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06-01-2011, 10:50 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1958 17' Pacer
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Tryon
, North Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Drove 200+ miles O/W too see this one
Gotta tip about one sitting. Found this beauty, but she's way to big for me. If anybody is interested in one of these, let me know! I'll tell you how to find her.
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06-02-2011, 05:35 AM
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Retired.
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Looks like a 1960-1962 California-built Ambassador.
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06-02-2011, 05:51 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Nice find
"Vintage Airstream" says the serial # makes it a '59 Ambassador.
1st year of the Ambies. 59Ambassador
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06-02-2011, 06:28 AM
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Nice looking Ambie. I don't see the California standard sewer vent coming out of the rear end cap.
Any pics of the inside?
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Work is never done, so take time to play!
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06-02-2011, 11:24 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1958 17' Pacer
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Tryon
, North Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2011
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No. I didn't go inside. No body would answer the door. They are asking $2500 for it.
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06-02-2011, 12:08 PM
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Rivet Master  
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander63
Looks like a 1960-1962 California-built Ambassador.
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How strongly do you feel about built in California? Looks more like an Ohio job.
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06-02-2011, 12:32 PM
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moderator
Commercial Member
2016 27' International
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Wilton
, California
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,711
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The tag says Los Angeles if you look closely.. hard to read from the pictures..
Vinnie
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06-02-2011, 12:41 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Classic
N/A
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,809
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Airslide
The tag says Los Angeles if you look closely.. hard to read from the pictures..
Vinnie
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Vinnie, It also says Jackson center, OH on the top right of the mgf. plate and that is even harder to see.
I see it has an Ohio licence plate on the back but I can't remember the years they were white and green. That might give a good indication when it was last on the road.
Anyone know?
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06-02-2011, 02:31 PM
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Commercial Member
2016 27' International
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Wilton
, California
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Hmm..
Now Im curious too.
Vinnie
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06-02-2011, 03:24 PM
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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I'm not an expert, but I think it is an Ohio built trailer. Long California trailers have a sewer vent that comes up out of the vanity in the bathroom straight up through the rear end cap.
 
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06-02-2011, 07:37 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1960 28' Ambassador
Libertyville
, Illinois
Join Date: May 2004
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I would love to talk to you if it were a 30 footer! I am looking for either a 13 or 7 panel.
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06-02-2011, 08:10 PM
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Rivet Master
, Minnesota
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluto
I see it has an Ohio licence plate on the back but I can't remember the years they were white and green. That might give a good indication when it was last on the road.
Anyone know?
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Reliable sources (Wikipedia?) say that Ohio plates were green on white in 1985 - 1991.
Oh, and the axles are shot.
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06-03-2011, 06:52 AM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Classic
N/A
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markdoane
Reliable sources (Wikipedia?) say that Ohio plates were green on white in 1985 - 1991.
Oh, and the axles are shot.
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Nice! I'll have to try that site for stuff like this.
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06-03-2011, 10:38 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1958 17' Pacer
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Tryon
, North Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 218
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There is a vent there, it's to the right center of the rear roof cap. This beauty is located near North Myrtle beach if anybody is interested. It was on craigslist with just an address. No phone numbers. They wouldn't reply to emails, so I took off to go see what it was.
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06-20-2011, 06:44 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
1959 28' Ambassador
Great Falls
, Montana
Join Date: Dec 2010
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Has to be from Ohio. There were only 81 Ambassadors made in their inaugural year, all in Ohio.
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06-21-2011, 02:40 AM
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Restorations done right
Commercial Member
1962 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Vintage Kin Owner
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Baltimore
, Maryland
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markdoane
Oh, and the axles are shot.
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But are easily rebuilt with new bushings and shocks... No "dyna torque your wallets" in that year.
Lance also made an excellent observation about the vent stack.
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06-21-2011, 06:16 AM
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,881
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This is an interesting find
1962 AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TR
Here is what pops up when the address is googled.
I have a friend that lives near Conway. Maybe I should send him to have a look.
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Work is never done, so take time to play!
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06-21-2011, 09:11 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1958 17' Pacer
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Tryon
, North Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 218
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I went and looked. Could not get a reply from the ad. It is 4 miles off the main Hwy from Myrtle beach to Conway see photo for exact location
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