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04-07-2021, 10:32 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1964 24' Tradewind
O
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 15
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New from Texas!
Finally bought a 1964 Tradewind double 24’ airstream project. We had her home for 3 days now. Scared and extremely excited to start this adventure. Looking forward to talking to all of you and picking your brains. Thanks in advance!!
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04-07-2021, 10:52 AM
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Rivet Master
1977 31' Sovereign
Rochester
, WASHINGTON
Join Date: Sep 2020
Posts: 631
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Nice!That's a blast from the Airstream past! I like the old vintage rigs.
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04-07-2021, 10:53 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 22' Safari
1955 22' Flying Cloud
Fredericksburg
, Texas
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 2,956
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Welcome to the neighborhood. A 64 Tradewind is a sought after vintage Airstream. Lots of room and a neat design. The outside seems to be in great shape. Looks like you’ve got a carport to work under. What are your plans? Renovation? Shell on reno or shell off? Get a game plan, take lots of current pictures and don’t throw ANYTHING away until finished. Good luck and enjoy.
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04-07-2021, 12:35 PM
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Rivet Master
2020 23' Flying Cloud
2019 22' Sport
Sebastian
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 1,235
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Welcome! That looks like a very nice find! Keep us posted.
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(That man in that tiny can)
(Same man, Bigger can)
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04-07-2021, 12:58 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1972 31' Sovereign
Tucson
, AZ
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 255
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Congrats! Looks like a fun rig!
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04-07-2021, 01:52 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2019 30' Flying Cloud
Trophy Club
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 84
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Congrats and welcome to the family
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2019 Flying Cloud 30 RBT Flying Warrior
2021 2500HD Z71 High Country 6.6l Duramax Warhorse
Hensley Arrow
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04-07-2021, 06:40 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 8,322
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Well, I'm old from Colorado: Welcome to the vintage Airstream hobby. Like Bubba L mentioned, the sixties Trade Wind is a very desirable vintage Airstream. I had a 66 Trade Wind. It had the same bath design as yours does. But mine had those Corning frameless windows used from 66 to 68. Nice looking, but prone to leaks. It was a twin bed layout. I renovated my trailer by fixing floor rot, replacing the axles, new plumbing, rebuilt the bath, new appliances, and many other repairs and upgrades. It was a very nice travel trailer. Sold it for another project trailer. Here are some photos of my old Trade Wind. I figured you would be interested.
The Airstream enthusiasts in these Forums are a great bunch and offer lots of good advice and information. I might suggest you start a "project thread" in the Airstream Knowledgebase, Airstream trailers, found close to the bottom of the Forums page. There you can find Trade Wind, and then your year range. Start a project thread there and you will find folks following along with your activities. It takes many hours (like a 1000) to renovate a vintage Airstream. But great fun in my view.
Hope to see you around here.
David
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KnowledgeBase trailer renovation threads: 69 Globetrotter, 76 Sovereign, 75 Overlander, 66 Trade Wind Such fun !
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04-07-2021, 08:37 PM
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1 Rivet Member
1964 24' Tradewind
O
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubba L
Welcome to the neighborhood. A 64 Tradewind is a sought after vintage Airstream. Lots of room and a neat design. The outside seems to be in great shape. Looks like you’ve got a carport to work under. What are your plans? Renovation? Shell on reno or shell off? Get a game plan, take lots of current pictures and don’t throw ANYTHING away until finished. Good luck and enjoy.
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Thank you! The plan right now is to remove everything inside including the inner skin. We want to replace subfloor and restore frame with shell off. Nervous about taking the shell off but I am determined that we will do a great job. I checked out your project and it is NICE!!!
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04-07-2021, 09:10 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 22' Safari
1955 22' Flying Cloud
Fredericksburg
, Texas
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 2,956
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aorta8403
Thank you! The plan right now is to remove everything inside including the inner skin. We want to replace subfloor and restore frame with shell off. Nervous about taking the shell off but I am determined that we will do a great job. I checked out your project and it is NICE!!!
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Glad to hear you plan on a shell off. A pain in the butt but the opportunity to get everything right. A shell off is not rocket science. You shouldn’t have any problems. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck and enjoy.
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04-08-2021, 02:40 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2021 25' Flying Cloud
Fredericktown
, Ohio
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 354
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Welcome to the forum and have fun with your remodel.
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2021 25' FBT Flying Cloud
Ford F-250 6.7L
WBCCI #6826
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04-12-2021, 08:40 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1964 24' Tradewind
O
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dbj216
Well, I'm old from Colorado: Welcome to the vintage Airstream hobby. Like Bubba L mentioned, the sixties Trade Wind is a very desirable vintage Airstream. I had a 66 Trade Wind. It had the same bath design as yours does. But mine had those Corning frameless windows used from 66 to 68. Nice looking, but prone to leaks. It was a twin bed layout. I renovated my trailer by fixing floor rot, replacing the axles, new plumbing, rebuilt the bath, new appliances, and many other repairs and upgrades. It was a very nice travel trailer. Sold it for another project trailer. Here are some photos of my old Trade Wind. I figured you would be interested.
The Airstream enthusiasts in these Forums are a great bunch and offer lots of good advice and information. I might suggest you start a "project thread" in the Airstream Knowledgebase, Airstream trailers, found close to the bottom of the Forums page. There you can find Trade Wind, and then your year range. Start a project thread there and you will find folks following along with your activities. It takes many hours (like a 1000) to renovate a vintage Airstream. But great fun in my view.
Hope to see you around here.
David
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Thank you! Very nice!!! I will for sure make a thread for my project.
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04-12-2021, 09:07 AM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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Welcome Aboard👍
Hate it when that happens....
Bob
🇺🇸
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04-13-2021, 09:51 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 22' Safari
modesto
, California
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,097
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Nice!
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04-13-2021, 07:39 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1976 Argosy 24
1961 28' Ambassador
1968 26' Overlander
Lakewood
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 409
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Looks like great potential.... enjoy the journey, the payoff is worth it!
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04-14-2021, 08:47 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 24' Tradewind
1995 34' Excella
Lynchburg
, Virginia
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 4,226
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New from Texas!
That looks like a beautiful original Tradewind with a very nice shell.
We have a 66 Tradewind and love it. We have been able to camp in it continuously for the 12 years we have owned it except for the one year we took it out of service to paint the frame, replace axles and brakes, repair flooring, install insulation and a new belly pan.
We are headed to Texas in a week or so. I will be doing some work on our son’s 78 Caravanner. They are in the Fort Worth area.
Welcome to the family. We are here to help.
Dan
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