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11-11-2008, 07:26 AM
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Rivet Master  
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Happy B'day to my Airstream
How about a thread that tracks the build dates of our trailers and celebrates their 'Birthdays'?
Try to post within a week of the actual date and include where possible any history of your Airstream.
1977 International Ambassador, build date 11-16-76
I believe I'm the 5th owner. #1 was Mr. Joseph Sipe (According to the 8 track Registration paperwork), #2 Mr. Phil Maddox (WBCCI #'s and some coorespondence), #3 unknown person in Batesville MS, #4 Mrs. Madonna ???, Batesville, MS, then me!
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11-11-2008, 07:34 AM
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Rivet Master
1978 31' Sovereign
Texas Airstream Harbor
, Zavalla, in the Deep East Texas Piney Woods on Lake Sam Rayburn
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,435
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Sovereign B-Date 8-8-77 - Ser#I31-A8J-1292
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Dennis
"Suck it up, spend the bucks, do it right the first time."
WBCCI # 1113
AirForums #1737
Trailer '78 31' Sovereign
Living Large at an Airstream Park on the Largest Lake Totally Contained in Texas
Texas Airstream Harbor, Inc.
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11-11-2008, 08:58 AM
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Moderator
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
2005 25' Safari
Santa Rosa Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Happy Birthday to the Birthday Girl.
Is "Bappy B'day" some kind of play on words or a typo? I was going to change it for you, but then I got to thinking that I may be missing something.
Brian
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SuEllyn & Brian McCabe
WBCCI #3628 -- AIR #14872 -- TAC #FL-7
2015 FC 25' FB (Lucy) with ProPride
2020 Silverado 2500 (Vivian)
2023 Rivian R1T (Opal)
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11-11-2008, 05:51 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,921
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Bappy is kinda wrong, ya wanna fix it?
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11-11-2008, 06:16 PM
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Moderator
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
2005 25' Safari
Santa Rosa Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 13,230
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It's fixed.
Brian
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SuEllyn & Brian McCabe
WBCCI #3628 -- AIR #14872 -- TAC #FL-7
2015 FC 25' FB (Lucy) with ProPride
2020 Silverado 2500 (Vivian)
2023 Rivian R1T (Opal)
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11-11-2008, 07:18 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 24' Tradewind
Placerville
, California
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,328
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Our '66 Trade Wind was built in October, 1965. I'm not sure of the 'day' but it turned 43 years old just a few weeks ago. It is in good shape for that age....probably better shape than I am....but I have fairly new titanium hips. So I guess the Trade Wind is due for new axles. 
Neil
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FreshAir #12407
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Kirk Creek, Big Sur, Ca. coast.
1966 Trade Wind
1971 Buick Centurion convertible
455 cid
1969 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
455 cid
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11-11-2008, 07:35 PM
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Rivet Master
Southwestern
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,671
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FreshAir
Our '66 Trade Wind was built in October, 1965. I'm not sure of the 'day' but it turned 43 years old just a few weeks ago. It is in good shape for that age....probably better shape than I am....but I have fairly new titanium hips. So I guess the Trade Wind is due for new axles.
Neil |
That's a good way to look at it. . . we just took our '80 Caravelle to Jackson Center for an axle transplant. It will be in the hospital for a few weeks.
It would be interesting to know what that "date of manufacture" really means. It's a fact that an Airstream is "created" within a few hours. At the start of the production line a frame comes in the door, the under-floor wiring and plumbing are installed, the insulation, belly pan, and floor are put on, and the shell, which was being riveted over on the shell fixture while all that stuff was being done, is set in place and bolted down. If that's the date stamped on the nameplate, it would correspond to the date the "keel was laid" for a ship. The trailer isn't actually finished for several days later, so could be the date on the nameplate is the date it went out the door.
Anyway, happy birthday! (I don't use "b'day" because it sounds like a European bathroom fixture.  )
Cheers,
Nuvi
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