Looking for Airstream tow truck.

[Barry2952]

5-21-2007 Our 35th anniversary spent decorating the trailer with personal items from our past.

The blender was "regifted" to us as a wedding present, long before "regifting" became the norm. The Avacado motor is perfect. The pictures on the wall were taken in 1956. We were 3 and 4.







This is a personal treasure. When my grandfather passed away my cousins looted my grandparent's posessions. The mare and foal was always my favorite piece of theirs. It was about the only thing actually mentioned in his will so they left it for me. It turns out that my parents had given it to my grandparents before I was born.

The mugs were purchased on our honeymoon in England. We gave these to my in-laws when we got home. The never used them so we absconded with them last year. 35 years old and never used.



This is the first, and last, "investment" we made in "limited editions". It's a Norman Rockwell set by Gorham. It's from the "young love" series from 1972. The plates were originally issued in 1949, two years before this trailer was made.

We paid $120 for the set. Now they're worth $140.



My wife collects giraffes. We found this set with the giraffe on one and a gazelle on the other. They just screamed out '50s living room.



A trip to IKEA yielded a colorful small-scale serving set and utensils.

[3Ms75Argosy]

Barry, it's a beaut!!!

Questions - the frame for the cabinets looks like it's aluminum square tubes. How did you join them together... is there a "plug" that you insert to screw them together or? Did you glue the flooring strips together on the flat, and then put the edging around? What did you use for the edging and where did you find it? Do the panels glue to the frame work? I can't see any fasteners for them. I really wish you were closer to the NW, I'd love to spend the day just looking at the trailer, let alone your car collection!

Enjoy it!
Marc

[Barry2952]

All of the aluminum trim in the cabin is all the same material. It is a highly flexible table edge material from Blakely Products. It's about $14 for a 12-foot piece. I used a ton of it. It is meant to be the edge for a 3/4" plywood table top.

It is so flexible that I was able to bend 2" radius for the floor hatch. If you look closely you can see the small edge showing at all of the intersections of the floors, walls and ceiling. I even used it to trim the doorway. The same trim is used on the flat for the window and appliance cabinet.

I took advantage of the bamboo flooring tongue and grooves. If you'll notice, the tops of the doors each have a horizontal piece. I used the tongue of the horizontal piece to fit into the grooves of the ends of the vertical pieces. The slats are tongue and grooved to each other. There is no glue. The 5/8" thick flooring pieces are secured to each other with 1/8" aluminum plates and numerous screws. The edge trim binds everything together. The handles are out of the McMaster-Carr catalogue.

[3Ms75Argosy]

Thanks Barry! How about the cabinet frames - square aluminum tubing? How do they join?
Marc

[Barry2952]

No tubing at all. Just moulding.

[Minnie's Mate]

Have you tried to tow the trailer again since the accident? If so, have you tried it with a car in it (I'd try with a new one first, not a vintage one!)?

[slowmover]

Per OP tow vehicle request: We found it. A 13k trailer won't be a problem:

1954 Chevrolet C.O.E. with hot Cummins turbodiesel

[phbarnhart]

We have the same IKEA stuff in our Airstream... for the kids. ;-)