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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2016.0001.003
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Cabin Car
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
3
Total Parts
4
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
wood and metal screen

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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N/A
Width
N/A
Height
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Thickness
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Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Motorized Ground Transportation
Category
Recreational vehicles
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Taken from acquisition proposal; reference #1: Reuben H. Fleet, an American aviation pioneer, entrepreneur, and army officer, founded Consolidated Aircraft Corp. in 1923. In early 1928, eager to have a low cost trainer he could sell on the civilian market, Fleet supervised the design of the Husky Jr., which first flew in November. Consolidated Aircraft's board showed so little enthusiasm that Fleet bought the rights and formed Fleet Aircraft Inc. in February 1929. Confident of the airplane's potential but lacking a factory, Fleet ordered 100 Husky Jr. from Consolidated Aircraft. The Husky Jr. proved very popular indeed and consolidated Aircraft acquired Fleet Aircraft in August 1929. Somewhat annoyed by export procedures in the US, Fleet decided to form a company in Canada, Fleet Aircraft of Canada Ltd, which came into existence in March 1930. Canadian interests took control of the company in 1936 and renamed it Fleet Aircraft Ltd. Production of Husky Jr. derivatives known as Fleet Model 2, 7, 10 and 16, including the Royal Canadian Air Force's Fawn and Finch, went on in Canada between 1930 and 1941 (c. 670 built). In the late 30s, Fleet Aircraft manufactured a handful of Fleet 50 freighters, a very innovative if under powered twin-engines bush plane. An in house design, the Fleet Fort intermediate trainer, was produced in relatively small number (c. 100) in 1941-42 for the RCAF. Between 1942 and 1944, the company made almost 1 650 Fairchild Cornell trainers for the RCAF and the other allied air forces, and almost 100 similar airplanes for the U.S. Army Air Forces. In 1945, knowing that the war was coming to a close, Fleet Aircraft acquired the rights for a private plane that was put in production as the Fleet Canuck. The company made c. 200 between 1945 and 1947. By then, it had a new name, Fleet Manufacturing and Aircraft Ltd that better reflected a new owner's wish to diversify company activities. The CabinCar was to be the main non-aeronautical project.
Function
A tow-able trailer equipped with living space and amenities. This trailer is intended for leisure activities such as vacationing and camping.
Technical
Taken from acquisition proposal; reference #1: Teardrops, a streamlined, compact, lightweight travel trailer, first appeared in the 1930s and were designed around the idea of using standard 4 by 8-foot sheets of plywood with hardwood spars. Postwar teardrops tended to be plywood clad with war surplus aluminum and an outside stand up kitchen under the hatchback. There is room inside this type of trailer for two people to sleep, but not to stand up, as well as storage space for clothing and other items. In the mid-1950s, larger trailers were in vogue. The economical teardrop went into a long, slow decline, disappearing completely by the mid-1960s. With the advent of the internet, plans for teardrop trailers have become widely accessible and, as a result, this style of trailer has made a comeback since the 1990s. Since they are so light, usually coming in under 1000 pounds, just about any vehicle can tow one. The Fleet CabinCar was designed by J.A. Holte, an engineering consultant with the industrial division of Vincent Corp. (Ref. 3) Each CabinCar was to sell for $695, one-third the price of other cabin trailers on the market at that time. While the CabinCar lived up to its promise of affordable and easy family travel, its thin plywood skin was very susceptible to moisture damage. If the lacquer finish was not inspected and maintained regularly, a small leak could quickly cause much structural and other damage. This was not an ideal feature for an ‘outward-bound’ vehicle.
Area Notes
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Details

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Missing
Unknown
Finish
Unfinished plywood with metal screen.
Decoration
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