I Had No Idea Retro RVs Were Making a Comeback

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro) 05/26/2018 at 12:00 • Filed to: winga dinga, terry classic, travel trailer, trailer, camper, rv, rvs

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Until I saw this.

Passing by a local RV dealer today, I did a double-take and almost turned around to get a closer look at it. But I waited until I got home so that I could pull some pictures off of the internets instead of subjecting you to the best my potato cam could muster. I’m not even in the market or anything, but for a moment I thought I was looking at some fascinating resto-mod.

But it’s not a resto-mod! Apparently this is a NEW trailer, called the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Combining old styling cues with today’s modern niceties, it even comes in different colors.

(What, were you expecting a chessboard floor and matching interior colors? Or perhaps wood paneling and shag carpeting? ...Yeah, I kinda was too.)

But the important question is- what would you tow one with? It’s too much to pull behind those ’02-’05 T-birds. How about !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! retro “Big 10” Silverados instead?

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farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Urambo Tauro 05/26/2018 at 12:11

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i want a tinfoil hat special

with satelite dishes n shit on the roof

Nibbles > Urambo Tauro 05/26/2018 at 12:13

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Looked at one whilst we were getting dry fucked on our trade-in. Frankly not impressed. Looks good on the outside, interior is basic as fuck.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Urambo Tauro 05/26/2018 at 12:15

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I like the V21 floorplan.

gmctavish needs more space > Urambo Tauro 05/26/2018 at 12:19

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It needs steelies with dog dishes, those mini bro wheels aren’t doing it any favours

Urambo Tauro > Nibbles 05/26/2018 at 12:19

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Yeah, the interior looks pretty much the same as any other modern RV. Except for maybe that “park model”-style front window. I don’t recall seeing anything like that in a while.

Urambo Tauro > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 05/26/2018 at 12:21

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Me too. I prefer the dinette booth under the front window.

Shift24 > Urambo Tauro 05/26/2018 at 12:26

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That is actually pretty cool and there is alot more of those resto Silverados

https://www.hardworkingtrucks.com/retro-big-10-chevy-option-offered-on-2018-silverado/

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Urambo Tauro 05/26/2018 at 12:35

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Until more recently it was the vintage Airstream trailers we got on shows a lot, there are a few people that own fleets and rent them all over the country. I did see a couple really long rectangular trailers at a show pretty recently located at the cruise ship pier/building here in SF. Some have been cut to transform into bars and stuff too. The really old Airstreams are cool, I always go in them and check them out.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 05/26/2018 at 12:35

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Yeah those are like Porsche 930s now.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Urambo Tauro 05/26/2018 at 13:16

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Oh I like the truck, Toyota needs retro graphics now.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 05/26/2018 at 13:21

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If you trick out an Airstream you can get close.

Matt Nichelson > Urambo Tauro 05/26/2018 at 13:46

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I don’t understand why the white stripe stops short on the front. This is much better imo.

ranwhenparked > Matt Nichelson 05/26/2018 at 20:06

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They’re trying to copy the original, but the body creases aren’t quite there.

fintail > Urambo Tauro 05/26/2018 at 23:21

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Also amusing, Shasta reissued an “Airflyte” design not long ago (yes, this is late model):

Winnebago has also reincarnated the iconic 70s “Brave” line with traditional styling:

Urambo Tauro > fintail 05/26/2018 at 23:48

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VERY cool! I can’t even tell that the Shasta is new at all. The Winnebago on the other hand kinda has an early 2000s retro vibe to it, similar to what certain automakers were doing in that era. Nice.

fintail > Urambo Tauro 05/27/2018 at 00:14

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The Shasta is more of a replica than something new with a retro look, I guess. You are probably familiar with the 70s model the new Winnebago is seeking to mimic:

Although I’d never want to own one as I don’t like camping nor driving something like this, I find old motorhomes interesting.