|
04-15-2004, 08:54 PM
|
#1
|
Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
|
'70s Globetrotter tandem?
I was in Des Moines today, and ran across what looked like a mid-70s Globetrotter 21' in a storage lot but it had tandem axles . Unfortunately I didn't think to take any photos, and I couldn't get close enough to actually check the name plate because it was in a locked storage lot. I know that there were Safari tandems in the mid '70s, but this one looked shorter than a Safari (I had a '70 Safari single axle). I can't find any examples of a GT21 tandem on-line. Did I misjudge the length, or has anyone confirm that there was a GT21 tandem?
Roger
__________________
havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
|
|
|
04-15-2004, 08:57 PM
|
#2
|
Retired Moderator
1992 29' Excella
madison
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 4,644
|
rog
who would want to go to des moines anyway!
just kidding!
could it be a tradewind?
john
__________________
you call them ferrets, i call them weasels.
|
|
|
04-15-2004, 09:06 PM
|
#3
|
3 Rivet Member
Seacoast
, New England
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 153
|
Roger-
Could it be one of the small late 60's Trade Winds? I think they were only 23' or so.
Barb
|
|
|
04-15-2004, 09:11 PM
|
#4
|
Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbara Peerenboom
Roger-
Could it be one of the small late 60's Trade Winds? I think they were only 23' or so.
Barb
|
I don't know for sure, but it was definately post-'70 as it had the "D" shaped windows on the front, and I'd swear it was a 21'...
Roger
__________________
havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
|
|
|
04-15-2004, 09:24 PM
|
#5
|
3 Rivet Member
Seacoast
, New England
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 153
|
Hmmmm-
You've really got me going now. Could be a special ordered unit..... Someone is bound to come up with the answer, in the mean time I'll take a look around.
|
|
|
04-15-2004, 09:29 PM
|
#6
|
Just a member
1978 28' Argosy 28
Lutz
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 4,549
|
Roger,
First off was there a for sale sign on it?
Second question do you have room to park it?
Third, will Laurie divorce you over it?
If the answers to all three are yes, it may be time for a trip to do an intervention.
__________________
Brett G
WBCCI #5501 AIR # 49
-------------------------
1978 Argosy 28 foot Motorhome
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. -- Plato
|
|
|
04-16-2004, 06:16 AM
|
#7
|
Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenewkid64
First off was there a for sale sign on it?
|
No, but that has never stopped me from buying one I've found like this before!
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenewkid64
Second question do you have room to park it?
|
What, exactly, do you mean by "room" to park it? A pad, no. Driveway, no. My half-acre yard will do ok tho!
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenewkid64
Third, will Laurie divorce you over it?
|
Yes, probably... and I will miss her...
Roger
__________________
havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
|
|
|
04-16-2004, 08:29 AM
|
#8
|
Patriotic
1973 23' Safari
North of Boston
, Massachusetts
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 4,546
|
It was probably a 23'. The bodies really don't look much different...except for the tandem axle on the 23. easy to miss 2 feet...(especially since it probably isn't really a whole 2' difference ).
I'm not absolutely certain, but I'm pretty sure that all GTs from that era are single axle.
here is a brochure for 1974: http://www.batmo.com/tclife/brochure/025/
I believe 1973 was pretty much the same.
according to the vintageairstream.com photo archive, they went back and forth between single and tandem axles in the 23' model. either that, or they've got some things a little bit mixed up. What they show as a 74 has a single axle. that doesn't go along with what is posted in the brochure from 1974, though. They also show a 72 with a single axle. yet, 71 and 73, these had tandems. ???
__________________
Air:291
Wbcci: 3752
'73 Safari 23'
'00 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 QC
|
|
|
04-16-2004, 09:00 AM
|
#9
|
Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by chuck
It was probably a 23'. The bodies really don't look much different...except for the tandem axle on the 23. easy to miss 2 feet...(especially since it probably isn't really a whole 2' difference ).
I'm not absolutely certain, but I'm pretty sure that all GTs from that era are single axle.
according to the vintageairstream.com photo archive, they went back and forth between single and tandem axles in the 23' model. either that, or they've got some things a little bit mixed up. ???
|
I agree, and that's why I'm confused. My '70 Safari was a Lightweight Special version with a single axle. I think that by '72 you could order one with either single or tandem axles, and by '73 most of production was tandem. I know that in earlier years the Overlanders could also be had either single or tandem, so it wasn't a precedent in the Safaris.
I also couldn't find anything that would indicate a tandem GT, and it may have been the angle I saw it at, but I would STILL swear that it looked like a 21' based on the window arrangement.
Roger
__________________
havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|