Robandzoe, I have an '82 Limited. I was curious about this same issue in the past. I got lucky and was able to verify with a long term Airstream employee that in 1982 he remembered there being at least two Limited trailers special ordered/produced with the blue accent stripes and fitted with blue/white striped awnings. While most Limited units in this era were given the wood accent treatment, I suppose a few units could have been ordered during any of these years (as mine was) with the blue stripe. Most of the units I've seen which were stored outside have long since suffered damage to the woodgrain vinyl stripe. My unit has spent its life in inside storage, but its blue painted stripe has held up very well over the years.
GStephens
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