The Little 1964 Winnebago Leaves for Her New Home...Photos

Well...it was time to say goodbye to the Little Winnie on April 15th....here are the photos of her being loaded up for the journey to her new family in Nebraska.

Bye Bye Little Winnie - we will miss you!

Mark Springer of Springer Transportation

He will be taking Winnie to her new home about 1,200 miles away

                                                     Getting her loaded

Have a Good Time in Nebraska Winnie!

Happy Camping!

New Paint on The Little Winnebago Travel Trailer

Please see the archives to see all of the "before and after" photos of the interior and exterior.   The oldest pictures are in the earlier postings near the bottom.

Exterior - The Red Winnebago "W" & Stripe Are On...

The body is now back to the original white with red accent striping

As the Winnebago Company intended back in 1964...

The rear end.

The "Thousand Trails" Decal & Bumper Sticker were masked off & preserved.

Thousand Trails hasn't been around for a while either.

Curb - Side

Street - Side

The wheels were sandblasted and painted in the body color also.

The sad little door - still kind of sad...but better than it was...

The metal "Winnebago" Emblem at front and rear are on...

now to get the lights all on.

Close up of the red Winnebago stripe - the orange peel look is acheived by applying three coats, and stippling between each one. This red is bullet-proof.

Exterior Bodywork and Paint

Getting the Winnebago Ready For Primer

White Primer

For some strange reason, we thought this yellow might look nice...

It was a nice yellow, but it just wasn't right for the Winnebago...

it needed to have the original white and red color scheme

~SO~

We decided this would be the perfect opportunity to fill some of the

larger rock dings in the aluminum

Bondo, sanded, primed....

Ditto

Ouch

This was the biggie - it would have fit under a round reflector, it looks MUCH larger on a close up pic! 

Bondo

Sanding the Bondo

More Sanding...and then some hand sanding....and then...

Primer! 

And here we are, back to the original gloss white!

This is the big Bondo area - I think it turned out pretty darned good.

More White

Even More White...

Next time in pictures we will be masking off for the original red accent stripes and the Winnebago "W". 

It will be a while, this baby needs to cure...

The Interior of the 1964 Winnebago Travel Trailer

BEFORE and AFTER Photos

of

~ The Little Winnebago ~

~KITCHEN~

Before and After Pictures

BEFORE

                    

AFTER

How It BEGAN...

"Before"

All of the face frames from the front kitchen and the stand alone cabinets at side by door were removed and disposed of.

New Wood Veneer with "Weldwood" Contact Cement Applied

Holes Cut Out for Routering

                    
                                      New Oak Veneer Face Frame Installed

Amber Shellac Applied to Face Frames and Drawer Fronts

"New Old Stock" 50 year old Chrome Plated Cabinet Pulls Installed on Drawers

                       

           

Stand alone cabinet skeleton / frame

New Oak Veneer Installed at face and sides

Shellac applied

Different View to show relationship to door

Upper cabinet skeleton - over the stand alone base cabinet by door

New Oak Veneer Applied at Face, Sides and Bottom of Cabinet

                    

Overhead Cabinet above sink and range - face frame and bottom removed

                        

New Oak Veneer Installed at face and bottom of cabinet over sink

Another view

Stainless Backsplash has been cleaned and is ready to reinstall

Stainless backsplash - not installed yet!

Stainless is installed, ready to be trimmed out - aluminum window trim installed

The kitchen - trimmed out

Kitchen, with view of the closet door (with Mirror)

~THE FLOOR~

BEFORE

Old Harvest Gold Yellow Vinyl Floor Tiles

AFTER

New and Vintage Vinyl Floor - The red pieces are 50 year old "New Old Stock" Harmony House Linoleum Tiles -  found on Ebay (came with original paperwork - picture below) and the new is Armstrong Vinyl, cut into pieces to give an Indian Blanket Mosaic effect.

View is from the doorway

Harmony House Flooring with original Paperwork From Sears Roebuck and Co.

Installation Instructions for Same...

View From Rear Window, Looking Towards Kitchen at front

Before Vinyl Install - New 1/4" Plywood Was installed

Close Up at Rear - Where Dinette Table Goes

Dinette Table and Banquette Seat Boxes at Rear

Cabinet Doors and Drawers

Refinishing

BEFORE

Cushions and Curtains

The Dinette / Bed Area

The Ceiling and Roof Vent

 The Closet

Before and After

BEFORE - Floor

New Plywood Sub-Floor

AFTER

New Vinyl Frames the Vintage Linoleum to Match Interior Floor

Wheel Well Areas - Under The Dinette Seats

The Rear Window Wall - New Veneer

BEFORE

The Trailer The Day It Came Home

BEFORE

                     

More BEFORE

New Wood Veneer Installed

New Wood

New Wood at Rear

New Wood Veneer with Amber Shellac

New Wood at Rear and ceiling - With Shellac and Trimmed Out.

Side Walls are Shellac over Paint

Curtains and Wood Valances

                               

Hand Made Wood Valance / Curtain Holders

I got this idea from a friends vintage trailer

There are Five Valances In Total

 Four for the rear side windows, and one (very large) one for the rear window

Rear Window Valance

Close Up of The Rear Window Valance / Curtain Rod is Underneath

                    

Braid (Rope) Trim Install at Ceiling and Sides

The Spool of Braid Trim

Close Up of The Trim - Not "Hidden" at Lip Yet

Lip is glued, and Nailed Under Wood Trim Pieces

It should not ever come out!

The Left Over Pieces are Now in the Drawer Under the Refrigerator - Just in Case anyone ever decides to trim out some pillows or sew up an awning...

C.M. Russell

Western Print

"The Jerk Line"

Installed as Backsplash Above The Stand Alone Cabinet

This CM Russell Print is Vintage - and was (as found) mounted on 1/4" thick hardboard. I purchased it years ago in it's original frame at a local Goodwill.

Well, I Finally found the PERFECT use for it!

It was cut down a bit to size, and the same amber shellac that was used on the interior was applied. The cowboy print was then installed and trimmed out to be used as a backsplash over the single cabinet.

It should withstand just about anything - with the amount of shellac on it protecting it!  It is a vintage print however, and as such it does have a scratch or two under the shellac.  Not noticable, and it just serves to make it even more authentic in my opinion.  I love it - and think it is one of the top five coolest things about the new interior of this little Western Winnie!

BEFORE

The wall the print is installed on...

AFTER

Close Up

(Counter Top Was Masked Off at the Time)

Another View

The Refrigerator

Windows and Window Frames

Before and After

The Window Frame at Right has been Polished

                    

Side Walls / Shellac Over Paint Finish

The Side Walls (only on the main interior - not including the closet) were painted, and then shellac'd - with a minimum of TEN coats per side wall. 

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

BEFORE

AFTER

(Not Trimmed Out As Yet)

BEFORE

AFTER

(Not Trimmed Out As Yet)

Refrigerator Face Frame

BEFORE

                        

Refrigerator Face Frame

AFTER

Close Up - Ten Coats of Shellac Over Paint

Another Close Up of a Different Area

Genuine New "Old Stock" Formica Countertops

Misc.

Magazine Rack

Handcrafted "W" Magazine Rack is a take off on the Shasta "S" Magazine Rack

                                                    Misc.

Magazine Rack Installed

Fiberglass rock guard comes with - not attached.

Label on Rock Guard

Light over seat at curbside

Light turned on...pretty warm glow...