Maintenance & Restoration

WildBirder · 01-22-2013, 10:29 PM

Don't see these to often. Priced low too. Wonder what condition it's in.

Rare Collectors 1979 All Fibreglass Trailer For Sale - $3000 (Surrey)

"Rare Collectors 1979 All Fibreglass Trailer For Sale - $3000 (Surrey)

Looking for a collector Trailer:
These were well Built Trailers
This unit has Tandem axel (torsion bar) suspension, forced air furnace, 4 burner stove w/oven, 3 way fridge, (Shower/Toilet Combo), hot water tank fridge, stove, & oven, furnace, Single battery, dual propane tanks, sleeps 4, The trailers were made around the late 70's early 80's.

Note: I have had the Complete Trailer Brake system Up Graded:
All New Electric Bakes at all 4 wheels...Backing Plates, Electric Brake Magnets & Shoes including renewing each Axle bearing, this past fall 2012.
John Biggar was a Boler employee that left the company to design and produce his own improved travel trailer. At Biggar Manufacturing Ltd., 401 Chrisland St, Winnipeg, Manitoba, His designs were unparalleled with a unique "double fibreglass shell" that completely encased and insulated the unit. He passed away shortly after he started production, making very few of these trailers with a similar layout to the side gaucho style of the Bigfoot 19' trailers of that era. Any fibreglass enthusiast would appreciate the quality and uniqueness of this trailer. The dry weight is 3340 lbs.

$3000.00 OBO"

Francesca Knowles · 01-23-2013, 11:29 AM

Sweet!
And double-hull, too...

That would be a good buy for someone with a big enough tow vehicle- I'm guessing it'll go well over 4,000 pounds fully loaded. But what a great four-season camper it must be!

Francesca

David Tilston · 01-23-2013, 11:34 AM

I have never seen one, but I like Biggars. There was one in Calgary for $2500 that I should have gone and taken a look at.
http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...0-a-51619.html
They seem to be a really good deal. If only they had jalousie windows.

Carol H · 01-23-2013, 12:07 PM

We have a few members here who own them and normally have at least one at most of our meets in BC. Francesca your correct they are on the heavy side! Lots of wood inside! Inside they look a bit like an older Bigfoot with the table up front and the side bed that pulls out - some also have the overhead bunk above that pulls down, bathroom in the back rear corner.

WildBirder · 01-23-2013, 01:05 PM

I had the pleasure of peeking inside of MarinaB's Biggar at the Nor-West Glass Eggs in Mission BC last year. The wood work and other details were on the intricate/fancy side. Very classy trailer. Not to mention that Marina had it galmped out. (I just told my Mac to learn "glamped" in spell check

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All the wood drives my interest as to the interior condition of this one. Could be a mess. Mess or not, the price is right. Could be a steel if it's good.

Bolero1780 · 02-01-2013, 05:56 PM

I saw this listing on Craigslist a few days ago and we checked it out last night. We are bringing this Biggar home tomorrow! We can't wait to start on this project and make it ours..woohoo!

David Tilston · 02-01-2013, 06:00 PM

Congrats! Please post pictures.

Carol H · 02-01-2013, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bolero1780

We are bringing this Biggar home tomorrow! We can't wait to start on this project and make it ours..woohoo!

LOL Well done Gina! I hoped someone we know would buy it, The price seemed about right. Look forward to seeing what you do with it. We can have dueling Biggar's at the meets.

jen b · 02-01-2013, 06:27 PM

Awesome! Can't wait to see more photos.

WildBirder · 02-01-2013, 07:09 PM

Awesome

kootenaigirl · 02-01-2013, 07:19 PM

Hoe exciting, can't wait to see pictures!

Donna D. · 02-02-2013, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bolero1780

I saw this listing on Craigslist a few days ago and we checked it out last night. We are bringing this Biggar home tomorrow! We can't wait to start on this project and make it ours..woohoo!

Gina, are you starting to hoard molded trailers?

Congratulations! I think the Biggar's are NEATO!!

Bolero1780 · 02-02-2013, 08:54 PM

We got it this morning! Here are a few pictures. We have quite a bit of work to do to make it our own. Interior is original, the bunk bed is intact. We won't have use for it but it sure is neat to have.

WildBirder · 02-02-2013, 09:53 PM

Looks great Gina! Thanks for the pictures. Did you sell your Boler?

Carol H · 02-03-2013, 10:05 AM

Gina, it looks in better shape than what some thought it might be!! So are you going to finish fixing it up and sell it or are you selling the Boler?

Bolero1780 · 02-03-2013, 05:17 PM

Hi Donna,

No, we are not hoarding fiberglass trailers..LOL!

Bolero1780 · 02-03-2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Donna D.

Gina, are you starting to hoard molded trailers?

Congratulations! I think the Biggar's are NEATO!!

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Originally Posted by WildBirder

Looks great Gina! Thanks for the pictures. Did you sell your Boler?

Boler was sold last year!

Bolero1780 · 02-04-2013, 11:44 AM

We got the Biggar (dubbed GoBiggarGoHome) unto our backyard yesterday. Plugged it in last night, put in portable heater and dri-eze. Sometime this week we are going to start figuring out what works and what needs work! We are so excited.

Francesca Knowles · 02-04-2013, 12:32 PM

Some fun!

Do be sure to check the age of the tires...I didn't see any mention of them in the ad, so presume they're not new. Since most trailer tires die of old age before they show visible tread loss lots of folks fail to recognize when they should be replaced.

Look for the number at the tail end of a string beginning with "DOT". The first two digits are the week-of-the-year. If the whole number's four digits, the tires were made after the year 2000, and the last two digits indicate which year.

If it's a three digit number, the tires are pre-2000 and should be replaced immediately!

Have fun and good luck!

Francesca