Don't Miss Out - VAC

Forrest · 03-08-2007, 11:13 PM

Don’t miss out! There is still time to join the VAC or subscribe to get the next issue of The Vintage Advantage newsletter. Click on the cover picture below to get a sneak peak at the Spring issue. Historian Fred Coldwell (47WeeWind on the forums) has written a two part history on Airstream Liners from 1947 to 1951. This kind of in-depth, knowledgeable writing about vintage Airstreams is available only in The Vintage Advantage newsletter.

If you are a member of the WBCCI click on the VAC membership application below then print it out, fill it out, and mail it in with a check for $20. If you are not a member of the WBCCI you can never the less subscribe to the newsletter. Subscriptions are $20 (US) per year and checks may be made out to: "Vintage Advantage Subscription." Please mail payment along with your complete mailing address to: Daisy Welch, 3213 W Main St #117, Rapid City, SD 57702.

Forrest · 03-09-2007, 09:08 AM

Here's another sample of what you will find in the Vintage Advantage newsletter. The image below is from the Winter 2006 issue. Every issue contains a Tips and Hints section.

Forrest · 03-10-2007, 10:13 PM

Click on the image below to see the first page of Fred Coldwell's current article on 1947 to 1951 AIRSTREAM Liners.

mistral blue · 03-10-2007, 10:39 PM

I just joined the VAC a couple of weeks ago not really expecting anything. Figured I'd just throw some money that way to kinda lend some sort of support and that would be that. In no time flat I get this nice letter welcoming me, a really cool looking sticker and one of the best newsletters I've ever read! I read that newsletter cover to cover in one night and my dear wife read most of it too. For the first time in a long time I feel like I'm going to be getting a lot more than my money's worth! Thank you.

**wahoonc** · 03-11-2007, 06:09 AM

I will second the recommendation the Vintage Advantage is worth the price of admission alone. Especially if you are at all interested in some of the lesser known tidbits of Airstream History, as well as letters and articles from Caravans back in their golden days.

Aaron

Forrest · 03-19-2007, 08:17 PM

FYI: The Spring issue of The Vintage Advantage was mailed on Friday. The next issue, Summer, will be published and in the mail by June 15th, so the deadline for any submissions, announcements or advertisements will be May 30th.

Forrest · 05-08-2007, 02:31 PM

Hello everyone,
Just a reminder, deadline for all announcements, letters, articles, photos, etc. that you might want included in the June issue of The Vintage Advantage newsletter must be to me by May 20th! That's only 12 days from now, so don't procrastinate. Send submissions off-line to the E-mail address below.

Best regards,

Forrest McClure
Vintage Advantage Editor

vac_editor@earthlink.net

SC Air · 05-10-2007, 10:36 PM

Forrest, I just got back the Bass Lake Randezvous, what a blast. The nicest group of people in WBCCI in my opinion. It's good to remind everyone that you don't need to have a Vintage Airstream to be a member of the Vintage Airstream Club. When I joined I had just purchased a 2006 Safari, when I met some Vintage members they told me if I wanted to join, I just needed a vintage mindset. No problem. Join the Vintage Airstream club and go to a rally, you will have a ball.

LuminumTraila · 05-13-2007, 05:31 AM

Even if you can't attend a VAC rally, and even if you're not vintage, the VAC newsletter is worth the subscription price. I really soak up all the vintage articles and I love the page "from the VAC library" with the old Globetrotting with Wally Byam column. For me, getting the Vintage Advantage is like getting a family geneaology newsletter for my '06 Bambi. Very nice.

I also enjoy the VAC President's (Ed's) perspective in the opening pages of the newsetter. And Forrest does a great job as Editor, keeping it all balanced, allowing "much needed debate and discussion" on WBCCI issues. Excellent job, Forrest! Both Forrest and Ed write thoughtfully on WBCCI and VAC; they're not afraid to face the hard issues.

I highly recommend VAC for anyone enthusiastic about Airstreams, new or old.

-Jamie

Forrest · 06-08-2007, 12:06 PM

Hello everyone,

Just FYI The Vintage Advantage newsletter is in the mail today, and should arrive in your mailboxes by the end of next week.

Forrest · 06-20-2007, 11:00 PM

Well, I finally got my own copy of The Vintage Advantage in the mail today. It only took the USPS 12 days and I live within about 10 miles of the bulk mail center. My brother-in-law works for the USPS and tells me conditions have deteriorated badly, with staff being required to work 12 to 16 hour days. He says they have now adopted the attitude that mail will get delivered whenever they get around to it.

wkerfoot · 06-26-2007, 05:48 PM

Forrest,

My copy arrived in So Cal over the last weekend. Thanks for another outstanding issue.

Bill

Sugarfoot · 06-26-2007, 07:45 PM

I got mine late last week in Tennessee. Forrest, I thorougly enjoyed reading it. Thanks for all your hard work.
Dacia