Sunday, November 20, 2011

1920s camper-bus, Arizona


In the late 1920s one of the earliest known versions of a mobile home, the 'Wonderbus', was built in Arizona, using a Dodge truck chassis, to tour visitors around the southwest US. Styled after the railroad parlor cars of the day, the bus had the comforts of a living room, four beds, a bath, shower and kitchen. And it came with a driver and cook. Its doors, windows and side compartments opened, like a camper, onto the landscape.

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