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11-20-2021, 06:16 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1972 21' Globetrotter
seffner
, Florida
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 23
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saw AIRSTEAM today with NO windows !!!
Look folks !!!
Good friend of mine send me a photo today from south Florida on an interstate highway ....
It is a photo from behind of A fairly new AIRSTREAm trailer , and it appears to have no windows on the drivers side ....
and no rear window at all!!!
Spooky looking unit!!!
Does anyone know if AIRSTREAM made such a trailer ???
Joe
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11-20-2021, 07:39 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2018 25' International
Full-time
, Traveler
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 313
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We were in JC earlier this year and saw many trailers outside the new factory (in the fenced lot) without windows. We figured they were having supply issues since there were so many. They had rear windows but no side windows.
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11-20-2021, 08:10 PM
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Rivet Master
2023 28' International
Mercer County
, New Jersey
Join Date: Oct 2021
Posts: 726
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I'd venture they are custom orders for places like AutoCamp which have custom interiors that are more like a hotel room
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11-20-2021, 11:06 PM
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Rivet Master
1962 22' Safari
2016 30' Classic
Southeast
, Michigan
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,987
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Yes, those are Autocamp trailers. We have seen a few in Jackson Center on every visit for the last few years. They must have built hundreds of those by now.
No idea about the one the OP posted about, though.
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Wally Byam Caravan Club International Historian
Vintage Airstream Club Historian
WBCCI/VAC #702 & #6768
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11-21-2021, 07:59 AM
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#5
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4 Rivet Member
2012 25' FB Eddie Bauer
Southwestern Ontario
, Ontario Canada
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 307
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joseph lamb
Look folks !!!
Good friend of mine send me a photo today from south Florida on an interstate highway ....
It is a photo from behind of A fairly new AIRSTREAm trailer , and it appears to have no windows on the drivers side ....
and no rear window at all!!!
Spooky looking unit!!!
Does anyone know if AIRSTREAM made such a trailer ???
Joe
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please post the picture
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11-21-2021, 08:11 AM
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Rivet Master
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Tampa
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 7,638
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My dealer had one with the door on the street side, a rear hatch, and wood stringers throughout the shell. Probably be great for a high tech inspection trailer. Fiber? High speed communications?
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11-21-2021, 09:48 AM
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#7
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2 Rivet Member
2019 27' Globetrotter
Sykesville
, Maryland
Join Date: Dec 2020
Posts: 77
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I believe the models without windows are intended for the Meth Lab industry.
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11-21-2021, 12:48 PM
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#8
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2 Rivet Member
1964 26' Overlander
Rancho Palos Verdes
, California
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 84
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HA! That brings back memories. In early September we stayed at a kinda sketchy looking private CG in Missouri. When I searched for their wifi, the one that popped to the top of the list was "MethMobile". Yikes. We beat it out of there pretty early in the morning.
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11-21-2021, 04:24 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2021 16' Caravel
Long Beach
, Indiana
Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 33
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joseph lamb
Look folks !!!
Good friend of mine send me a photo today from south Florida on an interstate highway ....
It is a photo from behind of A fairly new AIRSTREAm trailer , and it appears to have no windows on the drivers side ....
and no rear window at all!!!
Spooky looking unit!!!
Does anyone know if AIRSTREAM made such a trailer ???
Joe
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Hmmmm. Sounds like a big propane tank.
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Yvonne
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11-21-2021, 09:27 PM
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Rivet Master
1969 18' Caravel
Greenville
, whereEverIroam
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 1,409
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Most likely an empty shell destined for someplace like timeless travel trailers or other third-party do you customize for a promotional trailer or tradeshow boutique etc.
See this :
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11-23-2021, 08:35 AM
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Rivet Master
2013 25' Flying Cloud
Wheaton
, Illinois
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 649
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So there are other customizers besides Ultimate Airstream in Oregon.
For some reason I thought Ultimste was the only factory authorized affiliate that could get unfinished shells.
Greg
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11-28-2021, 09:45 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2016 25' International
Morgan Hill
, California
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 256
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My first thought was that there were openings but no windows...driving down the highway. Duh...on me.
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11-28-2021, 10:22 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2012 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2009 19' International
Aptos
, California
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 310
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I visited Ultimate Airstream recently and saw a windowless shell they were working on for Oris, the high end watch maker. It had doors fore and aft on the curb side, and between those two, a long top opening hatch. Inside was beautiful cabinetry for showing off their products. A friend saw the first of three at the Concourse de Elegance in Pebble Beach. I believe the one I saw was number two.
If you’re ever in the Portland area, stop by Ultimate. They do amazing work.
Here’s an interesting note: Ultimate is owned by Airstream Adventures, which has dealerships in Seattle, Portland (where the headquarters and Ultimate is), two in the SF Bay Area and one in the Boise, ID area. An Airstream empire.
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11-28-2021, 10:29 AM
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#14
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3 Rivet Member
2017 26' Flying Cloud
High Point
, North Carolina
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 196
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I've seen where wealthy folks & celebrities order shells & have them customized ...might be one of those I gather.
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11-28-2021, 01:11 PM
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#15
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3 Rivet Member
2016 30' International
1957 18' Wanderer
Marfa
, Everywhere
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 104
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The Auto Camp trailers are custom built to have windows on only the passenger side, front and rear. You can stay in an Airstream at the Auto Camps which, I believe are located in California and Cape Cod. Maybe some other places now, too.
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