The Plan:
Although the trailer was not in bad shape and usable after some clean-up we decided to embark on a "small" rebuild.
Our plan is to rebuild the Deville with a WSU (Washington State University) theme. We will use it for tail-gating while watching the Cougars play football or our son row crew for WSU.
The Before Pictures:
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| '59 Deville Purchased in July 2011 |
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I'm debating on reproducing the sticker and putting it back on after new paint.
Check out the license plate from 1963 - I'll be sure to reuse that! |
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| UGH! Here's what happens when the vent leaks.... |
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| and what happens when a window leaks.... |
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| Cleaned up and some wood temporarly replaced |
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| Hard to tell, but if you look closely at the ceiling you can see the birch is warped from the roof being caved in |
We did take the Deville on one trip before we put it away for the winter. This was taken at Priest Lake, ID.
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| First time out August 2011 |
Now on to the "de-construction":
I will try and save as much exterior siding as possible, but the roof was in sorry shape, probably from one too many Northwest winter snowfalls.
I started by removing all the window brows, the windows, the door, the lights and the drip rails. I found that some of the philips screws were hard to get a grip on because they were caked with 53 years of dirt. If I tapped the screwdriver into the philips slot before trying to remove the screws it worked a lot better.
