I recently bought a 1979 Sovereign. To my suprise, the Awnings are Brown with a fancy orange stripe. I have awnings all the way around and they all match. They are in excellant condition considering they may be from 1979.
I am wondering if they are original.
I have seen many awnings but typically if they are Zip Dee, they are Pacific Blue Fancy or Green Fancy.
I have have seen grey solid on the new Airstreams.
What color are your awnings and does anybody else have this Chocolate Fancy?
I am looking for Zip Dee Awnings only, (no offense to SOB).
Smily
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I've seen several of the 60's-early 70's with the brown/orange stripe. My guess is that they are original...the one shown below is a '63 GlobeTrotter and it is original.
Shari
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Smily,
I have brown/orange on mine as well...I'd rather have A/S Blue on mine but, since it's like new..I can't bring myself to just replacing it yet..~I have four awnings, all orignal, like new and, in excellent condition`!
ciao
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My '64 Overlander started out life with an Avacado Green and White Stripe A & E travel Awn awning that matched the Avacado Green accents in the interior of the coach. That awning was ruined in a wind storm in 1968, but the replacement was an identical A & E Travel Awn 5,000 that made it through the WBCCI International Rally in Sioux Falls, SD circa 2001. In the spring of 2002, I splurged for a "traditional" blue and white stripe Zip Dee awning with matching window awnings for the bathroom and bedroom (these colors coordinated with my new interior color scheme of blue, white, and silver).
While my '78 Minuet has never had an awning, my plan is to go with the brown and orange stripe from Zip Dee when that time comes - - to coordinate with the interior color scheme of burnt orange, brown, gold and white. It seemed that all of the Argosys (and many of the Airstreams for that matter) traveling in my region in the late 1970s had the brown and orange stripe awnings. The current project with the Minuet is completing the interior restoration/refurbishment as well as adding Air Conditioning and a TV antenna.
Kevin
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Kevin D. Allen WBCCI (Lifetime Member)/VAC/Free Wheelers #6359 AIR #827
1964 Overlander International/1999 GMC K2500 Suburban (7400 VORTEC/4.11 Differentials)
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre/1975 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible (8.2 Liter V8/2.70 Final Drive)
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