http://delaware.craigslist.org/rvs/1165211774.html




Man oh Man I wish I had the time to take this on. Sweet! Can you just imagine it restored. Wow!

What are these made of? Plastic? Fiberglass or something else?

They have a tubular steel frame, and steel "wall studs." Then the skin is aluminum. There is a pop top which has a fiberglass lid and canvas sides. The floor is plywood. The inner walls are covered in a kind of textured vinyl "fabric." Much of the interior furniture is (nice) plywood.

I'm not sure if the whole top is fiberglass or if it's just the pop top lid, but they are basically a steel, aluminum, and wood trailer. Neat trailers.

The ones I've seen (late 60s, early 70s) have one-piece awning windows on the sides and rear. This one looks like all of the windows may be fixed. I read that the earliest ones had no windows, so perhaps this is when they first had windows.

Raya

[quote name='Robin G' date='May 12 2009, 06:23 PM' post='317532']
http://delaware.craigslist.org/rvs/1165211774.html

Oh just HURT me! Grrrr.... Naturally another great project trailer too dog gone far away.... double grrrrr.

I know what you mean. I frequently feel the same way.

I love a project. This looks like a good one.
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I wouldn't get too excited about this particular Puck. For one thing, the company that manufactured them didn't START production until 1957! There were no front OR rear windows until 1960! The "amerikanisierter" models with the amenities most sought after weren't imported to the US until the last half of the 1960's. Ad infinitum... This looks to be a BEAT-UP, ABUSED, STRIPPED-OUT late '60's/early '70's model that couldn't be restored to its former splendor for 20 times the buyer's asking price. RUN AWAY from this one!

Some people like a project. Someone will buy it.

I guess not this week! This particular Puck has been widely discussed on a couple of other trailer forums; the concensus is to view the purchase not so much as a "project" but as a rolling collection of not very valuable Puck "parts". As always, caveat emptor neophytes!

"As always, caveat emptor neophytes!"
Dan,
Surely you jest?

Huh?

Why such warnings and what seems like negative feelings about this particular trailer?
The price doesn't sound bad for a rolling shell with all it's windows/door intact.

Many people have paid that and more for fgrv's which could essentially be considered rolling shells and have been quite happy.

Kevin

You know, you're absolutely correct! I hope my appraisal of this Puck didn't turn anyone off who is looking for a rolling shell with all its windows/door intact. It's just that, well, when I inspected the trailer in person, I couldn't imagine paying $600.00 for this Puck AND being quite happy.

Commodo vestri I guess.

I haven't found any other North American forums discussing them, but I did see a restoration of one and to be honest if I didn't have a boler in the driveway and found one of these I'd be tempted to go to the other side.

My question now is do you think there is a difference in how people value restoring an Eriba Puck, or other 'tin cans' in general, to their original condition, verses our old FG trailers?

For instance, with fgrv's, it doesn't seem that anyone places value on having them restored to their original stock condition, rather the value is in customizing it to suit yourself. Pretty much any part, except those elusive Bargeman locks, can be replaced easily.

I can see it being a whole different ballgame if you wanted to keep things perfectly stock or the trailer needed parts that are not readily available.

thanks,
Kevin

"My question now is do you think there is a difference in how people value restoring an Eriba Puck, or other 'tin cans' in general, to their original condition, verses our old FG trailers?"



Excellent observation on different perspectives, Kevin H. This thread was "Greek" to me until your viewpoint clarified things.

You might look at these two of hundreds of discussions about Eriba Pucks since March 2009 on North American forums:
Eriba Puck 1
or
Eriba Puck 2
or
Here is a German website (easily translated to English with Yahoo Babel Fish) that will give some perspective to answer the rest of your questions.

Google "eriba puck trailer" to view more than 1,400 hits about buying, selling and showing off your Eriba Puck and trying to find a LOT more than Bargman locks to complete a restoration....or even making a derelict Puck roadworthy.

This link might also give you pause to consider the restoration of a steel-framed trailer clad in aluminum. As you peruse the hundreds of Puck stories out there on the Web, consider how many skin-off restorations have been done to keep these trailers roadworthy, never mind show winners.

I believe someone commented earlier about the subject trailer, "Some people like a project. Someone will buy it." I hope they keep BOTH eyes wide open if they do. Bonus fortuna.