Take a look at Tom and Sue’s 1957 De Ville. What a gem! I’m always in amazed what a difference a new exterior paint job can do for a trailer. It totally brings the exterior back to life. In the case of this De Ville with the interior being in such good shape, the new paint job is just icing on the cake!
Here is a note from them.
“We always thought we wanted a tear drop trailer, but began to imagine ourselves stuck on the Oregon coast in a tear drop in a week or torrential rain. Not an exciting idea to be in a tear drop. So, we started looking for a vintage but tiny towable with a regular car trailer. Found it in July 2012. We are the 3rd owners. She had hardly been used and kept under cover all of her life. The oven had never been used! This summer we had her painted and have had to do nothing to the interior! Such a little gem, our 1957 De Ville. 12 feet of paradise. Bought art for the De Ville logo online for $15 and had a local business make the decals for the front, back and next to the door.”
How they found her.
Prepping for a new paint job.
Oh what a beauty!!
Now let’s see the interior.
I love this interior wood! It’s so beautiful and a lighter color.
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Love it!
Great paint job on the DeVille.. I noticed Tom and Sue were from Oregon. I also have a ’57 DeVille and live in Portland. Sure would like to get in contact with them and compare notes about DeVilles.
Thanks John Lansing
Hey John, tell us about your De Ville! Got any pics?
Hi
Thanks for reply. I will send you some when I get home.
Here is a flickr site that has a lot of the early restoration
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21548825@N08/2083401217/
It’s currently pretty much where I want it to be on the inside. Now we have to make decisions about either painting or polishing the outside.
John
Very nice!That new paint job is to die for! Also like that V detail on the dinette cushion. Thanks so much for sharing
Absolutely Darling! I love the blue and yellow color scheme and I especially love the yellow stove and oven. I’m picking up my little gem this Wednesday and can’t wait to post some pictures of “Birdie” my ’63 Shasta.
Thank you for sharing your pictures!
Sally K
Wow, love it. The paint job on the outside is wonderful.
So cute! We had made an offer on one a couple weeks ago, but I chickened out because it was trashed. This one make me want to go get it! (We bought another trailer instead, but maybe need two?)