AB 1968 Ventura trailer

[Dudley]

Found this today on Facebook Marketplace in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Basket case 68 Ventura fiberglass trailer for $500 CDN. Body is off the frame. If I had the space and wasn't just out of hospital, I would grab it. Ventura trailer

[Donna D.]

Ventura trailers weren't manufactured until 1972.

"Originally designed and built by Mr. Ed Elias of Winkler, Manitoba; the company was sold to Monarch Industries, who moved the trailer building facilities to Gimli, Manitoba. Produced circa 1972-1977. Monarch Industries also built the Leocraft motorhome, an all fiberglass body as well."

[Dudley]

That's what I thought too, Donna. I had my 76 and this one is before that as it doesn't have the front bump-out between the frame. A lot of these older trailers get registered wrong due to the vin # not being the modern standard. Up here years ago, all that was required to register was a hand written bill of sale and mistakes were made and followed the trailer or car. No such thing as a title up here. I just posted what the ad said. My first car was a 1966 ford Cortina but the bill of sale said it was a 67 which was a totally different model of Cortina. Really messed up on ordering parts until I figured it out and had the registry change it.

Originally Posted by Donna D.

Ventura trailers weren't manufactured until 1972.
"Originally designed and built by Mr. Ed Elias of Winkler, Manitoba; the company was sold to Monarch Industries, who moved the trailer building facilities to Gimli, Manitoba. Produced circa 1972-1977. Monarch Industries also built the Leocraft motorhome, an all fiberglass body as well."

[Dudley]

The vin info plate on the ventura was just a stamped tape made of aluminum and stuck to the body and most are totally worn to nothing. If you get lucky there is a label on the closet top near the propane that may have the registration number on it and the frame is stamped by the propane tank mount somewhere under multiple layer of paint. I don't know if this one does or not.