RV/MH Hall of Fame Museum & Library

Yesterday was another tour day for us, and the plan was to find the RV and Motor Home Museum.  This is in a new industrial park, and it is a manicured park, more so than a industrial area.  The Museum has yet to fill a small fraction of the building, and has room to grow 10fold.  There was a area of new RVs but it only had 2 new ones, and the display looked to change on a monthly basis.

The shortest Airstream Trailer ever made, 13ft, was the first trailer that we saw upon entering the vintage display room.  The overhead picture was taken from a viewing balcony off of the second floor.  The older airstreams, and the early trailers/campers from the 20s were blocked off from entering, but all of the doors were open and interior pictures are allowed.  Most of the RVs allowed a interior walkthrough, and there were only a few that didn’t allow entry.  Most RVs were well lit, and the aluminum sided ones were challenging  to use the flash on the camera.

The wide views show the Model T’s and early tent campers, and the early metal sided trailers.  The early teardrop campers were open for entry, but it looked to be a lot of work getting in and out.  There seemed to be a time in the late 1940s and into the 1950s, where some manufactures were trying to keep the trailers small enough to fit into a garage.

The Bowlus Trailer interior.  The rear with small windows, and the really neat woodwork on the celling, and a look at the front, and the trailer hitch just outside the door.  The kitchen area was just inside the door, and about the size of a small closet.

The front and rear of the Bowlus, the aluminum was really polished, and it was like trying to take a picture of a bunch of mirror panels.

Another picture of the Bowlus, there was a large display of a RV manufacturing plant under glass, and I took a lot of pictures, too much reflection.  The brown/beige bus had no walkthrough to the camper area, but the interior was nicely done.

This gray motorhome, looked to be nearly new inside and out, the curved wooden panels covered the celling areas.  The drivers seat was the only one in the front area, and the passengers chair was smaller and to the rear of the entry door.  the kitchen area was in place of the front passenger.

The rear ceiling is really neat in the gray motorhome, and it looks to be a camper for two.

The two pictures are of different trailers, and the woodwork is really well done in a lot of these 30s and 40s campers.

I think that this is a early 30s motorhome interior.  There are so many neat interiors, I cant remember the camper that they go to, unless I photographed the exterior right before or after.

The 20s campers.  Tents and trailers to hold the tent, and then the camping supplies were held in built in cabinets on the vehicle, and then camping trailers to sleep in, and need to be light enough for the light cars of the day to pull them.

Today is a travel day for us, we are moving the trailer to Champaign, Illinois.