The “Best of” Vintage RV: 2018

So far in 2018, we have had lots of positive feedback on our continuing series showcasing vintage classic motorhomes and travel trailers.

So far in 2018 we have had lots of positive feedback on our continuing series showcasing vintage and classic motorhomes and travel trailers. We call the popular series Vintage RV. We are confident this reflects both the nostalgia and passion campers/RVers continue to feel about these vintage units from a bygone era.

We are pleased to re-post the “most liked” of the vintage motorhomes and trailers we have posted during the first 6 months of 2018 – based on the number of Facebook likes each posting received.

With 156 Facebook likes, this article takes the number three spot: Vintage RV — 1960’s Avion C-10 all-aluminium truck camper. 

So what do you think of truck campers? I recently spotted this classic Avion truck camper sitting on the roadside in a tiny community along Highway 93/95 near Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C.

Here’s what one enthusiast stated, “The truck campers are the perfect RV vehicles and I think it is the best solution for travelers for long drives and they are stylish from both inside and outside and provide you a comfortable drive.”

Inspired by the sleek, smooth look of popular aircraft of the day, Avion campers and trailers feature a distinctive silver aluminum skin. The campers have large curving smooth corners. This helps with the aerodynamics reducing wind resistance going down the road (and helping fuel efficiency, no doubt). One blogger stated, “The origin of the word Avion is either French or Spanish and it means airplane - the root Latin is “avus” meaning 'bird.'"

With inspiration from the all-aluminum design of aircraft, Avion founders Howard, Loren and Robert Cayo built the distinctive aluminum trailers from 1956 (and campers later) and were manufactured through the 1990 model year.  Avion had manufacturing facilities in both Benton Harbour, Michigan and San Jacinto, California.

In a blog called “The Road Taken” the author touts the merits of the Avion camper, talks a little bit about the history of the C10 model and takes us through a tour of his C-10 model: 

“All the time people ask to see the interior of the Avion camper. Maybe you'd like a peek inside too. Up there above the passenger door is the bed, positioned over the truck cab. And just below is the comfy booth-like eating space with table. That table drops down to the level of the cushions to make another bed, the cushions rearranged to provide the mattress. Not that we use this space for anything other than eating, computer work, and reading.