Looking for 30' Airstream or 28' Argosy MH with rear Queen

txbeaux · 02-02-2004, 12:57 AM

I am looking for a 28'-32.5' Airstream MH or a 28' Argosy MH in top shape. Will travel for the right deal. A unit with a bad motor or transmission that is in otherwise great condition would be GREAT. A rear Queen bed is a must or it must be convertible to a Queen. Please contact with any and all leads. I live an hour east of Dallas, Texas. Thanks, Jim

Bill_in_Texas · 02-02-2004, 10:22 AM

I'm looking for same, emphasis on the Argosy. If you come across something you can't use, let me know.

thenewkid64 · 02-02-2004, 10:47 AM

The best way to determine if the coach is a read bedroom is to look for the wrap around rear windows. If the windows wrap there is either a rear twin setup or a rear queen. The 310 seems to be the smallest Airstream coach that had the rear queen. Our 28 foot Argosy has a rear queen, but you have to climb over. The 310 was a walk around. It is amazing how much difference 3 feet makes!

1985air345 · 02-02-2004, 11:19 AM

That's going to be a tough one!

Brett is right that some units 28 and 31 have a large rear sleeping area but is not a walk-around queen. Your best shot is a 1987 or later 325. I know those came in twins and corner full. Some of the 345's after 1987 had the 'island queen' bed.

The 310's with walk-around or island queens are hard to find or owner conversions and not factory jobs.

Keep in mind these is 'RV queen' which is a few inches shorter than your queen bed at home!

txbeaux · 02-02-2004, 03:17 PM

We just sold our 2 yr old "Toybox" that we pulled with a "modified" 1996 GMC Crew Cab Diesel Dually. Lots of power!! My wife wants the convenience of a Motorhome because of all the time we spend on the road. We will still need to pull a trailer and I am somewhat concerned with how much weight I can pull. My thinking is that a "modified" 454 in a smaller Motorhome (28'-30') will let me pull more weight without sacrificing my get up and down the road ability. The bed thing is....I'm 6'3' and just spent the most uncomfortable two years trying to sleep in a short bed.

Now I find out a Queen is not a Queen. The RV Gods are out to get me!!!!!!!

According to the chart, Airstrem produced 325s from 1985 to 1990. Is there enough room to put in a real Queen sized bed and walk around it???? I owned a tranmission shop in Dallas for 25 years, so my expertice is mechanical. Perhaps a 325 "REAL QUEEN" with a blown 454 is my calling??

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87MH · 02-03-2004, 06:12 AM

Txbeaux:

Check out this thread:

Bed Size

A REAL (house) Queen is 60" X 80". Airstream supplied (at least in the Classics) a "Queen" that is 60" X 76".

On the "Island Queen" bed support/frame in the 345, if you let the lower 4" hang over the bed frame (or extend the frame with a piece of plywood) you can fit a "Real Queen" in the bedroom, but that would eliminate the tiny bit of walkaround room at the foot (street side) for making the bed.

Also, you should be aware, Airstream rated the "Classics" on the Chevy P-30 (P-32) Chassis for a total towing capacity of only 2000 pounds.

BTW, we'll be in Tyler State Park the last weekend of Feb. for the Canton Trade Days if you would care to come by to check it out.

Canton Non Planned Ralley

txbeaux · 02-03-2004, 12:04 PM

Thanks Dennis, those are the measurements we've been looking for. When we bought the Toybox, we were looking for a front bedroom and didn't really consider the consequences of the smaller bed. Never again!!!! I ended up diagonal & then my wife would kick.... Anyway, do you know if the 360 has the same bedroom issues as the 345? After reading several posts where members say there is little or no highway performance differences from the 30' to the 36', we've expanded our options to include the larger Classics. The 2000# towing capacity concerns me. Is this based on the chassis or the HP? Is there an economical way to increase that limit if it is chassis? One can always add HP. My trailer probably weighs more than that. OH WELL, I quess I could trade for a small older Airstream trailer to put our stuff in. We probably carry about 500#s. As far as the Trade Days thing goes, you're on. If the weather is nice that weekend we should get around a million people a day. Last weekend was dead....Superbowl and threat of rain. Friday was the busiest day and all the vendors left shortly after lunch on Sunday. BTW Bill.... a 1986 345 Airstream popped up on the RV Trader @ PPL in Houston this morning. I can't get down there for 2 weeks, so check it out. It'll probably be gone by then. $24,950 and 75,319 miles Not bad at all...........Jim