Chariot Chalet vintage travel trailer 10' Ground Up RESTORATION & REBUILD (1967)
Sale price: US $100.00 Make an Offer
| Condition: | Used | Year: | 1967 |
| Model: | Chalet | Sleeping Capacity: | 3 |
| Leveling Jacks Included: | Yes | For Sale By: | Private Seller |
| Make: | Chariot | Type: | Travel Trailer |
| Length (feet): | 10 |
South Windsor, Connecticut, United States
Vehicle description
1967 Chariot Chalet Travel Trailer, fully restored from the ground up by me in over 3 years, completed in 2016. I apologize for the extremely detailed description below, however since I restored this myself, I wanted to be sure I included every detail to the build so that the next potential owner could be secure in knowing they have a "better than new" camper that will last for decades to come.
The exterior was rebuilt to look exactly as it did originally, but much sturdier than original. The walls are 2x3 stud construction and completely insulated with hard foam panels, (as opposed to the original 2x2 studs with fiberglass insulation). The walls are all screwed together, (as opposed to the original one sided staples). The sill plates are all pressure treated wood. The floor is 3/4" tongue & groove pressure treated marine plywood, glued together, and sprayed with rubberized bed liner. The siding is all brand new powder coated aluminum sheet stock, that I bent in a sheet metal brake, including the green powder coated "basket weave" style panels. All the windows are original to the camper. All of the exterior lights are original to the camper and were sandblasted, primed, painted, and rewired. The lenses are all in "new" excellent condition.
The roof is a one piece, rubber membrane commercial roof material, epoxied to a one piece ABS plastic sheet covering the entire roof surface.
The steel trailer frame was sandblasted, primed, and painted with rubberized truck bed liner. The wheels and tires are brand new. The frame is 13 feet long from the hitch to the rear bumper, the camper box itself is 10 feet long. The interior is all custom built with tongue and groove cedar wood walls, and a gloss white abs plastic sheet ceiling, (ceiling material is similar to what you would use in a bathroom shower stall). Besides the large storage area in the back of the camper, and the 3 large cabinets inside, each of the seat benches is hinged to access a ton more storage space. The "U" shaped seating area has a slide out panel to convert it to a bed. The small back cushions drop into that pull out area to complete the bed cushion.
Custom LED lighting consists of perimeter floor lighting, direct lighting shining down at each end of the room, and indirect lighting shining up and across the gloss white curved ceiling. There is also an exterior porch light outside the door. There are cigarette lighter style outlets as well as USB style outlets for powering and charging different devices. All electrical is controlled by separate switches. Each cabinet as well as the storage area in the back of the camper have built in lights that go on when the cabinet doors are opened, and off when they are closed. All electrical is 12v and is run through a deep cell marine battery. The battery is hardwired to a 12v charging port on the front wall of the camper, so you can simply plug in a 12v charger to any 120v wall outlet, or you can charge the battery off of your tow vehicle, or a generator, etc. The inside roof height is 6 feet. The flooring inside is a blue slate styled LVT commercial grade consisting of floating 12" x 12" tongue & groove squares.
There"s a propane heater mounted under one of the benches and runs off of two 20lb propane tanks mounted on the front of the trailer frame. There is an area in the front wall that has been framed out for a small "window shaker" style air conditioner, however I have not cut the opening yet, so the interior cedar wall and exterior siding has not been breached yet. The 2 original leveling jacks are included as well as the awning frame. I never did get a chance to make an awning for the frame. The side door and rear storage door both lock and come with the keys.
I pull the trailer with my 1969 Ford Country Squire wagon, and the trailer pulls beautifully, and perfectly straight down the road.
Included in the sale are the original sink, icebox, and gas stove top. All of these pieces are in excellent condition and don"t appear to ever have been used. I did not re-install these items when I restored the trailer because I had always planned to tow this behind one of my show cars. I wanted to build more of a rolling lounge or "day camper" to bring to day long or weekend long car shows. The idea was to have a place where several people could sit & relax, get out of the heat, or the rain, or the cold, etc. A place to sleep over for a night or 3, but not necessarily at a camp ground. However, I designed the cabinets so that the stove top, ice box, and sink could be easily re-installed later if anyone chose to do so.
