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10-22-2008, 07:40 PM
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Rivet Master 
1958 22' Flying Cloud
1956 30' Sovereign of the Road
1963 16' Bambi
Southeastern Area
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,116
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1956 SOTR - YES!!! Got it!
Some of you know that I've had my eye out for double axle 50's vintage trailer for about a year now. And a few of you already know that I've been blessed with way more than I had dreamed -- a California 1956 Sovereign of the Road. Y'all, I'm SO EXCITED! 
This has been in the works since July. Long story short, we arrived in Dallas TX on Tuesday to finally complete the deal. Got it ready to tow today and hope to leave in the AM. Just going to do 300 miles a day back to Tennessee and try to stay behind the weather front.
Many thanks to REDNAX for sharing Dallas area Airstream service center info should I need it, to streamer23 for researching the trailer's WBCCI history, and to 47WeeWind for positively identifying my particular trailer as a California SOTR instead of a Liner or custom job.
I'm exhausted but can barely sleep.
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10-22-2008, 07:47 PM
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Rivet Master
1979 23' Safari
1954 29' Liner
Orange
, California
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,850
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Alllright, so where are the pictures?
Bill
ps: congratulations
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Bill Kerfoot, WBCCI/VAC/CAC/El Camino Real Unit #5223
Just my personal opinion
1973 Dodge W200 PowerWagon, 1977 Lincoln Continental, 2014 Dodge Durango
1979 23' Safari, and 1954 29' Double Door Liner Orange, CA
https://billbethsblog.blogspot.com/
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10-22-2008, 07:47 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 30' Classic S/O
Currently Looking...
Mohrsville
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,313
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Sugarfoot,
Congratulations on your new acqusition. I would be excited too. Take it easy on the trip home, be safe, and...Post some pictures so we can all enjoy .
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Carl, Elaine & Finn The Beagle
2006 30' Classic W Slide & Limited Package Katarina
2006 GMC 2500 HD 6.6 Turbo Diesel Crew Cab 8' Bed
TAC PA-3
S/OS#042
AIR #14487
NQ3U (was KB3UOM)
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10-22-2008, 08:02 PM
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Rivet Master
1958 22' Flying Cloud
1956 30' Sovereign of the Road
1963 16' Bambi
Southeastern Area
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,116
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Quick Pics
Here's just a couple of photos. Haven't had time to get many. These were taken near dark last night.
It's rough, but a diamond in the rough. Lots will need to be done. The plastic tote turned over the roof vent gives a clue. I'm amazed it looks as good as it does.
 
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10-22-2008, 08:05 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 30' Classic S/O
Currently Looking...
Mohrsville
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,313
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sugarfoot
Here's just a couple of photos. Haven't had time to get many. These were taken near dark last night.
It's rough, but a diamond in the rough. Lots will need to be done. The plastic tote turned over the roof vent gives a clue. I'm amazed it looks as good as it does.
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Sugarfoot,
Nice Whale-Tail. Should make a lovely addition to your herd .
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Carl, Elaine & Finn The Beagle
2006 30' Classic W Slide & Limited Package Katarina
2006 GMC 2500 HD 6.6 Turbo Diesel Crew Cab 8' Bed
TAC PA-3
S/OS#042
AIR #14487
NQ3U (was KB3UOM)
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10-22-2008, 08:07 PM
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Rivet Master
1995 30' Limited
Ashland
, Missouri
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,610
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Congratulations are surely in order! Please keep us all posted...on your homeward trek as well as along the adventures in making her?him? your own  ~G
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maxandgeorgia
1995 Airstream Classic Limited 30' ~ Gypsy
1978 Argosy Minuet, 6.0~Minnie/GPZWGN
Chev Silverado 2500HD Duramax/Allison, 4X4, Crew Cab
WBCCI #5013 AIR #2908
WDCU
Go, Mizzou...Tigers on the prowl!
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10-22-2008, 08:20 PM
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Rivet Master
1958 22' Flying Cloud
1956 30' Sovereign of the Road
1963 16' Bambi
Southeastern Area
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,116
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DEITZ645
Sugarfoot,
Nice Whale-Tail. Should make a lovely addition to your herd . |
Yeah, I can't let the rest of you get ahead of me. 
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Originally Posted by maxandgeorgia
Congratulations are surely in order! Please keep us all posted...on your homeward trek as well as along the adventures in making her?him? your own ~G |
Thanks G. I think this one is a "him". This little 'ol trailer from Texas is as big as Elvis. It's just begging me to call it Elvis. I don't usually name inannimate objects but I'm going to take exception this once. 1956 was a landmark year for Elvis. No Elvis-themed shrine here, though. It will be restored in the vintage Airstream tradition with a 21st century edge.
Hey, it's got a pink bathtub. Elvis had pink Cadillacs, didn't he? 
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10-23-2008, 04:26 AM
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Restorations done right
Commercial Member
1962 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Vintage Kin Owner
Currently Looking...
Baltimore
, Maryland
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 5,545
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Very nice.... very nice. I am just a little jealous I have to admit. Once you get a chance could you snap a photo of the painting by the door. I am curious as to what it says. Lettering on the trailers is making a come back and I am always curious to see how it was done originally. So will we see him at CBR this year?
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10-23-2008, 04:51 AM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Florissant
, USA
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 5,083
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Nice work Dacia, you finally got the 13 panels you wanted, and a whale tail to boot!
Steve
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10-23-2008, 05:21 AM
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Rivet Master
1963 26' Overlander
Austin
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,640
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There's only one word to describe that trailer: "hot."
Well, maybe if I were from Boston it would be "wicked-awesome" or somesuch.
Fantastic find. I'm more than a little bit envious! \
Congratulations.
-Marcus
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10-23-2008, 05:48 AM
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Incorrigible
1976 Argosy 24
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, Georgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 559
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It's a hunk-a-burning trailer. 
Now you need a 1950s International A-series to pull it.
Congrats.
Tim
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1976 24' Argosy
1973 International Harvester Travelette 1210 4x4 'Bernard' 164" WB 
1997 Georgie Boy 30' SuperDuty v10 
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10-23-2008, 05:56 AM
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Silver Mist
Currently Looking...
Riverhead
, New York
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,011
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Hi Dacia, great find.
Send the interior pics asap
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10-23-2008, 06:15 AM
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Rivet Master
Vintage Kin Owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Currently Looking...
Greeeneville
, Tennessee
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,301
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To Those Who Wait......
Dacia,
I know you have been looking for another one for a long time. The whale tail is a very cool feature of this large Sovereign. I am so happy for you. I never knew you were looking for the larger trailer. In these tough economic times, silver is the investment value we should depend on. The trailer looks great and I am sure you'll have it on the mend in short order. What does the trailer need? Keep us posted and have a safe trip back to TN. We'll want plenty of pictures if you don't bring it to Falluminum.
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10-23-2008, 07:42 AM
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Certifiable
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 4,467
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Congratulations
That's All Right!!!
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"IT'S A MAGICAL WORLD, HOBBES, OL' BUDDY... LET'S GO EXPLORING!" ~ CALVIN
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10-23-2008, 07:52 AM
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Patriotic
1973 23' Safari
North of Boston
, Massachusetts
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 4,546
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Quote:
Originally Posted by utee94
Well, maybe if I were from Boston it would be "wicked-awesome" or somesuch.
-Marcus
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It IS "wicked awesome".
I might even go so far as to say, "its wicked pissah!".
(we have whale-tails on our licence plates, ya know.)
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Wbcci: 3752
'73 Safari 23'
'00 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 QC
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10-23-2008, 07:55 AM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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, At Large
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 21,276
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Nice looking trailer, Dacia. I really like the Wal-Mart vent cover, I hope the interior hasn't suffered too much from a lack of a cover there.
BTW, you're towing Elvis the wrong way, California is the opposite direction! 
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Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.
Terry
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10-23-2008, 08:20 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
1953 25' Cruiser
Canton
, Mississippi
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: 1953 25' Cruiser
Posts: 324
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck
It IS "wicked awesome".
I might even go so far as to say, "its wicked pissah!".
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When I moved from Massachussetts at age 18 to Mississippi, saying "wicked' and "pissah" was one of the first things I had to stop doing.
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10-23-2008, 01:04 PM
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Pet Sitter Extraordinaire
1989 33' Land Yacht
Chattanooga
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,044
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Hey Dacia! Congratulations on the find!!! If you run into trouble, I'll be around this weekend and would be more that happy to help out. I also can't wait for you to get home so I can see it!
Be safe!
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10-23-2008, 03:02 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 31' Sovereign
Colfax
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 740
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Dacia,
Way cool SOTR!!! Wish you had come this way, I would have loved to see it and of course, you. Let us know if we can help you.
Marie
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10-23-2008, 04:01 PM
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Ham KI4HJX
1982 27' Excella
1970 23' Safari
Franklin
, 28734
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 126
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Sugarfoot
Sugar you are my HERO! You are what the Airstream club is all about. I can't wait to see you at the fall get together I have been doing some upgrades also and want to get your opinion on them. Remember we are next door neighbors at the rally only two weeks to go!!!
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