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08-29-2014, 01:36 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Bugtussle
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2014
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Historic Airstream Video
I came across this 1969 AS video after watching the AS Classic video another member suggested. It's impressive! My apologies if you've already seen it a 1000 times. This is all new to me. Anyway, enjoy.
Historical Airstream: Building Dreams is our Business - YouTube
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1967 Overlander International 26ft
2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S 520hp 530ft-lbs torque 7700lb towing capacity
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08-29-2014, 01:53 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Kewl stuff!!!
I wonder if current dress codes provide the Airstream logged overalls??
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Channing
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08-29-2014, 02:17 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 Argosy 20
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Kooskia
, Idaho
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Enjoyed it, thanks for posting. And those poor helpless women of the '60s. They could look good in the boat while he fished, could cook and be pretty, and could be "locked inside the Airstream when it was -20 F outside" and apparently not die.
How times and attitudes have changed, thank goodness.
I am not sure the test driver was having fun either. I bet he was glad when that day was over.
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08-29-2014, 02:20 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
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BLAST from the past for sure...ive seen that one before, but fun still to watch. That whole "its -20 out here and +72 in here" leaves me incredulous still.
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08-29-2014, 02:53 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Bugtussle
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2014
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Wish I had set of those coveralls to wear while I work in my trailer. I wonder if they're for sale in the Airstream store? ;-)
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1967 Overlander International 26ft
2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S 520hp 530ft-lbs torque 7700lb towing capacity
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08-29-2014, 04:43 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 27' Overlander
Denver
, North Carolina
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Is that the one with the little woman in the tub? I have a 72 and my 9 year old cant fit in the tub
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08-29-2014, 04:59 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari
St. Augustine
, Florida
Join Date: Oct 2011
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I had never seen this, thanks! Wow, what a mighty mite. Too bad they do not use the all clad aluminum still. I wonder what tensile strength the current AS aluminum has and if that little woman could twist it up.
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Is that the one with the little woman in the tub? I have a 72 and my 9 year old cant fit in the tub
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I almost died laughing when I read your post mccrosti. She was all contorted with bubbles all over herself. She did manage to free her arm though. All I can say is that RVs have come a long way in the luxury department. Airstreams today, IMO, are not luxury but more sparse and practical with a touch of mid century modern looks. Other than that, they seem to be more run of the mill travel trailers- to me. Compared to the Luxo Class A models with glossy tile, residential fridge, washer/dryer and kitchen with island and lounge with fireplace, they are plain but still they seem to be better suited to travel.
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08-29-2014, 07:26 PM
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Rivet Master
2002 31' Classic
Currently Looking...
Monroe
, Iowa
Join Date: Jun 2014
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WOW, makes me really proud to own an Airstream. (Even if their converter sucks)
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08-29-2014, 07:42 PM
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2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Originally Posted by mikextr
Wish I had set of those coveralls to wear while I work in my trailer. I wonder if they're for sale in the Airstream store? ;-)
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I was at the factory a couple of weeks ago. Did not see any coveralls for sale but they do have the factory worker bee shirts that they used to wear. They also have the Airstream logo patches to add to your own coveralls. I do not think they have much of a dress code as the workers seem to wear pretty much what ever they felt like. Mostly jeans and T-shirts. Only commonality was that all wore safety glasses and most ear plugs. It is very noisy on the factory floor.
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08-29-2014, 08:17 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Bubbles!!!
That's how they got her wedged in the tub!
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08-29-2014, 08:32 PM
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Rivet Master
1936 20' Clipper
1947 22' Liner
Curtis Wright
1989 37' Airstream 370
marshfield
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Nov 2009
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Never saw that before, and LOVED IT!! Thanks
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08-29-2014, 11:01 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 28' Safari S/O
Paradise
, California
Join Date: Jul 2006
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That was cool. I like the test driver not wearing a seat belt, or just a lap belt at most. Was that Inland Andy? Didn't he used to test drive Airstreams??
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08-30-2014, 06:16 AM
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Rivet Master
1977 Argosy 24
Currently Looking...
Milltown
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Mar 2006
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That's one heck of a lot of bubbles!!!
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08-30-2014, 06:22 AM
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Full Time Adventurer
2007 27' International CCD FB
Nomadic
, USA
Join Date: Jul 2013
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WOW! Those dudes where installing FIBERGLASS with NO GLOVES or MASKS! Man, that would not fly today at all.
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08-30-2014, 06:31 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
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I do not believe that OSHA was around back then to dictate to workers and management how to do their jobs.
Disclaimer: Do not get me wrong. OSHA is a good thing that saves many lives every day.
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Do you know what a learning experience is? A learning experience is one of those things that says "You know that thing that you just did? Don't do that."
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