'65 Caravel for Sale

[Over59]

If the floors Ok and everthing works the price is fair, especially if you don't want to spend a year and a couple thousand dollars looking. Nice wheels but 40 years to young. A new axel? and you are ready to roll, if everything works. Compared to my 68 the tongue looks very good. May have been worked with filler or just well maintained. The shower looks in good shape, pretty shiney for the years. But you have to go look to know for sure or take your chances. If the axel is bad and it has been setting you could tear the thing a part in a few trips.
I love my new axels, best thing I did...

[AnnZ3]

Just wanted to thank Heidi and say we brought our "new" Airstream home. I hope this was the first of many on the road adventures. We drove from upstate New York to Roanoke Va. to meet the gentleman from La. with the 65 Caravel. It was in wonderful condition and we are *so* happy!

I look forward to learning more from the forum.

Ann

[summerkid]

Welcome, Ann! So glad to have another small vintage trailer aboard. Please post about your plans & take lots of pix for us .....

[Midamrail]

Ann,

Congratulations on the Caravel! The 1965 Caravels, particularly those with the jalousy windows in the door, are among my favorite trailers. It looks as though you got a good one.

I might offer a word of caution regarding the axle. Within just our relatively small circle of vintage Airstream friends, I know of three who have suffered broken axles on their 1965 Caravels. All are beautiful trailers that are used regularly, and the axles broke in scenarios ranging from driving at highway speeds on a smooth road to crossing a cattle guard-type grate at 3 MPH. It seems that some if not all axles on the Caravels from that period were either insufficient for the load or made with inferior spindle material or both.

If your new trailer has the original axle, you might want to consider replacing it at some point just to be on the safe side. Best of luck and congrats on the trailer!

[Over59]

Great... Come to the NE Forum rally in Jamaica State Park Vermont and we'll all make welcoming sound to you and your trailer. If they are full let me know as I have an extra site reserved for just such a surprise. See the NE Forum Rally under... Rally.....Forum.... The camp has shower ect and no electric so doesn't really matter what works, expect your battery for lights.

[flyrodbldr]

Ann ....welcome from the owner of a 65 caravel....mine looks very similar to yours
This is my first trailer and i have learned so much from the wonderful and
well informed folks here ...I really dont know mush but if i can help answer
any questions i'll try.... I am in the middle of replacing my axle as a precaution
take a look at RJs site ..the best info on 65s around ...best of luck to you withn your beautiful Caravel