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03-07-2014, 09:55 AM
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Birdie Momma
1957 26' Overlander
1956 22' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Rutherford Co.
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Airstream oddity - No windows
Here's another Airstream oddity. This is a 71 globetrotter built custom (1 of 3 built) for a moccasin factory in Cherokee, NC.
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03-07-2014, 09:59 AM
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1966 17' Caravel
Newport
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There would be some advantages to no windows like no seals to replace and in case of fire it already resembles a coffin cause you will not be getting out!
Just my thoughts
Cliff
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03-07-2014, 10:06 AM
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2004 28' Classic
Midland
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Weird, it's like looking at a face with no features on it.
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03-07-2014, 10:32 AM
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1974 31' Sovereign
Ottawa
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First thing that hit me when I saw it was it looks like a prison AS! 
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03-07-2014, 10:36 AM
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1976 31' Sovereign
Missouri City
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I wonder why?
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03-07-2014, 11:24 AM
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2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
2005 25' Safari
Santa Rosa Beach
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That's really interesting. I wonder how the interior is laid out and how these units were used.
Brian
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03-07-2014, 11:37 AM
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1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
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Maybe if it was used for promotional purposes, since no one is living in it they wouldn't need windows.
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03-07-2014, 12:09 PM
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Vintage Kin Owner
Alachua county
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The OP said it was for a moccasin factory. Jim
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03-07-2014, 12:16 PM
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2013 30' Classic
Greenwood
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Is the interior empty?
Is it a moccasin factory?
Is it simply a cargo trailer?
I see an a/c unit.
Maybe it is a mobile moccasin store?
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03-07-2014, 12:26 PM
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Don't forget your cat nap
2010 31' Classic
Longmont
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Join Date: May 2009
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If anyone wanted to know that bad, I'm guessing someone at this place probably knows.
The Original Moccasin Shop
Ken
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03-07-2014, 12:56 PM
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Birdie Momma
1957 26' Overlander
1956 22' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Rutherford Co.
, North Carolina
Join Date: Dec 2009
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lol. actually the original factory went out of biz in 74, according to the man who owned it. Stefroberts wins the prize. this was used as a display / showroom.
Is the interior empty?
> Sort of. it has pegboard on the walls and a gaucho up front. the rest is empty.
Is it a moccasin factory?
> no. the factory bought 3 as showrooms.
Is it simply a cargo trailer?
> After the factory closed, one was given to the manager and one to the assistant manager. The owner was related to both of those men. He bought the one from the manager, turned it into a camper, then sold it. then he bought this one, which belonged to the assistant manager.
This was used as storage by assistant manager after the factory closed, then used by the owner as storage. it never left cherokee NC and was never used as a travel trailer.
> I see an a/c unit.
Yes, and it had a furnace and propane for furnace.
> Maybe it is a mobile moccasin store?
YES! it was.
> The Original Moccasin Shop
Sorry, despite the name, this is not the original moccasin shop.
Unrelated i believe.
My husband thought it would be the ultimate man cave.
I thought it would be good for someone very private - like henry fords airstream was.
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03-07-2014, 01:45 PM
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Birdie Momma
1957 26' Overlander
1956 22' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Rutherford Co.
, North Carolina
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 896
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03-07-2014, 02:12 PM
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1966 17' Caravel
Newport
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jan 2013
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I think that it is great! You can add any windows that you want and you have an open floor plan that you can build as you like! Better than the original with windows in it! You could just leave the shell without windows and make it anyway you like!
Cliff
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03-07-2014, 04:29 PM
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Don't forget your cat nap
2010 31' Classic
Longmont
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Join Date: May 2009
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It's definitely a conversation piece. My feeling is that cutting windows into it would destroy its significance as a piece of history. On the other hand round metal tubes with no windows are the reason I made sure to avoid submarine duty in the Navy. In fact I felt so strongly about it that a major part of my job was to try and sink them. 
Ken
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