New to Airstreams with a 1966 Ambassador

[Tropicaltail]

Hi,

We are new to owning an Airstream, we recently purchased a 1966 Ambassador which we are restoring.

We are trying to find out more about our Ghost numbers 15610. If anyone can help with their thoughts we would really appreciate it.

We don't know much of the history of this Airstream but we are excited!

Thanks,
Lissy

[overlander64]

Greetings Lissy!

Originally Posted by Tropicaltail

Hi,

We are new to owning an Airstream, we recently purchased a 1966 Ambassador which we are restoring.

We are trying to find out more about our Ghost numbers 15610. If anyone can help with their thoughts we would really appreciate it.

We don't know much of the history of this Airstream but we are excited!

Thanks,
Lissy

Those numbers were assigned to one of the prior owners of your 1966 Airstream, and could have been displayed on any number of Airstreams before and/or after the 1966. Sometimes the Wally Byam Carvan Club International Numbers/Airstream Club International Numbers can provide some clues into the history of a particular Airstream trailer or motorhome, but there is no guarantee. Numbers in the range of this one were typically first issued during the 1970s.

You can get more information about the WBCCI/ACI at:

https://wbcci.org/

I am a member of the WBCCI/ACI and have been a Lifetime Member for a number of years, and can certainly say that it helps one to get the greatest value from ones' Airstream.

[dbj216]

Hello and welcome to these Airstream Forums and the vintage Airstream hobby. A 66 Ambassador 28' is a nice find and well worth the effort to renovate the thing. Some say the late sixties vintage Airstreams are the best, and I am one of those. They were well built, had nice cabinetry, especially the International trim level, and are lighter weight. They had unique Corning glass frameless windows which are sharp looking, but can be rather leaky.

I renovated a 66 Trade Wind 24' some years ago. I really enjoy the project, learning all about the trailer and making it "like new" again. One significant problem with this vintage of Airstream is a woefully inadequate waste water holding tank, or tanks; for black and gray water. Back then, folks let "wash water" run on the ground and dug a "gopher hole" to bury the solid wastes. We don't do that anymore. So I had quite a project installing new black and gray water holding tanks.

Here are some photos of my 66 Trade Wind. I thought you might be interested. It is two model sizes smaller than your 66 Ambassador, but there are plenty of similarities. Post some photos of yours if you like.

David

[Tropicaltail]

Hello,
Thanks for your reply, we are working on restoring our airstream but mainly it’s Phil who is doing the restoring ��
I’m working on having curtains made.
We were able to use the ghost numbers on our trailer as the last users had not renewed them.
We are interested in finding out any history on the airstream.
I can’t remember if I mentioned the numbers, they are 15610
I’ll work on figuring out how to add pictures. ��
Thanks, l
Lissy and Phil