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casarodante · 08-19-2006, 05:29 PM

I don't mean new photographs of old Airstreams, I mean old photographs of current (at that time) Airstreams. Let me show by example.

My father took many slides of our travels with the Airstream. I have found the ones that had shots of the Airstream in it.

I am hoping that looking at these 'vintage' pictures would not only be fun but may be helpful to restorers that want to see what a trailer looked like 'back then'.

The link is: http://airstream.casarodante.org They are in no particular order. As people help the identifications, I will post more notes. My father's list of trailers that they owned are: '57, '62, '69, '71, '76 and '92. We have the '92 so there are no photos of that.

Have fun!

markdoane · 08-19-2006, 05:44 PM

I think I've posted this one before. If so, I beg your pardon.

The pregnant woman on the right is now eligible for Medicare.

robandzoe · 08-19-2006, 06:05 PM

I have alot that my Grandfather took in 60, 61, and 62 while Airstreaming in Florida, Marathon, In Miami, etc. I'll dig them up and post some of them.

Rob

tphan · 08-19-2006, 06:06 PM

hi roger and roxie- I went to your link, and saw 3 pictures, the 3rd one of which appeared to be in my neighborhood-? It looks like Long's peak in the left background, near Estes Park, Colo. Back in the days when they still let you back your trailer into a field off the highway to have a picnic! Thanks for sharing these with us- tim

Eric 28 · 08-19-2006, 06:08 PM

Nice pictures Roger.

rebel beck · 08-19-2006, 06:11 PM

Very nice, I have to comment on the bag of charcoal sitting by the back storage area, looks like us in fact the last time we left for camping I forgot to put it in and when we got back it was still sitting in the same spot ooops. But the photo's are nice Thanks for sharing folks.

streamer23 · 08-19-2006, 06:14 PM

Nice pictures.Great idea for a thread.

robandzoe · 08-19-2006, 06:21 PM

These are of Maraton, FL in 62. Also, of Watson Island in 61? where my Grandfather and my Aunt took a Whirlybird up and took photos... Also, the neighbors (I''ve researched and they were from Ohio) that were next to my Grandfather. The one with the black Buick is in 62 near Kutztown, PA. Enjoy!

Rob

clancy_boy · 08-19-2006, 06:34 PM

These are great shots of Airstreams past. I only wish my family had one when I was a kid.

overlander63 · 08-19-2006, 06:42 PM

My family camped a lot in the 1960's and 1970's. Unfortunately we used other forms of camping equipment, like Volkswagen campers, and a series of SOB trailers and pop-ups. It was still fun.
I also remember going to look at Argosy trailers in 1972-- The salesman tried his best to sell us one, but my father told him we would only buy one if we could tow it with our Pinto. The salesman exercised the better part of valor, but stuck around and showed us the features of the coach anyway.

Sugarfoot · 08-19-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by robandzoe

These are of Maraton, FL in 62. Also, of Watson Island in 61? where my Grandfather and my Aunt took a Whirlybird up and took photos... Also, the neighbors (I''ve researched and they were from Ohio) that were next to my Grandfather. The one with the black Buick is in 62 near Kutztown, PA. Enjoy!

Rob

Rob, those pics were a joy to see. Being born and raised in south Florida, I remember seeing lots of Airstreams traveling on US 1 in the early 60s right in front of my Grandpa's house. I love the pic with the beach in the background. Great stuff.

casarodante · 08-19-2006, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tphan

hi roger and roxie- I went to your link, and saw 3 pictures, the 3rd one of which appeared to be in my neighborhood-? It looks like Long's peak in the left background, near Estes Park, Colo. Back in the days when they still let you back your trailer into a field off the highway to have a picnic! Thanks for sharing these with us- tim

Your message got me curious about the page. Well I went there and saw only 3 also! My page got corrupted when I uploaded it. It should be OK now. There are 33 pictures there, I believe. Thanks for letting me know.

robandzoe · 08-20-2006, 05:38 AM

These are ones of them camping in the upstate NY area. There is at least one going into Texas with my grandmother. There WBCCI number was 4182, one I tried to get but couldn't. My uncle is in the photos too, and he now has a 68 Soveriegn. I love seeing these old photos. If you go over to the WBCCI Sierra Nevada unit's web site, they have alot of great old photos.

Enjoy!

overlander63 · 08-20-2006, 05:49 AM

Roger, was the 69 Tradewind (?) the one that got away from y'all when your folks were towing it?

Jim Clark · 08-20-2006, 06:27 AM

Great pictures thanks for sharing. No SUV or pickup trucks for TV in the pictures, that may have changed but the fun is the same.

Jim

Jim Clark · 08-20-2006, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by robandzoe

These are of Maraton, FL in 62. Also, of Watson Island in 61? where my Grandfather and my Aunt took a Whirlybird up and took photos... Also, the neighbors (I''ve researched and they were from Ohio) that were next to my Grandfather. The one with the black Buick is in 62 near Kutztown, PA. Enjoy!

Rob

Rob, in the book AIRSTREAM the history of the land yacht page 31 shows the Airstream rally formation Florida coast 1960 from the air. It seems to match the Watson Island picture, even down to the light poles in the back ground. i broke out the big eyes and think if I look long enought I might macth up the units.

Thanks for sharing.

Jim

DJ Bassett · 08-20-2006, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by caadoptees

The link is: http://airstream.casarodante.org

Roger & Roxie,

What a treasure of A/S history for us and family history for you! The visuals bring it all back in an instant. Thank you for sharing these photos.

DJ

Sugarfoot · 08-20-2006, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ Bassett

Roger & Roxie,

What a treasure of A/S history for us and family history for you! The visuals bring it all back in an instant. Thank you for sharing these photos.

DJ

Duh, how did I miss the link the first time around? That's what I get for scrolling too fast.

Those are awesome! Where were the beach photos taken?

overlander64 · 08-20-2006, 11:30 AM

The photo posted below is the best that I have been able to find showing the 1964 Overlander. In this photo, I am the eight-year-old leading the pony. The original owners of the Overlander often came to visit my family's farm, and this photo was taken during one of their visits. This was a little over four years after they had taken me on my first camping trip in the Overlander -- it would be nearly three decades before I acquired the Overlander without realizing that it was THIS trailer.

Kevin

casarodante · 08-20-2006, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by overlander63

Roger, was the 69 Tradewind (?) the one that got away from y'all when your folks were towing it?

Yes, that is the one that we put on its' side in Arizona. The '71 was purchased with the insurance settlement.

The home base for the bulk of these photos was Thousand Oaks, CA (southern California) but notice there are not many California pictures.

My dad LOVED to travel!