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09-17-2004, 06:53 PM
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5 rivets, 1 loose screw
1966 20' Globetrotter
Saginaw County
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Join Date: May 2002
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Deerhunters, eat your hearts out!
Found it at a storage yard near Detroit and bought it for the cost of overdue back rent.
Anyone care to guess the year and model?
Actually it's pretty nice inside except the PO removed the front sofa and one of the twin beds to make room for two gunsmithing workbenches.
There's some nice shiny aluminum peeking out where the paint is flaking and peeling. How much of a job to strip it and what to use? Aircraft stripper?
Or, with deer season just around the bend, would now be the perfect time to sell it as is? It's not the little one I was searching for.
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May you camp where wind won’t hit you, where snakes won’t bite and bears won’t git you.
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09-17-2004, 07:44 PM
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1992 29' Excella
madison
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hubba hubba!
boy would that make the perfect hunting shack/trailer!
john
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09-17-2004, 07:55 PM
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1993 30' Excella
whitewater
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hahaha...you just gotta luv photo shop.....
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Illegitimous noncarborundum(dont let the bastards wear you down)
The only true nobility is found through giving good food to your friends- Anton Careme
beauty is in the eye of the beerholder-cosmo fishhawk
if something is too good to be true, its usually gone before i get there-mister boffo
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09-17-2004, 08:01 PM
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5 rivets, 1 loose screw
1966 20' Globetrotter
Saginaw County
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Originally Posted by norbert
hahaha...you just gotta luv photo shop.....
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Nope Norby, it's for real. I'm picking it up on Sunday.
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Rog
May you camp where wind won’t hit you, where snakes won’t bite and bears won’t git you.
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09-17-2004, 08:04 PM
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Rivet Master
1993 30' Excella
whitewater
, north of cheddar curtain
Join Date: Jun 2003
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wheres sargent slaughter when you need him...
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Illegitimous noncarborundum(dont let the bastards wear you down)
The only true nobility is found through giving good food to your friends- Anton Careme
beauty is in the eye of the beerholder-cosmo fishhawk
if something is too good to be true, its usually gone before i get there-mister boffo
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09-17-2004, 08:53 PM
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Rivet Master
Lisle
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Rog, that looks like a 1966-67-68 model. The windows and tail light assembly give it away.
Do you have a picture of the plate under the forward curb side window, right next to the door?? If not how about a measurement of the overall length. That will narrow the models it could be.
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AIR#3788 TAC IL-10
No trailers...
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09-17-2004, 08:57 PM
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1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
, Washington
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Dang, Rog, you sure you want that guy's trailer? If he sees it in your yard, and we already know he's into guns... I'd hide it behind the house for sure!
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09-17-2004, 09:00 PM
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Rivet Master
2019 25' Flying Cloud
Airstream - Other
Airstream - Other
North Central Texas
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Is that the A/S Eddie Bauer model??  IMHO: I'd look for a buyer 'as-is' unless you really want a 'project'...
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09-17-2004, 09:59 PM
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5 rivets, 1 loose screw
1966 20' Globetrotter
Saginaw County
, Michigan
Join Date: May 2002
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till, I know the model and year, just thought it might be fun to see who can ID it first. You are very warm.
Stef, there must have been at least 20 full ammo boxes in there. The yard owner assured me all will be removed before I pick it up. The PO signed off the title and told him to go ahead and sell it. I guess the guy must have spent all his money on ammo and shell loading gear. Looks like he was preparing for WWIII. I have already named the trailer "Rambo".
Ed, you are probably right. I have no desire to spend a lot of time on stripping the paint and will probably offer it up for sale "as is" after I sweep out all the gunpowder.  There really is a nice old trailer underneath that camouflage.
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09-17-2004, 11:49 PM
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1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
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Amazing, is it pretty straight skin under all that - it's hard to tell through all the paint. Too bad they painted the windows too, probably didn't want anyone peeking in at his gunshop!
I'm a little stumped on the year. Pre-69 for sure, but the nametag on the front doesn't look like the one on my 68. The other details are hard to pick out through that mind-boggling paint scheme.
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09-18-2004, 06:25 AM
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Rivet Master
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The other details are hard to pick out through that mind-boggling paint scheme.
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I don't understand what this thread is about. All I can see is a dark brown van, two propane tanks, and part of a boat.
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09-18-2004, 07:30 AM
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Just a member
1978 28' Argosy 28
Lutz
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Originally Posted by Rog0525
Anyone care to guess the year and model?
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A 1968 Ambassador is what is hiding under all that paint 
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Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. -- Plato
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09-18-2004, 08:23 AM
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5 rivets, 1 loose screw
1966 20' Globetrotter
Saginaw County
, Michigan
Join Date: May 2002
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It is an Ambassador and titled as a '69 although it looks more like a '68. The '68 was 28' and the '69 29', so I'll measure it when I get it home (assuming I can find it again).
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09-18-2004, 09:19 AM
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Rivet Master Commercial Member
1954 22' Safari
Deerfield
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Join Date: May 2003
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I don't understand what this thread is about. All I can see is a dark brown van, two propane tanks, and part of a boat.
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LOL!!!  Very clever.
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09-18-2004, 09:48 AM
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Rivet Master Commercial Member
1954 22' Safari
Deerfield
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Originally Posted by Rog0525
Nope Norby, it's for real. I'm picking it up on Sunday.
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It's not Norby's fault, really. He can be excused for suspecting that most of what he sees on this big ole' internet is fake. I personally take responsibility for so many of these falsehoods... that he can hardly be blamed for suspecting even the most benign-looking photograph of a giant, camoflauged trailer. So I want to thank you, Norbert... for always sleeping with one eye open.
A prayer for Norby
Lord, spare me from the photos I cannnot change,
the courage and willingness to Photoshop the ones I can,
and grant Norby the wisdom to know the difference. 
Amen.
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09-18-2004, 09:57 AM
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Rivet Master
1993 30' Excella
whitewater
, north of cheddar curtain
Join Date: Jun 2003
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i am humbled by your praise.....
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Illegitimous noncarborundum(dont let the bastards wear you down)
The only true nobility is found through giving good food to your friends- Anton Careme
beauty is in the eye of the beerholder-cosmo fishhawk
if something is too good to be true, its usually gone before i get there-mister boffo
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09-18-2004, 10:09 AM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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It is an Ambassador and titled as a '69 although it looks more like a '68. The '68 was 28' and the '69 29', so I'll measure it when I get it home (assuming I can find it again).
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It's definately not a '69. Besides the length change, in '69 the windows changed from the curved/square Corning Glass to the rounded/framed style seen throughout the 70's.
'68 Ambassador
'69 Ambassador
Shari
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09-18-2004, 10:11 AM
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Rivet Master Commercial Member
1954 22' Safari
Deerfield
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Join Date: May 2003
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Originally Posted by norbert
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I knew you'd love that.
Seriously though, about a week ago I was looking at a series of photos in Architectural Digest. The same room was pictured 3 times, each with different carpet, paint, furniture... I had to read the article before I realized they were all 3-D software generated fakes! I was stunned at how completely I was fooled. My point is - you're in good company.
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09-18-2004, 11:32 AM
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Rivet Master Airstream Dealer
Corona
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Rog0525
That trailer should be a 1966.
A 66 had a single belt line and square cornered vent covers.
A 67 and 68 had a double belt line and radius corner vent covers.
Andy
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09-18-2004, 12:05 PM
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As long as you stick to the woods, nobody will ever see you. It's going to make someone a great hunters camp. Any luck on your search for the "new" airstream?
Jack
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