1961 Overlander Questions - Page 2

3streams · 02-13-2008, 08:15 PM

My husband- curious now from the discovery of the caravan sticker- has determined the ghost numbers are 5057 and the owner before the PO was from Springfield, OH - a Mr. Randall McCarty (according to the title). Does anyone have old caravan registries or even WBCCI registries to track the trailer?

Inland RV Center, In · 02-13-2008, 08:34 PM

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A huge find... my husband caught the light on the trailer just right and noticed the ghost of a rectangle below the WBCCI #- a caravan sticker? We have seen pics of a red caravan sticker centered above the rear window that would denote the trailer had been on a caravan. How do we find out more info and history?

Also, we got the old galvanized steel water tank out of the trailer- that was good for about 40 lbs or so- we think we will replace it with a square plastic tank and a pressure pump.

Not sure if we are going to keep the sink or not- if we do can we repair the chip?

Do not use a pressure pump with a plastic tank, since you must not pressurize any plastic tank.

You should use a "demand pump," with a plastic water tank.

Andy

Overlander & Sea · 02-13-2008, 08:46 PM

Wally Byam Caravan Sticker

This link to this thread should help with your sticker information. This is a thread of the PO of our '61 Overlander.

**azflycaster** · 02-14-2008, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 3streams

My husband- curious now from the discovery of the caravan sticker- has determined the ghost numbers are 5057 and the owner before the PO was from Springfield, OH - a Mr. Randall McCarty (according to the title). Does anyone have old caravan registries or even WBCCI registries to track the trailer?

The numbers signify that a PO was a member of the WBCCI. The name and number that you posted are not in the current directories. Forum member streamer23 has a collection of older directories and may be able to help. Send him a PM with the information and see what he finds.

62overlander · 02-14-2008, 03:37 AM

My 62 is similar in many ways to yours... however yours is a California model, is that right? Those wheel wells are a direct give away. Here is the thing that stumps me... the toilet and shower are in the Ohio configuration. My Anna, also has that long CB antenna. I am sure it is original due to the clips that hold it down, they are attached with solid rivets. You will probably find some rot behind that bathroom vanity and do not be too surprised if the rear cross member is rusted a lot. They all leak and this era Overlander likes to leak from the end caps. You will find that water is directed perfectly along the panel and into the top of the window. After many hours of trying to get it stopped, I have slowed it down considerably. I am also suspect of the rear vent. Keep posting pictures....

3streams · 02-14-2008, 06:08 AM

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My 62 is similar in many ways to yours... however yours is a California model, is that right? Those wheel wells are a direct give away. Here is the thing that stumps me... the toilet and shower are in the Ohio configuration. .

Our vin indicates that it is an Ohio trailer- so were not sure about the wheel wells- we have been told that the shape of the arch will tell you what factory it came from- but I will trust the vin over the wheel well. You know how AS was - nothing consistent.

Overlander & Sea · 02-14-2008, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 3streams

Our vin indicates that it is an Ohio trailer- so were not sure about the wheel wells- we have been told that the shape of the arch will tell you what factory it came from- but I will trust the vin over the wheel well. You know how AS was - nothing consistent.

Here's a picture of our '61 Overlander's wheel well, it's Ohio built.

**overlander63** · 02-14-2008, 07:50 AM

The galvanized water tank is held in place by several lag bolts. In the case of our trailer, the bolts came up through the floor from underneath. I cut off the bolts so I didn't have to rip out the belly pan. I then installed a plastic fresh water tank (15-20 gallon will fit in place, you can modify the area slightly to put a bigger one in), and plumbed a demand pump into the sytem. I used the original fill fitting with PVC pipe for a filler for the new tank.

3streams · 02-14-2008, 08:28 AM

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Here's a picture of our '61 Overlander's wheel well, it's Ohio built.

Here is ours...

I wil double check the vin this evening- but we looked it up when we got it and found it was Ohio- also the PO-s were both from Springfield, OH.

3streams · 02-14-2008, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by overlander63

The galvanized water tank is held in place by several lag bolts. In the case of our trailer, the bolts came up through the floor from underneath. I cut off the bolts so I didn't have to rip out the belly pan. I then installed a plastic fresh water tank (15-20 gallon will fit in place, you can modify the area slightly to put a bigger one in), and plumbed a demand pump into the sytem. I used the original fill fitting with PVC pipe for a filler for the new tank.

Thats is pretty much what we are going to do as well. I figured I could even gain a little extra storage area under the bed once we go to a smaller tank- we will see how it works out.

47WeeWind · 02-14-2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 62overlander

My 62 is similar in many ways to yours... however yours is a California model, is that right? Those wheel wells are a direct give away. Here is the thing that stumps me... the toilet and shower are in the Ohio configuration.

Hi 62overlander:

The old assumption that wheel well profiles could always identify the plant where Airstreams were built is no longer correct. It was an early theory that still applies in some situations, but we have since learned from more recent observations that both plants often used the same wheel well profile during the same or adjacent model years. It is no longer a direct give away as there is more overlap than once thought. The VIN tag trumps wheel wells in every case.