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04-22-2006, 09:51 PM
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Rivet Master
1973 23' Safari
1977 23' Safari
2018 25' Flying Cloud
Palmer Lake
, Colorado
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 4,092
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Dead in Baker
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04-23-2006, 01:31 AM
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Rivet Master
1992 34' Limited
Falls Church
, Virginia
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 945
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Interior!?
WOW!
So SORRY to see that AS sitting there going to sh*t.... Yikes.
This actually reminds me of a RV wrecking yard where I saw a '00 sitting. It had been rolled but still had so much usefull stuff. Got a complete FF for $90 out of it. if anyone needs parts off a '00, let me know as he said it would only be around a 'few more weeks' - then????
Also still looking for a square 3x5 BAL rear stabilizer jack foot with the rolled up edges - Anyone??? Please...!!!!!!
Also need original plastic blind hangers with the hinge front.... does anyone know what I am talking about?!? All the 'blind' places looked at me like I had 3 eyes!
Peace
Axel
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04-23-2006, 07:27 AM
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More than one rivet loose
Currently Looking...
Los Alamos
, New Mexico
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,756
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so wrong.
that's just wrong!
Someone has to have an family intervention to save the child!
I hate to see anything go down hill needlessly.
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Michelle TAC MT-0
Sarah, Snowball
Looking for a 1962 Flying Cloud
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04-23-2006, 08:00 AM
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Rivet Master
1973 23' Safari
1977 23' Safari
2018 25' Flying Cloud
Palmer Lake
, Colorado
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 4,092
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04-23-2006, 12:15 PM
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Rivet Master
Elgin
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 800
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this truly is sad
Some people just don't know what they have, do they?
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04-23-2006, 01:24 PM
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Frank S
1973 27' Overlander
peoria
, Illinois
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 316
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Hi Zeppelinium--Have the same gas lamp in my 1973 27' Overlander. Not only does it give off light, but on chilly damp evenings it gives off enough heat to make it comfortable.--Frank S
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04-23-2006, 01:38 PM
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Rivet Master
San Angelo
, Texas
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 1,254
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That's just sick and wrong.
Frederic
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Frederic
1971 Sovereign International - SOLD
2004 F-350 King Ranch
AIR # 8239
EX-WBCCI # 8371
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12-13-2006, 01:07 PM
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Rivet Master
1973 23' Safari
1977 23' Safari
2018 25' Flying Cloud
Palmer Lake
, Colorado
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 4,092
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parting out
Yippee! (???) I own it.
I stripped out the lights and the propane lantern, as well as the 4 remaining good windows. I also removed the door and door frame that provides access to the Univolt.
I'll barter the side window(s) for a good rear window.
I'm planning on taking the shell to Mojave in late January. I'd like to host a cannibalization party, unless someone wants the shell intact. Unless I get other inputs, I'm going to gut the inside, saving only the foam and bathroom fixtures, leaving all the guts behind. Maybe I'll retain the sink, too. Except for the dent in the top just aft of the A/C, the shell is in good shape. If keeping the front or rear section intact is of interest, that's also an option. There is no title or VIN plate--they are being put to good use elsewhere. If someone has a use where covering over many of the windows and having an empty shell is appropriate, I can provide an alternate VIN plate. Let's see if the frame is in one piece when I go back in January.
The only part of this AS I want is a couple sheets of the interior skin. I'm removing a lot of the windows in my Overlander and Sovereign (those leaky Vista Views and incomprehensible knee-high windows, not to mention the side lites up front) and want to use the coated skin inside.
I don't know what shape the frame is in, but that would also be available.
Items that would be available:
2 side windows
Window frames
Skins, inside and out
Stringers
Latches and other inside odds and ends
Underbody frame
Trim
Bath fixtures
Main door (rear stringer is broken, no lockset)--who was it at Creede who had the deformed door from an "inflight" opening? The front stringer from this door would fix that problem.
Zep
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12-13-2006, 02:06 PM
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Always Airstreaming!
2005 22' Safari
1960 24' Tradewind
Anytown
, Connecticut
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,115
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OK, we need and International Airstream Police System that can go around and rescue poorly treated Airstreams. Sort of like a Dog Warden. Then we could set up adoption centers in all the regions so fellow AS owners could come and adopt the trailers and save them for a slow angonizing death.
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Sandi Gould
NEU New England Unit
Airstream Life Magazine
Proud Member of WBCCI
WBCCI #3411
AIR #17099
2009 Silverado 2500HD
2004 22' Safari
1960 24' Tradewind
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12-13-2006, 03:31 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 201
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Dead in Baker
Amen to that Rick! There should be prosecution for someone doing that to an Airstream.
