{"id":16130,"date":"2025-06-24T13:29:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=16130"},"modified":"2026-05-11T00:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T00:09:03","slug":"a-new-project-a-1988-scotty-serro-sportsman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/a-new-project-a-1988-scotty-serro-sportsman\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Project – A 1988 Scotty Serro Sportsman Camping Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last summer we rented a camper and took it across North Carolina and up the Outer Banks. A rental camper is a great idea. You pay for the week you are going to use. Someone else makes the payments, pays the insurance, does the maintenance\u2026<\/p>\n

Friday a vintage Scotty showed up on Facebook Marketplace. We had a Scotty when I was a kid.<\/p>\n

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1988 SCOTTY SERRO SPORTSMAN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1988 SCOTTY SERRO SPORTSMAN scotty serro sportsman\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Up for grabs\u2026..this Sweet 1988 Scotty Serro Sportsman!
\nGreat deal for the do-it-yourselfer. Includes New Tires, attachable awning, Fridge, Microwave. Gas\/ Electric, lights , ac, all in working order. 13\u2032 body, 2600 lb.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Our son-in-law pulled our new to us Scotty home for us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We drove down to look at it and I just love it. My son-in-law pulled it home for us.<\/p>\n

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Our new to us Scotty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is parked by the workshop now, plugged in.<\/p>\n

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Labeled Susan & Bob on the way to Fla.
Scotty Camper, Yellow Canoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is my parent\u2019s Scotty.<\/p>\n

Google Lens say; \u201cThe image features a Cadillac, likely a Fleetwood Brougham model from the late 1970s or early 1980s, possibly around 1978 or 1981.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Scotty Camper
Mom and Dad, Jessica and Tom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mom and Dad\u2019s Scotty Camper with a different awning. The awning is the biggest difference I am finding in the photos of Scotty campers in the photo albums.<\/p>\n

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Scotty Camper
\nMom and Dad, Jessica and Tom<\/p>\n

Photos seem to date from the \u201970s and \u201980s, maybe into the early \u201990s.<\/p>\n

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Scotty Camper in front of Barn House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is no awning on this Scotty.<\/p>\n

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Scotty Camper in front of Barn House \u2013 closer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here is a closer look. I don\u2019t even see the part that holds an awning.<\/p>\n

Google Lens thinks this is an SJ series Jeep Cherokee, produced from 1974 through 1983. If so, that helps date the photo.<\/p>\n

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Station Wagon Towing Scotty Camper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The awning shown in this older photo looks the same kind of awning the camper we just bought came with.<\/p>\n

Google Lens say; \u201cThe image features a vintage Serro Scotty travel trailer, likely a Sportsman model, towed by a classic Ford Country Sedan station wagon from the 1960s or 1970s, likely a 1970 model given the visible styling cues.\u201d<\/p>\n

I found a lot of photos of Scotty trailers in Gramma\u2019s photo albums. Gramma and Grampa had a Scotty, too? Or it\u2019s the same one with changes.<\/p>\n

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Where is this Scotty?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This seems to be behind Gramma and Grampa\u2019s house on Maple Street in Brevard, NC. The house behind matches what I found on Google Street View.<\/p>\n

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Scotty at a Beach, 1974<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Google Lens says; \u201cThe image shows a classic Ford Country Squire station wagon, likely from the late 1960s or early 1970s, pulling a travel trailer on a beach.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Scotty Awning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And I don\u2019t know these people. The child may be my aunt. This is likely family in Virginia.<\/p>\n

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Scotty Camper with Awning
Dad and Rob<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This looks like my dad and my brother under the same awning. Or the same type of awning.<\/p>\n

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Grampa Inside a Scotty Camper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I don\u2019t know whether this is Mom and Dad\u2019s camper or Gramma and Grampa\u2019s camper. The photo is later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last summer we rented a camper and took it across North Carolina and up the Outer Banks. A rental camper is a great idea. You pay for the week you are going to use. Someone else makes the payments, pays the insurance, does the maintenance\u2026 …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/featured-scotty-canoe.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10314,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/adorable-vintage-event-camper-or-food-truck\/","url_meta":{"origin":16130,"position":0},"title":"Adorable Vintage Event Camper or Food Truck","author":"Carla","date":"January 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"This adorable camper that has been updated to serve refreshments at events just showed up on one of the Facebook Garage Sale sites I follow. 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