New, w/ my '77 Sovereign

[AmyDell3]

Hello All,

My name's Amy Dell, and I'm a new member.
I'm in the process of working on my '77 Sovereign, Molly, and it's slow going, but I'm very excited about the potential.

I gutted a lot of the original furtniture, and I have several pieces for sale. I'll be posting a proper ad when my phone number is verified with the site, but if anyone is interested, please feel free to reach out.

I look forward to connecting and using this resource.
Cheers,
Amy Dell

[dbj216]

Welcome from Colorado: I helped my friend renovate his 76 Sovereign a few years ago. It is a very nice Airstream and they use it quite a bit. The 70s Airstreams were designed and built to fit the market conditions, what with inflation, fuel shortages, emission controls and the like. They were built to be light weight and lower cost. So we have rusty frames, 1/2" plywood subfloors, plastic cabinets, and the like. But the trailers can be renovated into very nice travel trailers.

Maybe you have found the Knowledge Base and Airstream Trailer Forums at the bottom of the forums page. Then click on Sovereign and your year range. You can learn all about your trailer and how people have renovated them. You might want to start a "project thread" in this section where you describe all your activities on your trailer and others will likely follow along with you.

Here are a couple few photos of my friends Sovereign when he finished it. Maybe you can post a couple of "as found" photos also.

David

[Lee_RP]

Hi Amy,

Nice to read that someone else is on the '77 Sov train! I don't know if the same for you but I'm finding they were really well built under the skins and I'm enjoying the process thus far - lots of potential as you said!

Wondering how's the condition of your windows? Ours had a lot of bubbling of the foil/tint between the panes so that's been a big work in progress over here, as well as the myriad of other restoration bits. Currently working on the re-sealing of joints and electrical stuff. Would love to see some photos of your Airstream when poss.

All the best,