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05-31-2010, 07:54 AM
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Rivet Master 
1967 26' Overlander
Owings Mills
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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There's no love like old truck love... with all due respect to those "car folks" out there.
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05-31-2010, 10:08 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
1965 17' Caravel
Bonney Lake
, Washington
Join Date: May 2010
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My tow vehicles are a 56 Chevy 4 door wagon and a 64 Ford F-100. They always get a thumbs up towing one of my old beasts down the road.
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Brian
Trailers: 65 Caravel, 64 silverstreak, 60 Aloha
Tow vehicles: 56 Chevy wagon, 64 Ford F-100
TAC# WA-007
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05-31-2010, 10:13 AM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
1960 Caravel
Edmonds
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,499
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 007brian
My tow vehicles are a 56 Chevy 4 door wagon and a 64 Ford F-100. They always get a thumbs up towing one of my old beasts down the road.
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Geeze Brian, Sounds nice. How about a picture or two? 
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1973 F-250 4X4 390
1965 Chevy Suburban 454
AIR 6030
WBCCI 4258
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05-31-2010, 10:28 AM
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Rivet Master
1958 30' Sovereign of the Road
Plymouth
, New York
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,776
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Original
That 59 Buick is original paint... as found in a barn in Iowa... Tawny Rose color.
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05-31-2010, 10:47 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1965 17' Caravel
Bonney Lake
, Washington
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 20
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Well I just bought the Airstream on Saturday so all the photos I have are of my other vintage units
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Brian
Trailers: 65 Caravel, 64 silverstreak, 60 Aloha
Tow vehicles: 56 Chevy wagon, 64 Ford F-100
TAC# WA-007
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05-31-2010, 10:54 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1965 17' Caravel
Bonney Lake
, Washington
Join Date: May 2010
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Silverleeper you will see the wagon and my aloha up in Canada this coming weekend
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Brian
Trailers: 65 Caravel, 64 silverstreak, 60 Aloha
Tow vehicles: 56 Chevy wagon, 64 Ford F-100
TAC# WA-007
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05-31-2010, 10:55 AM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
1960 Caravel
Edmonds
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 007brian
Well I just bought the Airstream on Saturday so all the photos I have are of my other vintage units
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It's OK with me if you post pics with "other vintage units". This thread is about vintage tow vehicles. 
Congratulations on your new to you Airstream.
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Originally Posted by 007brian
Silverleeper you will see the wagon and my aloha up in Canada this coming weekend
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I guess I can wait...
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1973 F-250 4X4 390
1965 Chevy Suburban 454
AIR 6030
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05-31-2010, 11:33 AM
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Rivet Master
1958 30' Sovereign of the Road
Plymouth
, New York
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,776
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Out front
Out front of our house...
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05-31-2010, 11:37 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1965 17' Caravel
Bonney Lake
, Washington
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 20
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I would post pics but seem to have lost or rather misplaced by camera card. I need to find it before I get shot by my wife 
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Brian
Trailers: 65 Caravel, 64 silverstreak, 60 Aloha
Tow vehicles: 56 Chevy wagon, 64 Ford F-100
TAC# WA-007
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05-31-2010, 01:53 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Bonney Lake
, Washington
Join Date: Jul 2007
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007Brian's 56'
Brian, Can't wait to see your Caravel. The herd seems to be growing.
Here's a pic of Brian's 56' Chevy with his Aloha.
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05-31-2010, 11:19 PM
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Rivet Master
1951 21' Flying Cloud
1960 24' Tradewind
West Coast
, BC
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robandzoe
Out front of our house...
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Wow, nice set up. And lots of power to tow with, all the advantages of late model suspension, with classic looks. What a great combo.
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Life is short - so is the door on a '51 Flying Cloud (ouch)
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05-31-2010, 11:23 PM
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Rivet Master
1951 21' Flying Cloud
1960 24' Tradewind
West Coast
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 74"Twinkie"
Brian, Can't wait to see your Caravel. The herd seems to be growing.
