Well ...I Finally did it ...My Airstream Adventure
Posted 08-17-2008 at 12:38 AM by NatchezBear
This past week I finally did it, I bought a 1960 Overlander on Ebay. I drove 800 miles to South Carolina nabbed this jewel from out of the woods and camped in her all the way back home. The weather was a real bear as it stormed for two days as I made my way across South Carolina, Georgia,Alabama and Florida.
When I hit Pensacola the weather finally cleared up. I decided to take back roads and four lane hwys on the way home as I had 3 maypop tires and no electric brakes. I tried to keep the speedo on 50 MPH and driving 3 to 4 hours each day,stopping and checking constantly. She (Olivia Overlander as I have named her) pulled like a dream all the way home .
We (Shawyn ,my partner in Crime) cleaned and camped at each stop. Each evening when we made camp I explored the wonders of early 60's technology.Not only did I get this fantastic camper but a descent late summer week vacation in the great out of doors!
When I hit Pensacola the weather finally cleared up. I decided to take back roads and four lane hwys on the way home as I had 3 maypop tires and no electric brakes. I tried to keep the speedo on 50 MPH and driving 3 to 4 hours each day,stopping and checking constantly. She (Olivia Overlander as I have named her) pulled like a dream all the way home .
We (Shawyn ,my partner in Crime) cleaned and camped at each stop. Each evening when we made camp I explored the wonders of early 60's technology.Not only did I get this fantastic camper but a descent late summer week vacation in the great out of doors!
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Great find! Looking forward to seeing more pictures.Posted 08-20-2008 at 08:37 AM by cameront120 
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Let's see more pictures. Looks like you have lots of fun time ahead, and lots of work. Good luck.Posted 08-27-2008 at 01:23 AM by juel
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Looks great, hope to see more.
Posted 08-31-2008 at 07:54 AM by -
How does eBAY work if it had not been as represented when you got there? Were you at all nervous about buying sight unseen?
Posted 08-31-2008 at 05:55 PM by Runner13
