34 day trip towing a huge TT with a 49 Buick Roadmaster

[bigb56]

Thought that would get your attention. I've been reading this great account of a 1952 journey made cross country towing a custom made 45 footer (I think that's correct) with a 49 Buick Roadmaster. It is mixed into an 11 year old thread about historic trailer journeys over on the Airstream forum. On post #16 (back in 2009) this guy Terry shows up and begins to tell his story that happened when he was barely 7, their family journey with like 8 kids. The entire trip was documented by Life Magazine, and I have ordered an original copy off ebay. The thread is still going strong. 22 pages long so grab a beverage. enjoy!!!


http://www.airforums.com/forums/f161...iss-45149.html

[bigb56]

Actually I just found another forum with many more, and better quality photos of the journey. And I stand corrected, there were 9 kids. The little guy in the striped shirt is the author

https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ad.php?t=24281

[Houndbb]

Actually I just found another forum with many more, and better quality photos of the journey. And I stand corrected, there were 9 kids. The little guy in the striped shirt is the author

https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ad.php?t=24281

Talk about a “Long, Long, Trailer”! Lucy and Desi had nothing on these folks! Thanks for this!
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[vonzoog]

Do you know if the trailer had brakes?

[bigb56]

Do you know if the trailer had brakes?

I was wondering that myself and I will ask Terry, although he was so young he might not know. I do know they used a dolly, and in one post Terry tells how when they were descending steep grades his mother would yodel out the window to warn others they were coming.

[Tom&Joan]

Do you know if the trailer had brakes?

I believe the trailer would have had brakes. Our family hauled a shorter mobile home from NY to TX in 1955 with a '54 Ford yet! We had zero problems as I recall, other than nearly getting stuck in Mississippi mud. I was 15 at the time.

[bigb56]

Here is the reply from Terry: