Looking for Airstream to remodel

[PizzaChop]

David,

I doubt you could find a straight shell, structurally sound with all the necessary repairs done to it for $4K-$6K (because few stop once they've done the hard part). If you could, it would be a steal.

Window and door gaskets are available from InlandRV....its just taking the time and effort to remove and replace all of them. Parts are availabe for just about everything, and retrofitting is not that difficult (at least for most of us).

You cannot know for certain the true condition of any unit unless you know who you're buying from and what they've done.

For the low $teens, I'd be looking for a newer one that's clean and functioning and remodel it at my leisure.

[Shacksman]

You need a new trailer if you want everything good and easy to find parts. Half the fun of an old trailer is the hunt for parts and work to keep them on the road.

Low $teens won't get a new old trailer if you farm out the work. That will take a lot more, unless you are stripping it down to the frame and rebuilding it yourself and that takes a lot of time.
Better to find a real nice older trailer thats ready to use, then update as you use it, a little at a time.