Here's a pic of Brian's 56' Chevy with his Aloha.
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Nice set up Brian. With an Airstream out front it will look very trick, not that it doesn't with any other vintage trailer. There is just something about vintage Airstreams....................and vintage wagons and cars. They seem to complete each other so nicely.
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Barry & Donna
Life is short - so is the door on a '51 Flying Cloud (ouch)
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06-01-2010, 08:23 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1965 17' Caravel
Bonney Lake
, Washington
Join Date: May 2010
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The wagon you have looks nice as well.
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Trailers: 65 Caravel, 64 silverstreak, 60 Aloha
Tow vehicles: 56 Chevy wagon, 64 Ford F-100
TAC# WA-007
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10-10-2010, 08:20 AM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Lets see how this works....
It had to be big and heavy in order to support the 56 Flying Cloud. Not overheat, be Air Conditioned, stop well, be powerful and reliable. Have fins and a radio conversion for an IPOD packed with 50's and 60's Rock and Roll.
1958 Buick Super seems to fit the bill. (speaking of "bill"....lets not.)
P.S. I do not sell Mary Kay products.
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10-10-2010, 08:46 AM
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2007 30' Classic S/O
Somewhere
, South Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Melody,
Georgous!
I bet we're all waiting for a rig pic of this combo.
Gary
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10-10-2010, 09:18 AM
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2007 30' Classic S/O
Somewhere
, South Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Rough and Ready for Offroading!
It's a 30' S/O towed by a 1977 Dodge M880 (Military issue) in an as issued paint job, 5/4 Ton 318CID, 727 A/T full time 4X4 but in this pic the arial refueling snorkle is in the retracted position to improve YPG (yards/gallon) AC is a vent on the floorboard, no radio you can't hear it over the tires anyway and the ArticCat is the offroad assistance recovery unit.
JUST KIDDING FOLKS!
But it would be a hoot if it ever got a Class IV hitch, tires from at least the previous decade, brake controller, oh the list is toooo long.
You have shown us some incredible TV's and I would take your rig's picture anytime with a vintage AS.
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10-10-2010, 09:33 AM
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Rivet Master Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Melody Ranch
It had to be big and heavy in order to support the 56 Flying Cloud. Not overheat, be Air Conditioned, stop well, be powerful and reliable. Have fins and a radio conversion for an IPOD packed with 50's and 60's Rock and Roll.
1958 Buick Super seems to fit the bill. (speaking of "bill"....lets not.)
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I had that same model Buick, but a long long time ago.
The one in the photo looks like the rear springs have jacked up the rear end, which would make it a poor tow vehicle.
Andy
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10-10-2010, 10:00 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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the older VTV thread with 100s of examples and pix...
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f463...les-16089.html
cheers
2air'
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10-10-2010, 11:56 AM
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Rivet Master
1983 34' Excella
1967 24' Tradewind
Little Rock
, Arkansas
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,825
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Inland RV Center, In
I had that same model Buick, but a long long time ago.
The one in the photo looks like the rear springs have jacked up the rear end, which would make it a poor tow vehicle.
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Yeah, it looks jacked up in the side view, but not so much in the ¾ view. On closer examination of the side view, the shadow is the same distance from the bottom of the car the entire length meaning the bottom is the same distance from the driveway. then I noticed that the driveway and horizon are an angle too. Looks like the camera was just off level (or the camera's level but the driveway slopes) to me, but it's very convincing.
Very nice car, too! Glad it's not jacked up.
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10-10-2010, 06:14 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Hi,
Well its not raked at all. It sits perfectly level. I did put it air shocks in the rear in case it was needed. I like that thread 2air....Missed it some how.
Well Andy....your old Buick probably convinced me to go with the chrome Dinosaur. I was raised it the Riverside-Corona area...probably your car that did me under. Ruined me for the mundane.
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