No website devoted to the A frame house would be complete without the wheels that went with it. The house, camper and vette had several things in common. Age, color and size. They all came out in the late seventies, were bright sunshine yellow and were GINORMOUS (well except the vette).
There was a beige western version of the camper, circa 1982, and they both retailed for around $37.95. I would have liked window 'glass' for it, but i am sure by now most of it would be missing, cloudy or scratched anyway. I liked the vette, but the wire made it kind of lame, remote control isnt that remote with a short cord attached. Back then the only place people had room for all these huge toys was either in the rec-room or carport.
The 'Vette I got from online around 2008 still had one original 70s battery in it, completely corroded but there. After cleaning up the contacts, two new batteries could not get it working, so it likely needs a better contact cleaning, or opening the remote box and checking for loose connections, perhaps even the car itself has a loose wire or maybe a short in the trunk.
I want the motorhome, but I can NEVER find it in DECENT condition!
ReplyDeleteThat is true. its not a big priority to get one, and if i did, i literally dont have the space for it. Of couse if i saw one in the thrift store for $10 it would be coming home with me. One just sold on ebay for $100, but usually i see them go for around $50. sometimes you can find random parts for sale.
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ReplyDeleteI really am enjoying your posts and blog, my friend who sells on ebay referred me to it. IT is wonderful. I collect the A frames, and now have 4. Two are complete, and the other two.. well I am working on it. I just need front doors to one, and one front door to the other! What is it with no doors??
Jae
Well, I find it ironic that sellers are getting near complete houses at estate sales, selling the doors/windows/small parts on feebay while discarding the larger less valuable/harder to ship pieces, meanwile the buyers are collectors trying to complete houses. Its like one step forward, two steps back at far as saving and protecting these houses.
ReplyDeleteI have this RV & the remote corvette. My father passed away & I received all my barbie toys from my childhood that was stored in his attic. The corvette is no longer working. I'm wanting to see if I can find someone to rewire it as it was working when it was put in the attic. The RV, was covered in attic dust. I've done some light cleaning on the outside, but I'm hesitant to clean the inside as some of the stickers on the inside wall are starting to come loose. Other than that, it is in really good shape. I've just found this blog in June 2024, searching about my 1970's A-Frame Barbie Dream House w/ Furniture & stumbled upon these photos. If anyone has any info about fixing the corvette to get it up & running, my email address is: casey.chronic@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteHi Casey. Thanks for sharing. It would be wonderful if you could get the car running again. I had that 'Vette, too! I am sure any electrician or tech handy person would know basic wiring. It's most likely something simple like the contacts or wires. I believe a vendor on either Etsy of Ebay has brand new replacement stickers for the RV. You may have to cut them out if you get some.
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