New Teardrops Made From Ww2 Bomber Aluminum, Amongst Wheels From Jeeps Salvaged From Sunken Ships. Truthful Ww2 Worker Ingenuity

notice the higher upward as well as below convey dissimilar fenders

this ane seems really original.

the means the possessor explained it, the builder started inwards his garage, getting the parts together to brand teardrops, from whatever  he could scrounge upward cheap, as well as hence non all his teardrops were made identical. Some convey dissimilar fenders for example, similar these two. 

The Kit Manufacturing companionship started inwards 1945 inwards Long Beach, California every bit a manufacturer of teardrop campers that were sold inwards kit shape or every bit consummate units. Kit teardrops convey ane of the classic teardrop shapes that people rapidly recognize.

In Oct of 1945, C.W."Bill" Worman as well as Dan Pocapalia, co-workers at Vultee Aircraft inwards Norwalk during the war, formed Kit Manufacturing Co. inwards an abandoned fruit stand upward on Telegraph Road inwards Norwalk, California

 They had no orders yet, only their computer program was to arrive at the cute picayune aluminum-clad trailers inwards knocked-down shape to survive assembled yesteryear the purchaser.

With a dream as well as lx Fulton trailer hitches. They shortly learned that Earth wanted a completed trailer, non a kit. They decided to industry consummate units as well as redesigned the before plans for easier assembly with less waste matter of materials.

After the war, textile had to survive obtained from surplus markets. The chassis was made of 2"x1" steel U channel, when it could survive found, as well as from 1-1/2" circular underground steel underground otherwise. Wheels were from Jeeps salvaged from sunken ships. Many had bullet holes inwards them which were welded up. Exterior pare was aircraft aeroplane aluminum.

 The start world KIT Trailer showing was at Gilmore Stadium inwards L.A. Feb 1946. They took 12 completed units to the demonstrate as well as booked 500 theatre orders at a dealer terms of $500. Some dealers paid inwards advance, many offered to pay a bonus to acquire early on delivery.

The 4'x8' "Kit Kamper" TearDrop Trailer was destined to win the hearts of Americans... as well as a house inwards history.

 Later that yr KIT Mfg. offered several options as well as Standard or Super Deluxe version. Options for illustration were a mo door as well as fiberglass (a novel technology) fenders, a 10 gallon H2O tank, chrome duet as well as other cosmetics, including a stove with a Manchester butane bottle.

Sales were going crazy. Over 1,000 units were backlogged as well as yesteryear July, Kit was operating 2 shifts as well as turning out forty trailers a day. H5N1 full of 4,500 Kit Kampers were produced inwards 1946 as well as 1947. Success demanded modify as well as inwards Jan of 1948 Kit went into production of a to a greater extent than conventional 8'x14' "coach" with postulate far exceeding production capability. The "Kit Kamper" teardrop assembly draw of piece of job was ended.

If yous convey ane as well as desire to upgrade the tires as well as rims: spindle upgrades yesteryear Big Tex trailers, 15” wheels are as well as hence easy, as well as hence are radial tires.
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Others are out there, only non inwards peachy shape. Some are inexpensive though, similar this ane for 1200 https://barnfinds.com/47-kit-mfg-co-teardrop-project/

There are many dissimilar shapes as well as styles of teardrop camping ground trailers, about are non fifty-fifty actually a teardrop shape only the basics stay the same. H5N1 cozy compartment for sleeping as well as an exterior kitchen, commonly nether a elevator upward hatch inwards the back. There were many majority manufacturers including Kit, Ken-Skill, Modernistic, Benroy, Kampmaster, Tourette, Scad-A-Bout alongside others. Several designs were sold every bit kits every bit good every bit manufacturing flora assembled models. Some designs were also manufactured yesteryear to a greater extent than than ane company. For event the Benroy was afterward sold nether the King Richard cite as well as the Modernistic evolved into the Modernaire as well as Cub.

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