The Carriage Museum has completed restoration of the Tecolote 15 passenger mountain wagon and it will be in up coming Old Spanish Days Fiesta Parade.. Also known as a Yellowstone Coach, it has open sides for sightseeing. The coach was used in national parks to carry visitors and hotel guests on leisurely tours through the mountains. The open sides provided easy access and viewing, while the flat canopy top provided shade and some shelter from rain. These “observation” coaches and others like it were originally custom built by the Abbot-Downing Company. The coach received a total make over from paint to new leather interior by Hansen Wheel & Wagon in South Dakota.
The open sides provided easy access and viewing, while the flat canopy top provided shade and some shelter from rain. These “observation” coaches and others like it were originally custom built by the Abbot-Downing Company.
The Tecolote Wagon
The Tecolote wagon was once owned by Silsby Spalding of the Tecolote Ranch in Goleta in 1928. In 1959 it went to Samuel B Mosher and spent time at his Dos Pueblos Ranch. The coach came to the Carriage Museum in 1978 and was used in the Fiesta Parade as well as other local events. It is now completed and on display.We want to thank the many generous donors who helped make this possible. Look for this magnificent coach in the up coming Fiesta Parade.
Look for this magnificent coach in the up coming Fiesta Parade.