1952 REDMAN
NEW MOON - 35'
"THE LONG LONG TRAILER"
- $3800.00 -

Okay kids, here it is....the Long, Long Trailer.....the same brand, the same length, (the movie credits only list the body length), and almost the same year of coach that was featured in the 1954, vintage trailer cult-film from MGM...."The Long, Long Trailer", featuring Lucille Ball & Desi Arnez. <http://homeiswhereweparkourhouse.com/lltrailer.html> The screen play was developed from a book of the same name, written by Clinton Twiss, who wrote it after he and his wife had a "lively time" towing a large, 35 ft., Airfloat Flagship around the country. Somehow, though, the Airfloat got replaced by the Redman Company's coach in the film. Even though this extremely rare, (I only know of four others), and historical old girl desparately needs a new coat of paint, her skin and her mostly original birch interior are still in excellent condition....fortunately, unlike the film-set coach's interior, which was painted light blue.

This special trailer was pulled from a local Northern California camp ground where, at one point, it had a new, house-type roof installed, (it doesn't fit and should be removed,...but, that's partly what kept the interior in such good shape for all these years). In fact, there's only minor water staining below a few windows here and there, which is a pretty easy fix. Otherwise, the newer linoleum and carpet, which was laid down over the original linoleum, needs to be removed, a few ceiling panels that were changed out for a couple of, what looks like to be Mahogany pieces, need to be replaced with birch, the non-original, white laminate on the kitchen back splash could be replaced with reproduction, gray Cracked Ice laminate to match the existing counter tops, a vintage fridge could be located and reinstalled where the louvered doors are now and a vintage style sink could be swapped out for that "lovely" non-original, Corinth model in the bathroom. Everything else....the lights, the stove, the plumbing, the propane lines....are all in good working order. However, to bring her home with you I would suggest a set of new tires and for a longer trip, getting the wheel bearings checked.

This coach is a genuine museum piece and she would be lots of fun to live or work in or even a great place to store all of your "Lucy" collectibles. Better yet, put her in the back yard by the pool and, during summer, invite all your crazy friends over for Long, Long Trailer parties. Then again, you could tow her around to vintage trailer rallies with a pale yellow, '53 Mercury convertible ....just like Lacy and Nikki. How cool would that be?