Original sales floor plan

Yeah, thats right. I have a Love Bird

Floor plan for the trailer

This is the floorplan for the camper. I borrowed it from another site. In the space beside the sink and closet the electric and water storage tank is housed. I will be replacing the old galvanized metal tank with a new abs plastic one before I attempt to use it. There are 2 faucets (you can see them in the pictures) in the kitchen, 1 gravity fed and one pressure fed. These will be cleaned with bleach before they are used. The electric is still unknown but I have been told that they fuse panel is most likely bad which is why the lights dont work. They are not expensive but my plan is to just run an extention cord inside to power anything I need to. It will be cheaper until I can get into a more full restoration. I want to replace the wires before I try to plug anything in. The sight I have joined for vintage cardinals has a lot of good information from people who have been thru all of the restoration thingamagigs and doodads before. Believe it or not I cant wait to get started.

interior - dirty

These are the best pictures I could get. You will notice over the benches there is a rolled up piece of canvas. This is the origonal hammic for the children to sleep in. Im not sure that Malachi will be able to sleep in it do to the 45 years its been in there or what the weight limit is. My plan is to redo the seats in a dark grey fabric with teal piping. The appliances will be repainted or replaced with teal. The cooler that is built in will be replaced with a dorm size refridgerator and painted to match. But for now a good cleaning will have to do

interior damage

This is the leaky roof vent. You can see the plywood is ruined. It is pealing apart and will have to be pulled and the new stuff stained to match. Ill have to pull the cabinets and closet to do this.

10-13-11

This is my 1964 Cardinal 13. Its a basic model. I aquired it for $325 in Stafford Va. It cam with the origonal Bill of Sale from California. It was last registered in 1984. 25 years of neglect took its toll on the little trailer but its still in really good shape. It needs a good cleaning and a replacement roof vent. The wood paneling is in really good shape except for the 2 panels on top that are messed up because of the leaking roof vent. Eventually I will be redoing the electric, plumbing and gas lines but for now I'll just go without. For now Ill do the basic repairs and make it so I can tow it for work. This is gonna be my home away from home. Go ahead and laugh, but its a simple, easy to tow trailer