The One that Got Away...

I've told this story before... but it's worth repeating.  There are always the ones that get away, but still I was grateful to have seen it.  This trailer was in Galena Illinois.  Our family had gone there for a day vacation,  this beauty was going down the road.  I shamelessly followed it until it stopped at a local gas station.  It was an original that had been stored away for years.  It was almost in pristine condition.  It had belonged to a family member who had used it only once or twice then stored it away for 40 years.  I offered them a few of my children for payment, but they didn't bite.  Oh well.... It was great to see it anyway. 

Those Wonderful Shasta Wings!!

These are not my trailers even those someday I would love to have more winged beauties.  I just love the concept of the wings as being so aerodynamic that they made the trailers easier to pull.....  So cutting edge in trailer technology.  The wings remind me of the wings on either side of "Mercury's" cap... god of speed....

I have several Shastas, but someone had removed the wings before I purchased them.  I know that I could buy some, but it never quite seems to be in the budget.  I'm sure there was a time when they seemed goofy and old fashion, so many owners removed them.  It's funny what now becomes iconic.  The wings are Shasta trailers Now.... Long Live the Wings!!!