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EAST MANATEE FL— After a long haul, Dawn M. Bastian of Goodrich, Michigan was relaxing at her campsite under a bright blue Lake Manatee State Park sky Thursday.
But next to her wasn’t a Winnebago or fifth wheel.
She was camping out in a 13-foot, turquoise, 1966 Serro Scotty Sportsman trailer coach. It’s shape — like a canned ham — is not conducive to a fancy dining room or entertainment center.
But that’s not what this little dude, which cost $695 new in 1966, is all about, Bastian said.
She says her antique Scotty, which she restored, inspires a bit of happy nostalgia in everyone who sees it since it was born when Route 66 was the main drag across America and there were no cell phones.
“It’s fun to sleep in,” Bastian said with the big smile of someone who doesn’t care about Corian counter tops or a hot tub in an RV.
“It’s classic,” said an admiring Tim Heintz of Panana City Beach, who was parked a few spaces down for the exact same thing, to let people experience history in his 30-foot, 1950 Spartanette travel trailer made by Spartan Air Craft out of Tulsa, Okla., with its shape like a loaf of bread.
Bastian and Heintz are members of Tin Can Tourists, the vintage trailer coach, motor coach and travel trailer club, which continues its 90th Annual Winter Convention today through Sunday at Lake Manatee State Park.
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We were so sorry we did not get to see the vintage trailers at Lake Manatee State Park. We drove up on Saturday and it was raining so hard we turned around and went back to Sarasota. We drove up on Sunday, around noon and everyone was gone. When will this happen again, or will there be another get together in Florida or Michigan? Thanks for any information. Mary
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The Tin Can Tourists is an all make and model vintage trailer and motor coach club. Its goal is to promote and preserve vintage trailers and motor coaches through Gatherings and information exchange. Visit their website at: http://www.tincantourists.com to learn more.