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Old 04-05-2009, 12:43 PM   #18
dwinick
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Profile:  1958 22' Flying Cloud
1948 16' Wee Wind
1954 22' Flying Cloud
ada , Michigan
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The trailer I received from Airstream had aluminum wheels on it. Baby moons were added in production. The grey awning I'm afraid was my notion. I didn't have many choices and they weren't going to spec a special fabric due to costs. I would have used a more classic stripe.
There are some cool colorways available.

In answer to a previous question, the difference between the production model and what comes out of my shop is that we spend more time in the fit and finish. Plus we use a higher grade of woods. Not to say that the interior of the production model is not good. But any time things are mass produced there is a difference. Since what comes out of my studio reflects on me I am pretty fussy. Being OCD pays off. hehe
I also hand pick plywood for grain patterns and also solids. We also spend a lot of time finding cool stuff to incorporate in the design. I try to make every trailer unique. It's all in the details. There are things that we make that are just too expensive [material & labor-wise] for Airstream to do in their units.
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