Neat motorcycle/camper/canoe concept

[Raya]

First of all, if this has been posted here before, apologies.

I don't know anything about it except what's shown. It looks like it would have been fiberglass, <strike>and the time frame is right (1972)</strike>, but considering it was 1936 I'm not so sure.

Whether it was just a concept drawing (my guess) or actually existed, I don't know. If only we could see page 41!

Pretty cool though!





Edited to fix date mistake.

[Judith Kennedy]

Strange,----- the art work looks like it was from the 30s or early 40s.

[james kent]

You're right! A search of back issues shows this as June of 1936.

[Raya]

Well I did wonder about the 15cent price - that seemed too cheap for 1972. So the low res must have caused me to misread the date.

Very futuristic then, and really before the use of fiberglass..... huh.

Raya

[Ron Stewart]

So the low res must have caused me to misread the date.

It says the magazine was founded in 1872.

[Chester Taje]

It says the magazine was founded in 1872.

Very observent. (sp)

[Raya]

Aha! Thanks for clearing up the mystery (that I caused). I went back and changed the beginning, while leaving a trail of the mistake for accuracy (I do like my mistakes to be accurate )

Raya

[Adrian W]

I believe someone with the right skills could make one by marring a fiberglass trailer and a good sized trike-motorcycle; maybe even using a 19' Scamp instead of having the canoe for a sun shade.

[Gina D.]

15 cents?

Wow. A new rig I can afford LOL!

[Andrew Gibbens]

Here's a real motorcycle trailer - a German Vagabund from the early 1950s.









That's a 200cc DKW motorcycle and it will have had a little under 10hp! But then the article reprinted in the OldieCaravan website says that the trailer has an empty weight of 58kg - that's 128 pounds which is pretty impressive.

Andrew

[Adrian W]

We saw several motorcycles & traier combos this summer on the road.
This one overnighted in Trinidad, CO Wal-Mart when we did.