1951 36' Imperial Spartan interior walk through vintage camper trailer.

Totally original wood work well preserved in unreal condition.

[@crxdelsolsir]

Proof workmanship back in the day was better than today. Aluminum outlasts any new materials today. Their joints, load bearing designs etc were spot on. The products were honest and didn't have planned obsolescence.

[@misslora3896]

Totally agree. These were truly "land yachts". Today's "best built" ANYTHING doesn't even come close. Had never even heard of Spartan 24 hrs ago. Saw my first a restored all original 1947 Spartan Manor here on YT and am now obsessed.

[@LibbyRal]

@@misslora3896 the first Spartan I saw was when, as an artist, I decided to photograph and make paintings of the declining Florida trailer parks. Right down the street from me both to north and the south were two Imperials. At one park, the tenants even invited me inside. As dilapidated as the unit was, since the owner was just sucking all the money he could from renting it without making any repairs, the woodwork stood out for its quality. These two parks have so many gems. I haven't been able to learn what some of them are.. They are so rare that even vintage FB page members can't identify them. Oh if I had the money to buy and restore. What's so sad is that they are being allowed to crumble away. When the parks get sold, these gems are consigned to the junk heap.

[@lecturelady]

@@misslora3896 The Spartan Carrousel is my favorite, I think. I'm only a little a head of you, about a month now. Every one I see just makes me want to see more. Beautiful quality products.

[@FidoHouse]

I noticed that the rear bedroom window has a hand crank like a car window. Cool! Beautiful! Thanks for the tour!

[@crazgirl80]

I don't know what I like best . The period touches. The inside from front to back or the lights . The pocket doors are amazing . The bathroom . I would so live in it full time .

[@ArkhamDrifter]

That is incredible. Everything is in such beautiful condition. I can’t believe the fridge is still functioning and in essentially new condition. Congratulations!

[@ericaparrott5608]

I love the decals on the Kitchen Cabinets, the whole trailer is a dream.

[@SH-qb1du]

I rented a 1954 42' Imperial Mansion by Spartan when I was going to school in Waco back in 1982-83. There was a bedroom up front, a bedroom in the back, we had the dinette just to the left of the front door, the stove and kitchen sink/counter was on the right side across from the fridge, the bathroom was a little bigger with a small tub/shower on the outer wall and the toilet and sink facing each other. The woodwork was so amazing and so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this. 😊

[@104bigTruck]

You're welcome 😁

[@fly-over1517]

Oh my Gawd,, what a priceless piece of history you have there, looks like you walked back in time, WOW, that is so awesome, the fridge, and stove are freakin amazing, and the wood work and paint on the cabinet doors, geez man, you got somthin great there. Just shaking my head, so lucky.

[@benhugo8971]

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[@damonholden8572]

@Ben Hugo yea, have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :D

[@curtismarean6963]

Love these old trailers, they are so beautiful.

[@dorothyd.6506]

Congratulations to you for your beautiful trailer. Yours my favorite out of all the Spartans I've seen to date. The extra period touches, like the decals, lamps, etc., make me feel like I'm stepping back in time. Wonderful!

[@spencerbergquist781]

OMG... What a great find. Don't do anything to it, just find an exact replacement light for that area, and that's about it. Keep it clean, You can flip this easy. Good Luck, loved the video.

[@turtleriverxgranny]

In the late 70s I lived in one just like this...the kitchen was a tad different and it had a booth for eating. The inside walk through bedroom is really rare, I looked all over for one like it now just to refresh my memory..our traier leaked in the back so we just couldn't use the back bedroom. The heater was kerosene and located by the front door! It was quiet inside and sturdy. If only I could find one now! The only issue was that the gas stove was facing the alleyway in the kitchen and one morning one of us bumped a knob on the way out leaving it on all day. Coming home that evening my husband put his cigarette out just before opening the door! We narrowly escaped getting blown up!

[@wagonmaster1974]

This is the first 36' Spartan I've seen with a center bed. The ones I have seen incorporate a dinette into where the center bed in yours is located. I lived in a 36' when I was in college back in 1974.

[@104bigTruck]

Most Royal mansions have the dinette . this 36 footer imperial mansion has the two rooms . love it

[@wagonmaster1974]

@@104bigTruck I completely missed it is an Imperial. Mine, indeed, was a Royal. Some differences. Thanks for the heads up!

[@loriblythe6635]

Love the vintage campers. They had a lot of room. I love it!

[@cynthialambert9067]

It all looks pretty good! The only thing that jumps out at me is those mini blinds. They didn't exist back then. It would have been regular Venetian blinds, or just fabric curtains. Congratulations!

[@pear7554]

Beautiful wood and details.

[@ronnieroberts9478]

Absolutely beautiful trailer

[@scottthejeepguy7499]

Fing STUNNING

[@brustar5152]

Who does not love those rear quarter wind down windows adapted complete with the regulator hardware from a popular model of a period car?

[@Masroe]

I only wish he had said something about them, or given a demonstration.

[@emmas1082]

Beautiful!!!

[@peterbrook329]

Incredible the shape it’s in after 73 years, wow!!!🤩

[@104bigTruck]

Total one of a kind for sure.

[@WilldoAldone]

Looks new! Beautiful

[@lindamarie6574]

I love the older campers!

