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05-25-2008, 08:16 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
1986 Argosy
ocala
, Florida
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Ever heard of this Airstream imitater? 4 sale
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Brian, the proud (2nd) owner of aluminum 1986 '32 Airstream Argosy (Squarestream) #305 Rare? It's either the Hemi Cuda of all Airstream's,or their Edsel. 
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05-25-2008, 08:32 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
Currently Looking...
2005 22' Interstate
Afton
, Virginia
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 226
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Never have, but Google has. Apparently made by Newmar but no longer listed on their web site as a product. 5th wheel, MoHo, and other plastic doodads, but no aluminium.
regards
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05-25-2008, 08:32 AM
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Rivet Master 
1967 26' Overlander
Winston Salem
, North Carolina
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 524
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Newmar Corp. made those, mostly 5th wheels in the 80's.
Londonaire was Newmar's high end coach.
I did not know they made a trailer version.
Kinda cool...
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Greg 
Winston Salem, NC
WBCCI 5218,
Corresponding Secretary Piedmont NC Unit 161,
1967 Overlander International.
1979 Avion 30ft rear bath
TV's 88 Chevy Suburban 454, 3:42, TH400
95 Cadillac FW Brougham, LT1,3:42, 7k tow pk.
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05-25-2008, 08:38 AM
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Rivet Master
Elgin
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 800
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Newmar makes pretty good trailers... Were I to ever buy a 5'er one day it'd definitely be one of theirs.
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05-25-2008, 10:23 AM
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Retired.
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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I saw a Londonaire 5th wheel at a used rv dealership in Fort Myers a couple of years ago. It looked like a 3 axle Squarestream 5th wheel. Interior was trashed, so Idon't know how good it was when new.
As far as being "better than Airstream," I think wood is nice, but heavy. If heavy wood= quality, I'll take a low quality Airstream I can pull with something smaller than a locomotive... 
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05-25-2008, 11:33 AM
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E Pluribus Aluminus
2008 34' Classic S/O
1967 22' Safari
2005 30' Classic
Land Of Enchantment
, New Mexico
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,300
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Originally Posted by wanderer1
Of course owner says it's better than an Airstream.  |
Of course... That's why they "Like Airstream"... 
Actually, it's pretty slick looking, inside & out! 
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Jaxon
WBCCI 7005 * AIR 9218
The trouble with trouble is it always starts out as fun...
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05-25-2008, 12:08 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1973 25' Tradewind
Romulus
, New York
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 139
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Axles look good, Eh? Looks nice, must weigh a lot. It says all aluminum, can't be too bad.
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05-25-2008, 12:16 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 25' Sovereign
Southern Middle
, Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,319
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Interesting. Even the hubcaps look like those on my '86 Sovereign.
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AIR #0078
'01 2500hd ext. cab, 8.1 litre gas, 5 sp. Allison auto
3.73 rear end
Mag-Hytec rear diff cover
Amsoil Dual by-pass oil filtration system
Amsoil synthetics all around
265 watt AM Solar, Inc. system
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05-25-2008, 01:57 PM
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Retired.
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Originally Posted by jayray5
Looks nice, must weigh a lot. It says all aluminum, can't be too bad.
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All aluminum, except for the all-wood interior.
It does look very nice, but where would you get the parts to fix those front segments that are damaged?
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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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05-25-2008, 09:02 PM
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5 rivets, 1 loose screw
1966 20' Globetrotter
Saginaw County
, Michigan
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 1,555
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It looks nice, but is it monocoque or a box bolted to a frame? Does it have aluminum ribs?
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Rog
May you camp where wind won’t hit you, where snakes won’t bite and bears won’t git you.
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05-25-2008, 11:45 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1973 31' Excella 500
Marysville
, Washington
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 219
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I think you are right about the wood weight. The dry weight is 7,000, gulp. The ad said the horses bumped in to the front on each side. So it looks like one big differnce is that AS are pulled with a bicycle, LondonAir's are pulled with at least two horses.
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