Once again this year we attended the Tin Can Tourists Northeast Regional Rally. This TCT rally has become something that everyone in our family looks forward to each year. Over the last few years we've made a bunch of friends there, and we look forward spending time with them and to meeting new ones. We also really enjoy the mac & cheese and chili cook-off as well as the pork roast / pot-luck dinner. And... oh yeah, there also happens to be an amazing ever-changing collection of vintage trailers there. One thing we noticed this year is that there are a bunch of participants that seem to always show up with a different trailer, Traileritis runs strong with this crowd! Best-in-Show this year went to a 1957 Deville shown in first photo above and or the 2nd year in a row runner-up went to a 1960 Shasta that looks a lot like our twin. Honorable mention went to a really cool 1965 Ford Travel Wagon with a pop-up roof. One thing that I've been starting to take more notice of lately are vintage tow vehicles, I don't know if we'll ever make that leap but the pairings of car or truck and trailer are really amazing. Besides the two pick-ups in the photos above there was a cool hot rod, several muscle cars, and a Model A Ford towing a tiny Cox tent trailer. Another unique attendee at the rally this year was the 1930's Graton Trailer which you can read about in the summer 2011 edition of the TCT newsletter Tin Can Tales. I've posted tons of photos in a flickr set here, you might also want to check out the TCT group on flickr as well. You can also read more about the rally at the TCT Campfire blog. If you're interested in vintage trailers make time to attend a vintage trailer rally sometime, you won't won't be disappointed.
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Have that same Deville and in the process of painting the exterior. Inside needs no work at all! But wherever can I find an awning like that? Very cool!
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