to be the company’s first and last attempt at high design.
It took Peter nine months to do a complete restoration of Willerby and resurrect a 20 year slumber.
restoring the floor
You can read the entire process at http://willerby.littleplumstead.com and extensive photos on Peter’s flickr photostream.
window seat
Thanks Peter for sharing your adventure!
dining table
Photo credit Peter Jolly/flickr. Top photo from Willerby Holiday Homes.
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that’s a nice find. That’s a pretty nice restoration. Looks pretty good for such a tiny space.
How Adorable. It’s my dream to own a tiny little travel trailer..How fun!
Love your blog also..
That is a beautiful little trailer! And I really like the red accents. What a beautiful job, nicely done!
That is a beautiful little trailer! And I really like the red accents. What a wonderful job, nicely done!
*sigh
I swoon in love yet again, thanks to your blog… So adorable, Mr. Peter Fellow: you are making us all quite Jolly indeed!
Love this beautiful tiny trailer. Sparks the wanderlust and adventurous spirit in me.
I think they did excellent work on it. It looks really nice. It went from bad to beautiful.