Back Alley Boler

We came to look at the classic Cadillac we saw down this alley. Old cars are another passion (of many) and so if we see one we’ll often stop to check it out. With this chance spotting came a pleasant surprise and unseen from our original position it’s something special hidden behind the hedges. You guessed it, we found another Boler. Truth is, many times they’re discovered in a rather random fashion such as this. We’ll be out exploring, they might be the last thing our mind and on rounding some corner, one magically comes into view. It happens all the time!

That we get out a lot helps the odds and on a good year, we might see fifty or more, along with a swack of other little trailers that of the era (Trilliums, Surfsides, Beachcombers and whatever). Back alleys seem to be one of the more common haunts, so you’ll often find us peering down any we pass by. It’s an instinctive motion. This one was found in April of 2020.

The Cadillac is a 1961 model and looks in decent shape. Tires holding air…check. Fuzzy dice…check! Tailfins…CHECK! Retro roadtrip! We were equally thrilled to find this old land yacht but then again being easily amused is our thing.

Keeping this Boler company is a fourth generation Ford Mustang. The building seen in back is pretty interesting and is an old electrical substation. A bit of backstory: Roam at Night. We’re pretty certain those tracks supported a trolley used to move heavy stuff about.

Say it with me and say it loud – BOLER!

From the same card dump…
Valley Farm – serene, peaceful and a long time empty.

Boler: A small cute-as-a-bug fibreglass travel trailer made in Canada in the 1970s and 80s. We make a fun game spotting them on road trips and adventures. We also include other similar trailers here, those from other manufacturers who are close in appearance or configuration to Bolers.

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We came for this Cadillac…

Hidden behind some hedges, it’s this…

Tailfins!