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07-23-2014, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Ontario
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SUN #6257
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Just found it
This is a picture of my 1973 15ft (probably an actual 17ft) Glenelle towed by my 1990 Ford Aerostar. This trailer weighed in at 2,700Lbs dry weight.
Wow !!! and this little 3.0Ltr V6 never bogged down once. Weight distribution and electric brakes. Aside from being a heavy trailer I wish I knew then what I know now. No Google back then
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Jerry & Debbie
Ford Explorer 4.6 Triton V8, AWD, 4x4
1985 Sunline Saturn T-1350
Ham radio VE3JCJ, VHF, UHF and HF
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07-23-2014, 04:19 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Connecticut
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That looks like it is about the same layout as the T-1550.
Looks nice and clean. Picture taken obviously after 1989.
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TT:1983 Sunline T-1550
TT:1996 Sunline T-2053
TV:2005 Toyota Tundra Double Cab 2UZ-FE i-Force 4.7 L DOHC (MFI) V8 4WD SR5 Automatic
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07-23-2014, 04:34 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Ontario
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SUN #6257
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Thanks
I'm thinking back and the pic was probably taken around 1992 to 1993, maybe 94 on a film camera and then I scanned a lot of old snapshots and kept them on my hard drive. I've tried to keep anything I ever owned in as top notch condition as I could, including waxing my trailer when I waxed my vehicles. Size wise, I think you're correct about the T1550 aspect. Wish we still had that trailer (just based on it's size). But the Sunline trailers have the Glenelles beat by a long shot. IMO The Sunline series have a lot of other brands beat, just by shear quality, design and options. Like anything else in life: you look after it and it will look after you
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Jerry & Debbie
Ford Explorer 4.6 Triton V8, AWD, 4x4
1985 Sunline Saturn T-1350
Ham radio VE3JCJ, VHF, UHF and HF
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07-23-2014, 06:31 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Maryland
Posts: 89
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That is a cute trailer.
We had a 92 Aerostar, I think it was the same engine. Used it to tow boats, campers, three kids, etc. I loved that thing. After 12 years it started nickel and diming us with repairs, finally the steering column wiring all went out. We traded it in on an Astro Van, which we use now to tow.
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Jenny & Andy Turner
Bowley's Quarters, MD
1985 T-1550
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07-23-2014, 09:12 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Ontario
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SUN #6257
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I still have my 90 Aerostar but it's parked behind a barn at my brother's farm. It was in mint condition just prior to taking it off the road, as you say it was nickel and diming us too. Two kids, dog and the trailer, great family buggy. The longer I think about restoring it, the more it's rusting and falling apart. male separation anxiety syndrome ????
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Jerry & Debbie
Ford Explorer 4.6 Triton V8, AWD, 4x4
1985 Sunline Saturn T-1350
Ham radio VE3JCJ, VHF, UHF and HF
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07-29-2014, 10:21 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Michigan
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SUN #123
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Awesome picture and even more awesome that you still have your Aerostar. Don't see many of them around anymore. My grandpa had an '86 in two tone brown, but I don't remember much of it because he traded it in on a Villager shortly after I was born. His had those same wheels. Love to see what your Aerostar looks like now.
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2007 T-286SR Cherry/Granola, #6236, original owner, current mileage: 9473.8 (as of 6/18/21)
1997 T-2653 Blue Denim, #5471
1979 12 1/2' MC, Beige & Avocado, #4639
Past Sunlines: '97 T-2653 #5089, '94 T-2251, '86 T-1550, '94 T-2363, '98 T-270SR
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