Rambo, my '66 camouflaged Ambassador came replete with various and sundry shell casings, targets, maps, a very nice gun or jewelry safe, gun locks and even a gen-u-wine Marine combat knife.
And I haven't even finished the cleaning yet. There might be an ouzi stashed away somewhere.
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May you camp where wind won’t hit you, where snakes won’t bite and bears won’t git you.
..a kiddies drawing "I love you daddy" with gold sparkles glued on it
..old trailer sales key chain - trailer park bus card from Oregon
..retro counter hot plate matt, with dish drainer
..old hydrolic jack hoist thing, chains, lug wrench and PSI air pump
..some can goods and scary things
..cutlery tray with lots of odds and sods to an antique pie server.
..little hibatchi
..a few pennies and nickles stuck in the mag rack
..brake controller that went to a good home
..old box for levels that were stuck to the trailer
..two blue potable water hoses on a red reel - very handy!
I'm sure there were many more things but it has been a long time now and I can not remember
__________________ Streaming in the spirit of Exploration... "To go places and do things that have never
been done before-that's what living is all about." - M. Collins
I took the stove out of my 74 while replacing the countertop. Inside the cooktop was a mess of pills. They went into the blackwater tank.
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Rick Bell in "Silverbell"
The PO left me manuals, a hand-vac, rivets, polish, area rugs, assorted nuts and bolts, and a bamboo fishing pole! The trailer was spotless. Guess I got lucky, eh?
Like my dad, he's retired military. 'Betty' is battle-ready!
Recently found, pack of double A batteries, business card, hand full of Philips head screws and the find of finds, the installation kit for the Suburban Furnace, vent kit, screw on pilot light window, boot, brass isolation valve and fasteners!
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'74 Overlander (Rear Bed)
'77 20' Argosy MH (Looking for a new home)
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax
2006 GMC Sierra 5.3 V8
WBCCI 1754 - AIR # 6281 w) www.balrgn.com www.balrgn.com/Airstream.htm
I have found a nail file that closes into its own case, a very old valentines card,( to or from Susan Bargman) What I delightlfully thought was on awning (under the couch) Which just turned out to be the poles, and a video cassette which my wife was sure was "adult" in nature, put it in the vcr and it opened up with two guys on a bed, my wife and I were howling as it turned out to be some reality show. Things that came with the camper include two yard ornament flamingos, a toaster oven, the original wheel lock chock, enough bulbs and fuses to last a while, 3 flares dated from 1974, the original manual, an original wall t.v. stand, hommade window "awnings" (which took me a while to figure out), a cactus,an issue of Life Magazine featuring Airstreams and camping in general, and it seems to be more but I can"t remember them right now.
Nothing stray. Not one thing. We even pulled out everything to replace the floor. The only sign of previous life in our trailer is a little plaque-type of a thing screwed into the wall that says, "God bless our Trailer Home." We thought it was pretty "trailery" so we left it. We were really lucky to get the original manuel and the porch light. I have not seen but 1 or 2. It is a removable fixture that plugs in to an outlet by the door. Has a thick glass jar looking cover. My single favorite item. It has a yellow "bug light" in it.
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Heidi
'67 Caravel/'03 Tahoe
New Orleans, LA
While doing your restoration, I'm curious? What have you unexpectedly found while tearing things apart????
So far we've only found 4 pennies (vintage of course) a couple of pencils and a St Christopher’s medallion.
I just tore out the front dinette in my Minuet to replace the converter and the water lines.
I have found a large stack of vintage unused rivets between the converter and the battery box! It was like they were set down when someone was mounting the converter or battery box and then forgotten! They are the typical Airstream brown riviets and still in good shape. I am glad they forgot them. I will be using them to put the dinette back together!
While doing your restoration, I'm curious? What have you unexpectedly found while tearing things apart????
So far we've only found 4 pennies (vintage of coarse) a couple of pencils and a St Christopher’s medallion.
last year when I went to replace the dump valves I had a dead mouse wind up on my chest when I went to drop the belly pan in the back of the trailer! I rested the belly pan on my chest as I went to slide it out. The dead mouse slid all the way down and wound up on my chest just below my chin!
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