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02-02-2004, 05:16 PM
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Rivet Master 
2004 30' Classic
San Jose
, California
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Baby Pix - 2004 Classic
Hey Everyone,
Look at the baby pictures the factory sent me! Wow, that's my baby! I really like the one from inside with all those exposed alum ribs. I feel like the luckiest man alive!!!
Mitch, an AS customer service tech, sent these to me with a birth announcement. Are these guys great, or what?!!!
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02-02-2004, 05:20 PM
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Rivet Master
Lisle
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Do I need a special program top see them????
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AIR#3788 TAC IL-10
No trailers...
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02-02-2004, 05:21 PM
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Rivet Master
2004 30' Classic
San Jose
, California
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,664
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My pic files would not load. Let me change the format. Hold on...
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02-02-2004, 05:23 PM
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Rivet Master
2019 25' Flying Cloud
Airstream - Other
Airstream - Other
North Central Texas
, USA
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Hurry up...now I want to see..... 
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02-02-2004, 05:30 PM
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Rivet Monster
1975 31' Sovereign
1980 31' Excella II
Sprung Leak
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Dee put them in your photo album and link, that way we can see them life sized 
Aaron 
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....so many Airstreams....so little time...
WBCCI #XXXX AIR #2495
Why are we in this basket...and where are we going 
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02-02-2004, 06:05 PM
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Rivet Master
2004 30' Classic
San Jose
, California
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Well the problem is that Mich sent the pics in web archive file which works fine for me except when i try to upload them. I'll keep working on this at home. I want everyone to see them.
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02-02-2004, 09:01 PM
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Rivet Master
2004 30' Classic
San Jose
, California
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,664
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Look at the Pics Now!!!
OK-
I went home from work and it all worked and uploaded fine the first time with MY MAC!
It is fitting thses are my first pics uploaded to airstreamphotos.com
She's a BEAUTY! 
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02-02-2004, 09:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2004 30' Classic
San Jose
, California
Join Date: Dec 2003
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02-02-2004, 09:14 PM
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Rivet Master
2019 25' Flying Cloud
Airstream - Other
Airstream - Other
North Central Texas
, USA
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Looks great, We're Green!!!!!!!..Our's is only a 25 Safari!!!
Big Dee ... Enjoy...Life is short, the road is long...what are you waiting for...?????????
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02-02-2004, 09:15 PM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Looks great Dee! The interior decorating is a little bit stark for me, though...
I can hardly wait to see it finished!
Roger
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Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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02-02-2004, 11:32 PM
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Rivet Master
1975 Argosy 26
1963 24' Tradewind
Seattle
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Awesome!
Really.... I had no idea that the CCD's came in 30 ft sizes! But, I think the wheels need to be a bit bigger, it seem's you ordered the new "rear steer" model?
But reeeaaaalllyyyy, I'm jealous!! How'd they know to send pic's? It looks like an airplane being made up here at Boeing. Also interesting how they cut the door and light openings after the skins are on. I love the big windows, you'll love the light I'm sure.
Enjoy!
Marc
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02-03-2004, 04:11 AM
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Rivet Monster
1975 31' Sovereign
1980 31' Excella II
Sprung Leak
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 7,172
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Call the FCC or the SPCA
HEY! I'm gonna write somebody...did you see that "naked chassis in the first picture?  Someonce needs to call the SPCA (Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Airstreams) Wonder if that is a Sky Deck in the making?
Dee, looking good! How much longer?
Aaron
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....so many Airstreams....so little time...
WBCCI #XXXX AIR #2495
Why are we in this basket...and where are we going
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02-03-2004, 06:00 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
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Very Nice, Big Dee -- looks like it is about a week from being completed...
It probably has been through the leak test by now, and is having the wiring/insulation put in...
Nothing like the smell of a new Airstream....enjoy it!!!
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02-03-2004, 06:15 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2005 19' Safari
West Palm Beach
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Anticipation ... hope for the future combined with eagerness and desire for it all to be in the present. Congratulations Big Dee! What a great looking Airstream! It's so nice that the factory still takes the time to make an order that personal. Definitely would not be getting photos from a Fleetwood order. Thanks for letting us share in your excitement.
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2005 Bambi Safari 19 LS with Sofa
2006 Harley-Davidson Road King Custom
2005 Dodge Ram 3500 CTD QuadCab SRW Long Bed
Sir Wooferman Wellington, Cock-a-poo Watch Pup
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02-03-2004, 06:16 AM
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Rivet Master
1984 29' Sovereign
Savannah
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Good question~
BIG DEE
CONGRATS ALL THE WAY AROUND...~!
wahoonc
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Wonder if that is a Sky Deck in the making?
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Looks like it already has the "Sky Deck"...lol
ciao
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02-03-2004, 06:27 AM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 240
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Sonograms are fine and all but, I'd rather wait and see if it's a girl or boy on delivery.
Congrats, BIG DEE! You'll have many, many, many years of enjoyment from it!
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02-03-2004, 06:46 AM
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Aluminut
2004 25' Safari
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Very nice! I wish I could have taken the time off to see mine built!
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02-03-2004, 07:52 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Well, as has to be expected from me, it shows they must really make a huge profit for sheets of aluminium , pieces of wood and some fabric.
When you see the finished product it looks mysterious & elaborate, but when you see the "making of" one wonders why the price tag is so high. (maybe the pics)
Sure it's nice and well built & will depreciate less than a SOB, but in order not to loose as much hard earned cash, a slightly used unit cushions the fall.
Of course, if nobody bought new, nobody could buy a good used one, so I should stop all this negativity...
JMHO
Hart
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02-03-2004, 08:09 AM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 216
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I do not know what their margins are at AS, but they have about 300 employees. and they are, for the most part, integrated (they make most of the assemblies save the appliances...and the axles, I think...
They are now making 6 trailers per day, and an unknown number of motorhomes.
If we throw the motorhomes out, they are spending about 50 man-days per trailer, roughly. I know they have part-timers there, and I suspect the number includes service, which should pay for itself...
Any rate, as a rough estimate, there is 10 man-weeks of labor in each Trailer. With overhead and benefits, that is roughly 12K.
I suspect that the plant facility, and materials cost for a Safari is at least as much as the Labor rate, so that would be about 24K per trailer. I suspect that this is low...and a classic with its deluxe interior components is a lot higher cost in components.
I bet the margins are pretty decent, but they are not huge -- I bet the margins, if good, are on the order of 15%.
Again, just a guess. Like a house, the structure is the fast part...
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02-03-2004, 08:46 AM
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4 Rivet Member
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I think 50% is more like it!
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