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09-27-2007, 08:40 AM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,025
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Pre-War Airstream Serial Number Tag
This is a fun tag.
There was a mistake made on the dealer part of the tag.
It is bass sheet, silkscreened with black paint.
A classic!
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09-27-2007, 08:48 AM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,702
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Very Cool! I've not seen that one before...thanks!!!
I think the lazy "1" adds to it's charm ~ or do you think it was intentional to represent a "-" as in July -1941?
Shari
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09-27-2007, 10:36 AM
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Rivet Master
1960 22' Safari
in the wilderness
, The great Mojave Desert
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 4,077
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Pee Wee,
You come up the the neatest stuff!
Do you happen to have Wally's build it yourself trailer plans?
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WBCCI 3344 FCU
AIR# 13896
CA 4
Yes, we have courtesy parking for you. About an hour North of Los Angeles.
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09-27-2007, 04:03 PM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,025
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Blue Prints from the First Airstreams (Buy a print)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Goin camping
Pee Wee,
You come up the the neatest stuff!
Do you happen to have Wally's build it yourself trailer plans?
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Fred Coldwell and I believe that I do have the plans.
Later on this year he plans to copy them.
If they aren't they are very early Airstream blue prints.
Several Caravanners at the Breckenridge Rally drooled on them, this only makes the prints more interesting
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09-27-2007, 04:09 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,702
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PeeWee
Several Caravanners at the Breckenridge Rally drooled on them, this only makes the prints more interesting
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...guilty as charged!
Shari
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09-27-2007, 05:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1951 21' Flying Cloud
1960 24' Tradewind
West Coast
, BC
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,790
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Ah, but did Shari or anyone else happen to have their hidden spycam with them? We can all hope so
Barry
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Barry & Donna
Life is short - so is the door on a '51 Flying Cloud (ouch)
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09-27-2007, 05:10 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,702
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Spycam? We don't need no stinkin' spycam!
Quote:
Originally Posted by safari57
Ah, but did Shari or anyone else happen to have their hidden spycam with them? We can all hope so
Barry
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Nahh - not needed...PeeWee's cool. He'll share! You should have seen all the goodies he brought!!!! I just wish I had more time to look through everything...like Fred!
Shari
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09-27-2007, 05:34 PM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,025
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Fred's Steady Hand, a T-square, blue paper and white ink
Quote:
Originally Posted by InsideOut
Nahh - not needed...PeeWee's cool. He'll share! You should have seen all the goodies he brought!!!! I just wish I had more time to look through everything...like Fred!
Shari
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Why not? Fred will be able to hand-copy the prints, and "draw" conclusions.
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09-27-2007, 08:57 PM
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Rivet Master
1951 21' Flying Cloud
1960 24' Tradewind
West Coast
, BC
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,790
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Good stuff. I enjoy the history of "things". How that specific model came to be and who was a part of it and what were the driving factors that got them there. What were the obstacles they overcame and what did they realize later that they could have done differently. I know, my poor wife shakes her head when ever I get interested in a new whatever, knowing the book acquisition budget will get blown up again and I'll be heads down for weeks at a time . Ah, I can be SO predictable.
Barry
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Barry & Donna
Life is short - so is the door on a '51 Flying Cloud (ouch)
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11-17-2008, 07:46 PM
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1972 Travelux Princess 25
Cobourg
, Ontario
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,059
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Is it possible that "DLR" stands for "Delivered" not "Dealer"? In that case "7-1941" would make perfect sense. Maybe the workman only had a set of standard number stamps and had to improvise the "-".
The date would be important for registering the trailer, an unsold unit built late in the year could be sold and registered as the next year's model. This was common practice at the time.
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