newbie with a 65 overlander

[trucks4life]

hell new here I have a 1965 26ft overlander twin has some issues for it age my grand dads he got it about 20 years ago never done much to it he passed 10yrs ago and I finally was able to bring it home and start fixing it back up have LOTS paper work and manuals for it whats every ones thoughts and whats do yall think its worth

[trucks4life]

power 12 volt and shore works gonna check propain lines and water lines and all appliances soon

[overlander64]

Greetings trucks4life!

Welcome to the Forums and the world of Vintage Airstream ownership!

What you have is a comparatively unusual Airstream. 1965 was something of a one-off model year. The windows, door, and a number of other features were different from the 1964 and prior coaches and were also different from the 1966 and later coaches. Your coach appears to be mostly original. The toilet appears to be a more modern replacement, but most of the other appliances appear to be original to the coach. You will want to be VERY CAREFUL when dealing with that OEM furnace as they were known for being efficient producers of Carbon Monoxide -- the similar model furnace was one of the first things that I replaced on my Overlander for this reason 24 years ago. It appears that the one-stop access door at the rear of the coach may be a replacement, but I am not absolutely sure. You are likely to find that the original UniVolt is inoperative or overcharges the battery at will. If you find that you have the original PAR water pump, it is well worth the price of a rebuild kit as it will outlast anything else that you can buy new today. If your coach has an original Bay Breeze Air Conditioner, it may be worth finding a refrigeration tech willing to check it out as it has commercial components that can be rebuilt and I know that mine cooled better than its modern replacement (I didn't know about the quality of the Bay Breeze until after it was gone, sad to say).

Good luck with your investigation and projects!

Kevin

[dbj216]

Welcome from Colorado: I have a 75 Overlander, 10 years and completely different than your 65. I also had a 66 Trade Wind, and as mentioned had different windows than yours, but did have a very similar bath arrangement.

Your Overlander shows a "International" flag emblem on the sides. The serial number will have an "I" in it if it is an international model. The internationals had better cabinetry and some other amenities that people like.

The body doesn't look too bad. My guess that this will be a good project trailer for someone, either restored or renovated. I say a good body with all the windows and doors in place and working is worth $5000. Otherwise it is impossible to guess at a possible value without assessing the trailer in person.

You can look at asking prices in the Classifieds on this website. That might give you some indication of what 65 trailers might go for.

Here is my former 66 Trade Wind "renovated".

David

[trucks4life]

update on it all the 12volt stuff works except fan above stove gonna change the univolt out and the water pump works also put new shore power cord and all good there also next is to check/replace pluming and gas lines and replace some rot in floor in very end everywhere is is solid need new taillights both are busted and brakes havents checked them yet but when was a kid grad dad checked and said was good but its never left drive way till last fall when I moved it 15miles to my house