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12-15-2005, 06:21 AM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: I currently do not own a 2nd Airstream
Posts: 4,360
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Yes Rich. It is the former Phoenician Steve, with his '59 Trade Wind in low speed tow.
Brad
FF
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I'm haunted by aluminum.
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12-15-2005, 06:45 AM
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Aluminut
2004 25' Safari
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, Illinois
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,477
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I've had the Safari/Suburban up to nearly 90mph, with plenty of room to go yet. I would assume 117 would be an easy mark to hit, but like overlander63 said, not one of the smartest things one could do.
Speed limiter? Who needs a speed limiter? I don't need no stinkin' speed limiter, just a programming tool and a few minutes.
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12-15-2005, 08:53 AM
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418
2007 25' Safari FB SE
1958 22' Flying Cloud
1974 29' Ambassador
Yucca Valley
, California
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: 1963 26' Overlander
Posts: 4,804
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Does this sound familiar:
"My Marathons keep blowing out"..... (rated to 65mph max)
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12-19-2005, 09:58 AM
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Rivet Master
Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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I can confirm the speed record.
In 1970, I recorded on film for Caravanner Insurance Company, the top speed of the rig I was towing.
The trailer was a 1970 31 foot loaded to 8500 pounds. The tow vehicle was a 1970 Buick Electra with a towing rear end. The car weighed in at 6000 pounds. Total weight 14,500 pounds.
An 8mm camera was mounted in the center and on top of the front seat. It showed the speedometer (calibrated), an airspeed indicator and the oncoming traffic as well as the road ahead.
Part of the test was to document wind speeds and behavior when meeting a truck on a two lane highway. (Another story, later).
Additionally, but out on a very lonely freeway, it was pedal to the metal.
The maximum speed that I recorded, again with a total of 14,500 pounds, was 115 mph.
The tests also showed that the faster you tow an Airstream trailer, the more stable it becomes.
The biggest problem, after you took your foot off the gas pedal, was the coasting distance. The rig just kept going and going, before it got down to 70 mph.
Ah, the things we did, when we were younger.
Andy
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12-19-2005, 10:08 AM
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Rivet Master
1978 31' Sovereign
Texas Airstream Harbor
, Zavalla, in the Deep East Texas Piney Woods on Lake Sam Rayburn
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,435
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Wondering...
Andy:
Just wondering (I know this has been disussed elsewhere in the Forums...)
Which weight distribution system and sway control were installed between the TV and trailer?
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"Suck it up, spend the bucks, do it right the first time."
WBCCI # 1113
AirForums #1737
Trailer '78 31' Sovereign
Living Large at an Airstream Park on the Largest Lake Totally Contained in Texas
Texas Airstream Harbor, Inc.
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12-19-2005, 10:21 AM
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Rivet Master
Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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Dennis.
The hitch was a Reese 1000 pound with the dual cam sway control.
Later on, I added the automatic sway control device made by Safe-T-Tow.
I installed many Safe-T-Tows back in 1970 and 1971. Demonstated it at many rallies. Best thing that ever happened to the RV industry.
Unfortunately, the designer and owner, passed away, in 1971.
We are, at this point, working with some Chinese manufacturers to bring this product to market.
Some 18 patents were issued for that device.
We have a patent attorney on retainer, as we have made some changes to the device, that are also patentable.
We hope to have this product on the market within 6 months, if we can.
The unit works extremely well with both electric and disc brakes.
Takes about an hour to install.
Andy
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12-19-2005, 11:35 AM
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#27
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4 Rivet Member
Commercial Member
Currently Looking...
Somewhere
, Indiana
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 432
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Wow!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Inland RV Center, In
I can confirm the speed record.
The maximum speed that I recorded, again with a total of 14,500 pounds, was 115 mph.
Andy
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Andy,
That's impressive, 35 years later they can only muster 2 miles an hour more.
I bet that was a heck of a ride!
Don't you have a picture of that? I thought that I saw that in "Airstream Life. Perhaps you could post it.
Happy Holidays,
Henry
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12-19-2005, 11:47 AM
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#28
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Rivet Monster
1975 31' Sovereign
1980 31' Excella II
Sprung Leak
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 7,172
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Quote:
Originally Posted by axleman
Andy,
That's impressive, 35 years later they can only muster 2 miles an hour more.
Happy Holidays,
Henry
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Hey Henry,
I reckon that even though vehicles have improved greatly the basic laws of physics still apply
Aaron
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Why are we in this basket...and where are we going
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12-19-2005, 12:27 PM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,618
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Andy,
Did that ride come with a new pair of underpants?
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Richard
Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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12-19-2005, 12:35 PM
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#30
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Rivet Master
Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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azflycaster.
No accessories were needed, as I was much younger then.
However, it did require an extended stay at the next rest stop.
Andy
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01-15-2020, 05:45 AM
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New Member
1968 28' Ambassador
St. James
, New York
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4
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There was an official Airstream promotional film on this
Quote:
Originally Posted by Inland RV Center, In
I can confirm the speed record.
In 1970, I recorded on film for Caravanner Insurance Company, the top speed of the rig I was towing.
The trailer was a 1970 31 foot loaded to 8500 pounds. The tow vehicle was a 1970 Buick Electra with a towing rear end. The car weighed in at 6000 pounds. Total weight 14,500 pounds.
An 8mm camera was mounted in the center and on top of the front seat. It showed the speedometer (calibrated), an airspeed indicator and the oncoming traffic as well as the road ahead.
Part of the test was to document wind speeds and behavior when meeting a truck on a two lane highway. (Another story, later).
Additionally, but out on a very lonely freeway, it was pedal to the metal.
The maximum speed that I recorded, again with a total of 14,500 pounds, was 115 mph.
The tests also showed that the faster you tow an Airstream trailer, the more stable it becomes.
The biggest problem, after you took your foot off the gas pedal, was the coasting distance. The rig just kept going and going, before it got down to 70 mph.
Ah, the things we did, when we were younger.
Andy
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As a teenager I remember an Airstream promotional film where they were hyping all the 1969 changes and referenced the speed record set. In the film, the car was a red 1969 Impala or Caprice with a 396. The trailer was a 31-foot. The film stated and filmed that the car speedometer read 115 mph but the timing lights measured the speed at just over 100 mph. The brochures of the time also reference this speed record and show the red Chevrolet.
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