Talulah, our customized 1956 Airfloat Land Yacht - We have nearly completed this epic project. It is our interpretation of what the original Airfloat designers might have done after visiting the Great Mosque/Cathedral of Cordoba in Spain. Send us an email if you want to get updates on this project.
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Our nearly completed trailer, Talulah, and her trusty tow vehicle & mobile shop, Clyde. - Click on thumbnail images to see large versions -

 Selfie with Paolo's 360 camera |  The big profile |  Front view |
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 Back view |  Truck & trailer leaving Smiley's |  Truck and shy trailer |
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 New parquet floor in the truck |  Dinette from doorway |  Kitchen and hallway |
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 Floor de lis |  Fleur de lis tile in parquet floor |  Monica and Walter |
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 Spinning flower table by Walter |  Mollycroft detail |  From hallway |
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 Looking back from dinette couch |  View back from front door |  While Monica rested on Walter's lap |
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 Two top cabinet doors |  Ambiance |  View from back door, over bed |
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 from the floor |  Mollycroft paintings |  Mollycroft paintings |
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 Shower door from bed |  Mollycroft in bedroom |  Bed and bath |
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 Bedroom |  Bedspread |  1920's cast bronze sconce |
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 Outlet cover inspired by sconce |  Drawer Pull |  Mollycroft light bracket |
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 Top mollycroft fixture CAD drawing |  Mollycroft end cap |  View forward from bedroom |
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 Ant's eye view of the dining area |  Dinette ceiling |  Floor's eye view of ceiling |
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 Mollycroft panel |  Light of Abraham |  Upper cabinets |
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 Wolf convection oven |  Front Door |  Hallway towards front |
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 Parquet Floor First Coat Finish |  Shower door and bedroom |  Airfloat Back Detail |
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 Edge detail |  Porthole Inside |  Walter and F450 |
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 Truck Drawers |  Truck Drawers 2 |  Ceiling in front of trailer |
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The customization process.
 Front Door |  Parquet Floor First Coat Finish |  Mollycroft light fixture in process |
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 Airfloat Front Detail |  Airfloat Front Rubber Detail |  Rubber parts ready for hole saw |
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 How rubber hose is attached |  Mollycroft Nearing Completion |  Shower head with sink |
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 Airfloat at Smiley's in Mt. Vernon |  Airfloat Back View |  Airfloat Front Detail |
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 Airfloat aluminum detail |  Airfloat Front Door Area |  Airfloat Front |
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 Walter and F450 |  Truck Drawers |  Truck Drawers 2 |
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 The rig, all 53 1/2' |  Walter working on parquet floor |  parquet in process |
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 Parquet detail before finish |  Parquet layout test |  Ceiling in front of trailer |
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 Interior in process |  Ceiling panels laid out in order |  Ceiling panels laid out in order |
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 MollyPanelsPrimed2 |  Side view before top edge was added |  Upper cabinets and ceiling |
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 Kitchen in process |  Kitchen window frame |  Ted, through the looking glass. |
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 Ted with nearly finished upholstery |  Ted making pattern for dinette seat |  Ted working on dinette wall |
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 Ted starting cutting fabric for wall |  Dinette area is roughed out |  Monica dominates the hallway! |
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 Custom Mahogany window frames |  Working on window frames |  Working on window frames |
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 Walter holding floor down |  Looking forward to covering this |  Monica Detailing Trim |
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 Walter test fitting aluminum |  Walter exploring the underworld |  MonicaOnAirfloatMolly |
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 Testing siding at Artisan |  Monica insulating |  Kitchen in process |
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 Mollycroft in process |  The truth |  Screen Doors |
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 Mollycroft Ribs |  Parquet Piles |  Counter Top, Top Cabinet Frames |
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 Front "bubble" for mollycroft |  Plywood skin coated with All-Guard |  Plywood skin coated with All-Guard |
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 Interior "bubble" being formed |  Plywood trim for front window |  Plywood around front window |
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 Brad Pulling Trailer |  Finally leaving the barn |  Out of the barn! |
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 Frame in fairgrounds barn |  Frame in fairgrounds barn |  Airfloat getting plywood skin |
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 Truss Dance |  Front Mock Up |  Truss for mollycroft |
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 Original Airfloat corrugated skin |
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 Mosaic that inspired paintingsThis specific arch in the Mosque of Cordoba in Spain was the inspiration for all the painted panels in the Airfloat. I acquired a high resolution photo, outlined elements with CAD, cut out designs in 1/8" plywood with my CNC router, adhered the ply to canvas, then painted with acrylics. The paintings were then contact cemented to the mollycroft ceiling and cabinet fronts. |  Mosaic detail |  Dinette Decorations |
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 Ceiling DesignsMy CAD drawings used to cut out the designs in 1/8" plywood. |  3D CAD drawing of initial redesignI use Rhino3D for the CAD in all my designs. |  Rhino3D illustrationI use Rhino3D for the CAD in all my designs. |
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 The basic equation for design |  Ceiling in the Mosque of Cordoba |  WienermobileIt is rumored that our trailer is progeny of this rather promiscuous vehicle. |
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The original trailer - found in Atascadero California.
 YouTube video made for this trailerLarry Walsh, who has a YouTube channel, Mobiltec, focused on restoring vintage trailers, found this Airfloat while exploring the countryside around Atascadero. I happened to contact him the next day about another trailer and he suggested this one. The owner agreed to sell it and Larry made this great video tour. |  Original AirfloatThis is the first photo sent by Larry Walsh (http://cannedhamtrailers.com/) after he found it near Atascadero CA. |  Front view of our original Airfloat |
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 Front view of original Airfloat |  Back view with daughter, Celina |  Back view |
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 1963 Chevy and Airfloat1963 Chevy getting ready to travel to Washington |  Interior of original AirfloatAll the woodwork was Phillipine mahogany, but it was painted (probably lacquered) white. |  Original interior |
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 Desk cabinet in original Airfloat |  Original cabinetsWith the exception some of the plywood. all the original wood in the trailer was beautiful Phillipine mahogany. |  The original couchThis couch was definitely removed ASAP. Critters had found it to be a great nesting area. |
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 Original stove |  Original Kelvinator fridgeWe did not chose to use this in the rebuild. |  Interior detail |
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 Original bathroom |  Deteriorating roof vent |  Original jalousie windowsSadly, the construction of these windows was not adequately strong for including in the rebuild. |
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 Original Airfloat name plate |  Back door detail |
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