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H I S T O R Y L I N E page three _________________________________________________  John Serro from PA began the legacy of the classic Serro Scotty Campers ! " Travel Right, Travel Light, The Scotty Way !! " John was the first manufacturer to develop a campground exclusively for his trailers ! 1968 Another
plant was opened (3rd) - this one in Ashburn, Georgia
 SCOTTY PLANT AD - CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER VIEW  1969
Only
the 13 and 15 foot Gauchos,
and the 15 foot HiLander were offered.
 1971
Up until this time, the
interior of
the Scotty trailers had been
painted a light blue with black and
white specs; known as splatter paint. Now the interiors are
wood grained vinyl.
1972 The overhead Window in the
Hi-Lander
was no longer available. John
changed the design because of leakage problems.
1973  In 1973 a version of the Hi-Lander with a storage "trunk" on the outside back of it and called the Trunkback was offered. And a different color on a Scotty? A gold color was added to the bottom front of the exterior along with the turquoise. Over the years the company made many limited production Scottys sometimes using odds and ends of whatever was in the warehouse at the time. Many of these have popped up as members find another 'unusual' Scotty. Also, during the late 70's, many color schemes and designs were tried... There are some strange colored Scottys that are still lurking in Scottyland today. 1978 N E W S C O T T Y L I T E 13' of solid trailer value for today's lighter cars.  1979
John Serro went to a full line of trailers, from 13 to a 50 foot park
model. The new colors were orange and brown and the unique Turquoise
Scotty was no more.
 1989 Scotty with the new color look - these are believed to be built by the workers who took over the Ashburn, Ga plant and couldn't use the "SERRO" name, but continued to build basically the same trailer with out the reference to Serro.   1997 John Serro continued manufacturing trailers until the plant burned down in April of 1997. Tragically all records were lost in the fire. SERRO-SCOTTY RV OF WESTMORELAND
COUNTY CATCHES FIRE: . . . . . . . .
April 25, 1997 by PA. Dept. of Environmental protection. The
Southwest Regional Emergency Response Team and Community Relations
staff responded to a fire at Serro-Scotty RV in Hempfield Township,
Westmoreland County, Thursday, April 17. The facility, which parallels
the Pennsylvania Turnpike, manufactures recreational trailers and motor
homes. The engulfed building contained a number of hazards, including
propane tanks, various volume fuel tanks, drums of latex glue, paints
and thinners and 200 tires. Many of the materials, including the tires
and propane tanks, did not catch fire. While a large quantity of smoke
was generated, air quality was not a problem due to brisk wind.
Additionally, runoff was not a concern as firefighters used minimal
amounts of water. The facility plant engineer has asked DEP's
assistance in building demolition and material disposal. The building
was a total loss for owners, who are looking for a new work space for
more than 60 employees.
This history line was composed from many sources, Jerry Freitag, Donna and Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Kroes, and Bob Harts of the Pittsburgh Press. ____________________________________________________________________________________
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