Thanks for checking out my travel trailer. Please contact me if you have any questions. I"ve attached a link below to over 100 pictures of the trailer as it was being built from start to finish.
Chris
https:/ www.dropbox.com/sh/gp90rmibi08gyrc/AABkirETMt0sn1bEGJIIPAv6a?dl=0
The exterior was rebuilt to look exactly as it did originally, but much sturdier than original. The walls are 2x3 stud construction and completely insulated with hard foam panels, (as opposed to the original 2x2 studs with fiberglass insulation). The walls are all screwed together, (as opposed to the original one sided staples). The sill plates are all pressure treated wood. The floor is 3/4" tongue & groove pressure treated marine plywood, glued together, and sprayed with rubberized bed liner. The siding is all brand new powder coated aluminum sheet stock, that I bent in a sheet metal brake, including the green powder coated "basket weave" style panels. All the windows are original to the camper. All of the exterior lights are original to the camper and were sandblasted, primed, painted, and rewired. The lenses are all in "new" excellent condition.
The roof is a one piece, rubber membrane commercial roof material, epoxied to a one piece ABS plastic sheet covering the entire roof surface.
The steel trailer frame was sandblasted, primed, and painted with rubberized truck bed liner. The wheels and tires are brand new. The frame is 13 feet long from the hitch to the rear bumper, the camper box itself is 10 feet long. The interior is all custom built with tongue and groove cedar wood walls, and a gloss white abs plastic sheet ceiling, (ceiling material is similar to what you would use in a bathroom shower stall). Besides the large storage area in the back of the camper, and the 3 large cabinets inside, each of the seat benches is hinged to access a ton more storage space. The "U" shaped seating area has a slide out panel to convert it to a bed. The small back cushions drop into that pull out area to complete the bed cushion.
Custom LED lighting consists of perimeter floor lighting, direct lighting shining down at each end of the room, and indirect lighting shining up and across the gloss white curved ceiling. There is also an exterior porch light outside the door. There are cigarette lighter style outlets as well as USB style outlets for powering and charging different devices. All electrical is controlled by separate switches. Each cabinet as well as the storage area in the back of the camper have built in lights that go on when the cabinet doors are opened, and off when they are closed. All electrical is 12v and is run through a deep cell marine battery. The battery is hardwired to a 12v charging port on the front wall of the camper, so you can simply plug in a 12v charger to any 120v wall outlet, or you can charge the battery off of your tow vehicle, or a generator, etc. The inside roof height is 6 feet. The flooring inside is a blue slate styled LVT commercial grade consisting of floating 12" x 12" tongue & groove squares.
There"s a propane heater mounted under one of the benches and runs off of two 20lb propane tanks mounted on the front of the trailer frame. There is an area in the front wall that has been framed out for a small "window shaker" style air conditioner, however I have not cut the opening yet, so the interior cedar wall and exterior siding has not been breached yet. The 2 original leveling jacks are included as well as the awning frame. I never did get a chance to make an awning for the frame. The side door and rear storage door both lock and come with the keys.
I pull the trailer with my 1969 Ford Country Squire wagon, and the trailer pulls beautifully, and perfectly straight down the road.
Included in the sale are the original sink, icebox, and gas stove top. All of these pieces are in excellent condition and don"t appear to ever have been used. I did not re-install these items when I restored the trailer because I had always planned to tow this behind one of my show cars. I wanted to build more of a rolling lounge or "day camper" to bring to day long or weekend long car shows. The idea was to have a place where several people could sit & relax, get out of the heat, or the rain, or the cold, etc. A place to sleep over for a night or 3, but not necessarily at a camp ground. However, I designed the cabinets so that the stove top, ice box, and sink could be easily re-installed later if anyone chose to do so.
Thanks for checking out my travel trailer. Please contact me if you have any questions. I"ve attached a link below to over 100 pictures of the trailer as it was being built from start to finish.
Chris
https:/ www.dropbox.com/sh/gp90rmibi08gyrc/AABkirETMt0sn1bEGJIIPAv6a?dl=0