TCT NE Rally > other Shasta's, and one that was not

There were several other Shasta's at the 2011 NE Regional TCT Rally this year as well a one trailer that looked a lot like a Shasta but was not.

In addition to the green 1960 Airflyte that was Runner-up for Best in Show there was yellow 1958 Airflyte that was also similar to ours.  The '58 was interesting as it had a bunch of original details that were different than our '63. The only jalousie window was on the curb-side at the kitchen. The front window and the rear side windows were hinged at the top and swung out similar to our rear window.  The interior cabinets also had nice oversize rounded edges on the exposed corners similar to the what we saw on the '54 Shasta in that's in the RV/MH museum in Elkhart, IN.

There was also another trailer that looked like a Airflyte until you looked closer.  This blue and white trailer was actually a 1960 Nomad.  The overall shape and interior is really close to to our Shasta and the '58 mentioned above, but Nomad was a separate company in competition with them.  The shape is only only slightly different than our Airflyte but lots of other details are unique. Note the wheel well shape, the front side window construction, the drip-rail and corner moldering that is screwed in from the top/front panel instead of the side. The interior has the rounded edge derails like the earlier shasta's only it's taken even further and feels a bit more deluxe. Interior details are close, right down to the magazine rack that has a cut-out  N instead os the S. From what little I could find online it sounds like Nomad opened it's first plant in 1960 and this Shasta clone may have been their product. I found some evidence that they made a smaller Compact size model as well.  The owner of this Nomad is interested in more info so if anyone can any more info it would be appreciated.

There were at least three other Shasta's at the rally as well, a more modern 1967 Airflyte (this one), and and two different generations of the Shasta Compact. You can see all my photo's of just Shasta's on flickr by clicking here.