[@74dartman13]

Beautiful!👍😎

[@bossman1974]

Love all the wood in the old vintage campers 😊

[@nw9120]

I love those old light s

[@MaryannMattice-uf8ns]

simple perfection!

[@jenniferhersch9248]

Absolutely Darling!

[@104bigTruck]

The previous owners friend saw a picture of my other Spartan and reached out to me about the trailer.

[@madonnagirdley5313]

Was it ever used or just kept in a garage?

[@juanitalewis6504]

Absolutely beautiful

[@104bigTruck]

Thank you! 😊

[@angelag7992]

Gorgeous!

[@b.thompson9176]

Unreal! Amazed but the bonus was seeing the LPO map in the closet. My dad's side of the family has been living at the lake since the mid-60s. Cool!

[@fanssmoothiesandantiques7443]

Anything that is vintage is pleasing to me

[@maureeno9382]

immaculate condition!

[@GlitchPG3D]

thats my dream camper basically!

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

Vintage touches and decals are so cute..☺️💕💯🌠

[@fredyyfredfreddy]

I love that the furniture and inner walls are made out of real wood and not laminate.

[@Portuguese-linguica]

She's coming along very nice

[@dasbestgirlever]

This is amazing

[@Optimalworld]

No comparison to how we do things now 😂great job 😊❤

[@MisterMikeTexas]

I'm sure Charles Phoenix would enjoy profiling these vintage trailers on his channel.

[@104bigTruck]

That guy is great

[@Optimalworld]

Pend Oreille is a huge lake I grew up in cda went to Bayview a lot

[@smokeylovesfire1589]

Speachless!

[@CarrieGerenScogginsOfficial]

These 1951 Spartan mobile homes packed 2 bedrooms into 36 feet long! I think that I would have wanted it a full 40 ft long, and added a bit more space in the bathroom, for a tub instead of a wet bathroom where one showers in it where the commode area is. It really makes a nice tiny house though.

[@104bigTruck]

Yep the bathroom needs a tad more elbow room for sure.

[@shasta5468]

The bonus is that the toilet gets cleaned every time you take a shower. I had the same bathroom in a '52 Mansion, except that it wasn't white, but all polished aluminum or stainless steel, not really sure.

[@tenore8]

Gorgeous. Wish you had shown the exterior.

[@104bigTruck]

I've got a few videos of it on my channel .

[@pamdreher9565]

Awesome how lucky

[@i.m.askance7996]

Amazing!

[@ingebird3380]

Yes, please

[@104bigTruck]

Love it lol

[@detroitgarage9430]

Wow, that's nice.:)

[@davidhansen9665]

I have a 53 elcar completely restored looks similar to this the way it's set up

[@104bigTruck]

I'd love to see that

[@kaleta036]

Dude the toilet. Sold.

[@Brady_Family]

Looking at these now, how much you get this beauty for?

[@randycrager4074]

Those are not pocket doors but bypass doors. I should know by installing hundreds of them in the past 38 years!

[@brustar5152]

Did I see a whole shelf full of hard-back Reader's Digest condensed volumes?

[@DavidNaquin]

Kind of sad to think we use to build things like this...

[@newmarinewife19]

Looks incredible. Looking to buy one for a project. Do you happen to know how much they weigh? Trying to Google for old specs but...dang hard to Google something from 1941

[@104bigTruck]

This one is prob 7500 lbs

[@lindathompson3982]

At 4:00, I noticed what looked like a plugged drain in the floor of the front bedroom closet..Did I see correctly? Am looking a second time to figure out where the shower is, because you didn't say (that I heard).. In the back bdrm, while 2 beds 'fit,' is that a door handle on the left wall that the bed is pushed up against? An outside door, I mean? I am guessing that editing could have left out alot? p.s. I have zero interest in the kitchens 'left in the trailer' bits & bobs...unless I can purchase this great trailer! Thanks

[@eddiewebb1966]

I like it really nice but I noticed the bathroom has no bathtub or shower just a sink and toilet

[@104bigTruck]

It's a wet bath . The shower is there to the left of the toilet on the wall

[@brianbrian4317]

The whole bathroom is a shower correct?

[@104bigTruck]

Yes

[@lindathompson3982]

​​​@@104bigTruck Well, there's my answer! Me, personally, I would turn the front closet into a shower, maybe! Just depends. Maybe use a Marine varnish on the wood inside there, but would certainly follow a ship builder's advice on that. Or, maybe I would come to love the original bath! Don't know!

[@104bigTruck]

Yes the shower is in the back

[@vulcan2882]

Was this a travel trailer ?

[@104bigTruck]

It is . However it doesn't have water tanks . A person needs electrical plug in and water hook ups /sewer at an RV park

[@vulcan2882]

@@104bigTruck .. thank you.

[@LuciaLeePollard51]

Are you selling it?

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

Did I miss something? Where's the shower?

[@104bigTruck]

It's in the bathroom . It's a combo

[@mike-bj4dk]

no shower?

[@jeffhammers5677]

Twin beds

[@robertthompson4565]

Cash 😎$ and car

[@austincarr8360]

Why is it so hard for modern "retro" campers to look like this on the inside rather than have cheap crappy fake wood and counter tops with modern looking appliances? This is so so so much nicer and classier

[@vrubelvrubel6293]

Price please?

[@104bigTruck]

75,000