Dead in Baker

[Zeppelinium]

This 1971 (I think) 29' Ambassador in Baker, CA is behind the Royal Hawaiian motel. I've been watching it for about 6 years, and this year it's really gone down hill. Many more windows are now broken. Skin is in good shape except for the dent in the rear top, and maybe the small depression near the air conditioner. Too bad about the rest of it. "Mom" demands that the kids hang on to it. If you stop by, talk to Renee' at motel counter.

[SilverToy]

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

[thecatsandi]

that's just wrong!
Someone has to have an family intervention to save the child!
I hate to see anything go down hill needlessly.

[Zeppelinium]

here's the inside. not as good as the outside, IMHO. I do like the gas lamp, however. Have only seen one other example, in a 60's Globetrotter.

[bake315]

Some people just don't know what they have, do they?

[Frank S]

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

[StingrayL82]

That's just sick and wrong.

Frederic

[Zeppelinium]

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

[rickandsandi]

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.

[Lee Pace]

Amen to that Rick! There should be prosecution for someone doing that to an Airstream.


Lee Pace
72 Tradewind
WBCCI 7287
Greenville, Tx

[Zeppelinium]

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

[rebel beck]

Zep, folks are going to start calling you Mr. 70's

[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

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Baker, Ca. is absolutely the worst place to stop for vehicle repairs or even gas. They have a long history of cheating travelers. It has been stated, if your car breaks down in Baker, Ca. you would be better off haveing it towed to Las Vegas or Barstow. This trailer's owner could have been convinced that they would be better off leaving it for some fictitious reason. This is one city that I recommend not stopping at while in California.

Bob

[Zeppelinium]

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

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.

[Boondocker]

Originally Posted by Zeppelinium

...... Wasn't it a Roosevelt who said getting shot at and missed was the best exhillaration?

Nope, it was Winston Churchill.

[overlander63]

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

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...

[Silvertwinkie]

What a shame having to watch a nice Airstream basically disolve in front of you.

[Pschoerrn]

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

[Zeppelinium]

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