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05-23-2009, 12:36 PM
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2008 Safari 27 FB SE
2008 27' Safari FB SE
Locust Grove
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Swiss Army Airstream
I just received the June 2009 Issue of Outside magazine and look at what I found !!! A $63,000 19ft AS will be offered this summer with Victorinox Swiss Army badging and custom interior. Wonder how many will go for this.
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2005 F-150 5.4L Supercab 4X4 (Betsy 3)
2008 Safari 27FB SE (Arvin as in RV'ing)
2010 TREK 2.3
Fair is where they put ribbons on pigs.
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05-23-2009, 01:04 PM
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Rivet Master 
2011 25' FB Flying Cloud
Anywhere &
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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I suspect this unit is not going to sell like the 75th Anniversary Editions did. But time will tell.
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05-23-2009, 01:12 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 26' Overlander
Winston Salem
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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The AS website states there will only be 150 built.
63k for 19ft. Ouch....
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Winston Salem, NC
WBCCI 5218,
Corresponding Secretary Piedmont NC Unit 161,
1967 Overlander International.
1979 Avion 30ft rear bath
TV's 88 Chevy Suburban 454, 3:42, TH400
95 Cadillac FW Brougham, LT1,3:42, 7k tow pk.
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05-23-2009, 01:58 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
2007 25' Safari FB SE
Argyle
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2005
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It will be interesting to see how happy Victorinox will be with their name on something with such poor quality control. Or perhaps they will cause Airstream to build to a standard equal to the price of the product and name reputation.
Ed
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05-23-2009, 03:00 PM
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Well Preserved
1974 31' Sovereign
Colfax
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzzy4
It will be interesting to see how happy Victorinox will be with their name on something with such poor quality control. Or perhaps they will cause Airstream to build to a standard equal to the price of the product and name reputation.
Ed
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Maybe that's why they'll be $63K... 
I'm just saying...
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05-23-2009, 03:13 PM
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Rivet Master
1977 27' Overlander
1973 27' Overlander
1963 19' Globetrotter
Naples
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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If it don`t come with the toothpick,I`m not buying.Dave
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05-23-2009, 04:05 PM
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"Bess" Full Timers
1983 31' Airstream310
Suquamish
, Washington
Join Date: Mar 2007
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First we take Switzerland, then the KOA; what a crock!
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05-23-2009, 04:24 PM
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Rivet Master
Southwestern
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Quote:
Originally Posted by easyride
If it don`t come with the toothpick,I`m not buying.Dave
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And don't forget the corkscrew! I always thought it was a very civilized army to provide corkscrews. . .
Couple of thoughts. . .
They really should have painted them red with the cross and shield logo on the side. . . the knife and the trailer's shapes do bear a certain resemblance. . . 
And, second a real Swiss Army Airstream ought to have a gun rack with a Stgw 57 or Stgw 90 for each occupant. Yeah, I know, standard issue to the citizenry of Switzerland, but would give some folks heartburn in this country. (The old saying goes, "Switzerland doesn't have an army, Switzerland is an army.)
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05-23-2009, 08:48 PM
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Aluminut
2004 25' Safari
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Wow, in this economy, Airstream's answer to it is the $100k+ retail toy hauler and a $63k 19' very slightly modified, limited run Bambi, that still has an NCC of 700lbs.
You know, back around 2004ish, I seem to recall the SE or CCD 19' Bambi retailing for about $38k to $42k. Today, they retail for around $50k, now add a $13k premium on top of that for a bunch swiss army gear, a red awning, etc seems a bit much, but hey, that's just me I suppose.
Good luck to 'em, that's all I gotta say.
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05-23-2009, 09:23 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
1972 27' Overlander
Graham
, North Carolina
Join Date: Oct 2006
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it should include a knife, at least
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05-23-2009, 09:37 PM
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Rivet Master
2008 23' International CCD
Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan
Join Date: Jul 2008
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I think it includes a whole knife block full of knives. Really! Cute idea. Expensive, but really pretty!
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2008 23' Int. CCD "The Atomic Pod"
1973 13' Boler (fiberglass egg) "The Boiler" (bolerama.org)
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