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This 1957 Caravanner and 1960 GMC Stretch Suburban are all ready to set off on an adventure. When the owners bought the trailer in 2002, it was in just barely good enough condition to restore. During the seven-month restoration they replaced the window screens, did a number of mechanical repairs, replaced the aluminum skin on the door, then turned over the trailer to a body shop for professional polishing and buffing. The Suburban tow vehicle was originally used by Grey Line Tours to transport people between Reno, Virginia City, and Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Among the vehicle's steady passengers were the cast and crew of the television program, Bonanza who were transported from the Reno airport to the Ponderosa set at Lake Tahoe. Fewer than 50 of the Stretch Suburbans were made. The current owners found it behind a haystack in Yerington, Nevada, then took two years to do the body work, upholstery, painting and finally replacing the hopelessly inadequate 283 engine with a hearty 350 cubic inch V8. Caravanner and Suburban owned by Eric and Patty Dobbs. Photographed at the Deming Log Show Grounds, Bellingham, Washington.