Lee Pace
72 Tradewind
WBCCI 7287
Greenville, Tx
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12-13-2006, 04:15 PM
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Rivet Master
1973 23' Safari
1977 23' Safari
2018 25' Flying Cloud
Palmer Lake
, Colorado
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 4,092
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The sad thing about this paticular AS is that 5 or 6 years ago, when I first started bugging the owner, it was in pretty good shape. Inside was a mess, but it had all it's windows and was up on 4 tires. Vandals have really savaged it over time.
Zep
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12-13-2006, 05:00 PM
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Rivet Master
1975 31' Sovereign
Oxford
, Mississippi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 874
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Zep, folks are going to start calling you Mr. 70's
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Becky
75 Sovereign (Peppy)
03 Chevy HD (lil Peppy)
Air# 9552
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12-13-2006, 05:07 PM
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Addicted to Aluminum
1959 18' "Footer"
1964 24' Tradewind
1954 29' Liner
Woodstock
, Georgia
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,015
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a man after my own heart... can't turn your back on an aluminum princess in need... i'm sure you'll find a home for all the good pieces! whatever's left, turn it into an open bar by the pool! i saw one in a pic from france... looked kinda cool.
jp
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12-13-2006, 09:28 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,377
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No surprise in Baker, Ca.
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12-14-2006, 08:16 AM
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Rivet Master
1973 23' Safari
1977 23' Safari
2018 25' Flying Cloud
Palmer Lake
, Colorado
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 4,092
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A-Merry-Can
a man after my own heart... can't turn your back on an aluminum princess in need... i'm sure you'll find a home for all the good pieces! whatever's left, turn it into an open bar by the pool! i saw one in a pic from france... looked kinda cool.
jp
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Damn, I am a man of small imagination!! Yes, the forward hemisphere would look great as an entrance to the study in the new adobe! I've always considered Mbuti* (the Caravel) as my spaceship, a unique environment I take with me to strange lands. An Airstream entrance to the study would be a perfect extension of that feeling. Excellent.
And to Rebel Beck I say, yes, I loved the 70s (which is when the 60s really happened). Hot jets and hotter ..., well, you know. Wasn't it a Roosevelt who said getting shot at and missed was the best exhillaration?
Now that I think about it, the 80s were great, the 90s were great, the 00s are great, hmmm, there's a pattern here, methinks.
Zep
*The Mbuti Pygmies of Zaire are characterized as good natured and happy. Since food and firewood are so plentiful, only a small portion of their day is spent hunting or doing chores, leaving an abundance of time for singing and storytelling. They are peaceful and avoid conflict with outsiders, preferring to return to their "real" world of the forest rather than deal with unpleasant situations. Instead of having a central figure of authority, they live cooperatively and ... maintain the hippie spirit of the 60s.
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12-14-2006, 10:38 AM
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Naysayer
1968 24' Tradewind
Russellville
, earth
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 4,965
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeppelinium
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Nope, it was Winston Churchill.
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12-14-2006, 01:16 PM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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, At Large
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 21,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeppelinium
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And to Rebel Beck I say, yes, I loved the 70s (which is when the 60s really happened). Hot jets and hotter ..., well, you know. Wasn't it a Roosevelt who said getting shot at and missed was the best exhillaration?
Now that I think about it, the 80s were great, the 90s were great, the 00s are great, hmmm, there's a pattern here, methinks.
Zep
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I have been told if you remember the 70's, you weren't there. I have no memory of the 70's, or the 60's, either, for that matter...
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Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.
Terry
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12-14-2006, 02:30 PM
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Aluminut
2004 25' Safari
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, Illinois
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,477
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What a shame having to watch a nice Airstream basically disolve in front of you.
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12-14-2006, 02:37 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1971 29' Ambassador
Braunschweig
, Germany
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 410
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This is a shame! Dave is sick to see one of his brother die this terrible lonesome death! Can´t some one get it out of there and even if it is just for parts it would be a better death than it is now...
We are so terrible sorry...
Stefanie, Bjoern, Chiara the yellow lab and Dave the 1971 Ambassador
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Wolfenbuettel, Germany
AirstreamForumsMember No. AIR 5535
Proud Owner of a 1971 Ambassador 29' called "Dave"
-A stranger is a friend you just haven´t met before!-
unknown irish
davetheairstream
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01-04-2007, 05:07 AM
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Rivet Master
1973 23' Safari
1977 23' Safari
2018 25' Flying Cloud
Palmer Lake
, Colorado
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 4,092
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Bad news (for now)
Believe it or not, the lien holder on this Airstream (a relative) won't release it, so the deal is off and the Ambassador will continue to sit in the junk yard, useless.
I really thought I'd finally gotten hold of this Airstream, if only for salvage, but I guess 5 years of trying isn't enough. Not that I'm giving up, mind you, so watch for more news in 6 months or a year!
Zep
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