Sonny the Camper is a 1966 Frolic, a travel trailer produced in Elkhart, Indiana. Julia bought Sonny locally in Durham, NC. Unfortunately Sonny had some serious structural damage upon purchase, and the first Radical Repair that Julia has undertaken has been a major overhaul of this adorable camper! We decided to take out the gas and water lines and associated appliances in order to make more room inside for the Radical Repair Workshop. There is still an electricity hookup and now lots of space! Below are some before, during, and after (coming soon :)) pictures of Sonny’s transformation.
Sonny glamour shot before we moved her! 
Original interior facing the rear — note the water damage 🙁 
Original interior facing the front 
New tires were a must! 
Trucky and Sonny’s inaugural journey 
Some good help 
Help removal 
Eek… pretty bad water damage on the front end. Furniture and fixtures removed. 
Front end damage. Bugs, mold, water oh my..,. 
The front end had to be completely removed and rebuilt! 
View of front end from the outside 
<3 
This is the new front end before we re-applied the aluminun 
Cute jalousie windows are original! 
Back end uncovered. We replaced all the wood and resealed all windows 
Before waterproofing we had to tarp for every rain. 
Sonny required a good cleaning, including under the Frolic sign! 
New insulation and covering hole from removed appliances. 
Scraping down the front end 
Rusted and leaky rear lights 
Planning a new floor! 
Trying it out 
All of the original cushions were reupholstered by Julia using fabric from The Scrap Exchange 
Cricket investigates the new back end 
Help! 
The very difficult process of resealing the corner seams— this is where the majority of the leaks originated 
A bit of poetry in the removal of the original corner seal 
New caulk and corner rail!