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09-19-2007, 12:28 PM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
, Arizona
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Red 'Wally Byam's Caravan' Front and Rear ID on Airstream Trailers
This is open to all that may have interest in revising a "vintage" plate. That appeared on the front and rear of earlier Airstreams.
I just passing on a copy of my plate.
The questions for those who get together to do a project like this are how many, the cost, and any copyrites that Airstream of the WBCCI might have.
Apparently there is some interest.
Pee Wee
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09-19-2007, 12:32 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1962 24' Tradewind
Colorado Springs
, CO
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Count me in.
Are you thinking of designing a "new" vintage plate for this purpose?
....or resurrecting an old one? (does someone have a pic of the old one?)
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Craig
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09-19-2007, 12:38 PM
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Always Airstreaming!
2005 22' Safari
1960 24' Tradewind
Anytown
, Connecticut
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PeeWee
This is open to all that may have interest in revising a "vintage" plate. That appeared on the front and rear of earlier Airstreams.
I just passing on a copy of my plate.
The questions for those who get together to do a project like this are how many, the cost, and any copyrites that Airstream of the WBCCI might have.
Apparently there is some interest.
Pee Wee
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It would depend on which 'plate' you are going to replicate. We do a lot of decal and label work for vintage car clubs used when doing restorations which do not require permission.
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Sandi Gould
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2009 Silverado 2500HD
2004 22' Safari
1960 24' Tradewind
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09-19-2007, 12:45 PM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PeeWee
This is open to all that may have interest in revising a "vintage" plate. That appeared on the front and rear of earlier Airstreams.
I just passing on a copy of my plate.
The questions for those who get together to do a project like this are how many, the cost, and any copyrites that Airstream of the WBCCI might have.
Apparently there is some interest.
Pee Wee
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The missing picture
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09-19-2007, 12:58 PM
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Always Airstreaming!
2005 22' Safari
1960 24' Tradewind
Anytown
, Connecticut
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,115
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PeeWee
The missing picture
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There are no copy rights or TM on the plate.
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J. Rick Cipot
Sandi Gould
NEU New England Unit
Airstream Life Magazine
Proud Member of WBCCI
WBCCI #3411
AIR #17099
2009 Silverado 2500HD
2004 22' Safari
1960 24' Tradewind
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09-19-2007, 01:00 PM
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Rivet Master
1971 25' Tradewind
1993 34' Excella
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Estancia
, New Mexico
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I am not now and do not see joining WBCCI in the foreseeable future, so I am not too interested in a WBCCI associated plate. I would, however, be very interested in a generic vintage Airstream plate. Also, if a plate which showed my year and model was available I would buy it in a minute.
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09-19-2007, 01:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
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I thought Vintage Trailer Supply used to offer those...but I don't see them on their site any longer. Hmmmm...
I would be interested in one or two though...
Shari
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09-19-2007, 01:04 PM
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Always Airstreaming!
2005 22' Safari
1960 24' Tradewind
Anytown
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Marshall, If you are looking for these types of plates, Steve has them over at Vintage Trailer Supply. I also know for a fact that over the next several months he will be adding more restoration plates to his inventory.
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J. Rick Cipot
Sandi Gould
NEU New England Unit
Airstream Life Magazine
Proud Member of WBCCI
WBCCI #3411
AIR #17099
2009 Silverado 2500HD
2004 22' Safari
1960 24' Tradewind
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09-19-2007, 01:48 PM
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Rivet Master
1971 27' Overlander
Central
, Ohio
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When would that plate have been used? Was it just for an event or permanent? Looks pretty kewl to me - if nothing else I'd add it to the fridge wall where the prior owners put the little metal rally stickers to show what they had attended.
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09-19-2007, 01:58 PM
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Rivet Master
Vintage Kin Owner
Vintage Kin Owner
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Greeeneville
, Tennessee
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A "Wally Byam's Caravan" sticker is on my 1964 Bambi II. I guess it was on a caravan in the distant past. It is exactly like this plate PeeWee posted.
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09-19-2007, 02:53 PM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: I currently do not own a 2nd Airstream
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There were red ones and blue ones that were used for different caravans in the late '50s/early '60s. I'm not sure the significance of the color difference though. My trailer had a ghost of one of these and have often thought of making one in blue. Any sign shop that has a vinyl cutter can do it once you have the artwork, which I could make quite easily.
If any of you have one of these handy, what is the size of the red field?
Thanks.
Brad
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09-19-2007, 05:18 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
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PeeWee - is that one a sticker or a painted aluminum plaque? I think the ones VTS were stickers...
Shari
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09-19-2007, 06:17 PM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: I currently do not own a 2nd Airstream
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Since there was a ghost of one on my TradeWind, I imagined them to be stickers similar to the big red numbers although the ghosted image came off easier than the numbers did. I aslo had four round sticker ghosted shapes approximately 2 inches in diameter and believed them to be caravan stickers. Unfortunately they were unreadable. Being a '59, I imagine it could have been on a few caravans. Sure wish I knew the history.
Brad
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09-19-2007, 07:06 PM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2007
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For some reason I can't do a "Post Reply" or a "Quote".
The Wally Byam's Caravan plaque is aluminum, with a peel rear liner. The glue was engineered to stick to metal, and specifically the Airstream aluminum skin.
My signage is packed some where, waiting to be found.
Approximately 4.5 x 10.5 inches.
It is painted.
If there were blue signs, I have not seen them.
The round faded circles on Airstreams were primiraly unit signs. There were also International Rally decal "circles."
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09-26-2007, 08:58 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1958 22' Flying Cloud
Saint Helena
, California
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 254
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I had one of these front/rear on the 58 Flying Cloud in the driveway. The color had long-since faded entirely away. It was an adhesive-backed, metallicy, mylar-like field that I had a heck of a time getting off the aluminum. Strangely, the word "Caravan" is still ghosted into the metal. The letters must have oxidized away allowing for the bare aluminum to etch.
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