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03-15-2008, 03:51 PM
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1 Rivet Member 
Saint Louis
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1954 Wally Byams Holiday
Hello,
I was hoping some of you could provide some information about a 1954 Wally Byams Holiday 15 foot travel trailer. My son-in-law lives out in Colorado and currently has an older Southwind that he's looking to trade for the Holiday 15 he found. It needs a fair amount of work on it, but appears to be solid. We can't seem to find much info on it. I know that only 100 or so were produced back them and they look to be pretty hard to come by. Are these something of a collectors item? It appears to be all original inside and out. From what we understand, it has been sitting in it's current location unused for about 40 years. Any info you could provide us would be greatly appreciated. I also have some pics of the Holiday trailer if you would like to see them. Any information would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks, Rick
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03-15-2008, 04:00 PM
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Rivet Master 
1951 21' Flying Cloud
1960 24' Tradewind
West Coast
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Welcome to the forum Rick.
They are quite rare I believe. You might want to check this site to see if they show up on here Vintage Airstream Photo Archives
I believe a couple joined recently from CA who had acquired one, and there was also one on eBay in the past year - I'm not sure if they are one and the same. Perhaps they will see your thread and respond.
Pictures would be great.
Thanks
Barry
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03-15-2008, 04:15 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1966 17' Caravel
Dallas
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Photos
Rick, welcome and please show us those pictures!
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03-15-2008, 04:40 PM
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Rivet Master
1951 21' Flying Cloud
1960 24' Tradewind
West Coast
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These folks have a 1954 Wally Byam Holiday
http://www.airforums.com/forums/members/shan-25976.html
You may want to email them and see if they can shed any light on your find.
Barry
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Life is short - so is the door on a '51 Flying Cloud (ouch)
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03-15-2008, 07:34 PM
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Rivet Master
1969 23' Safari
New Orleans
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and if memory serves me correctly, Airstream Life did a feature on the Holidays at one point. I will look thru my back issues and try to find it and post the exact issue. might not have as much tech info as your looking for but a good intro anyway..
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03-15-2008, 07:46 PM
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Rivet Master
1948 16' Wee Wind
1953 21' Flying Cloud
Denver
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by fotochop
and if memory serves me correctly, Airstream Life did a feature on the Holidays at one point. I will look thru my back issues and try to find it and post the exact issue. might not have as much tech info as your looking for but a good intro anyway..
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It's on pages 62 to 68 in the Spring 2006 issue of Airstream Life, available as a back issue here: Airstream Life.
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03-15-2008, 08:12 PM
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Rivet Master
1958 22' Flying Cloud
1956 30' Sovereign of the Road
1963 16' Bambi
Southeastern Area
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Welcome to the forums, Rick. I would love to see pictures of the Byam Holiday. Correct me if I'm wrong, Fred, but I seem to remember hearing on an older Vintage Airstream Podcast that the Byam Holiday wasn' actually made by Airstream. However, it was a trailer created by Wally Byam and as such is part of the family. It would certainly be a coach worthy of restoration.
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03-15-2008, 08:13 PM
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1 Rivet Member
Saint Louis
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Wow, thank you all so much for the warm welcome and great info. I will pass this onto my son-in-law and hopefully we can learn more about this old classic. I have attached some pics he took of it the other day. I wish the outside ones were better. He said he will send me some others in the next day or two. Thank you all and it's very much appreciated....
Rick
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03-15-2008, 08:14 PM
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1 Rivet Member
Saint Louis
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And some more..
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03-15-2008, 08:19 PM
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Rivet Master
1958 22' Flying Cloud
1956 30' Sovereign of the Road
1963 16' Bambi
Southeastern Area
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Awesome!
Cool.  So much of it looks original. Even looks like an old ice box there.
I see the name plate DOES say Jackson Center, OH. So maybe they were made at the Airstream factory. Maybe I need to get my ears checked. 
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03-15-2008, 08:59 PM
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Rivet Master
1948 16' Wee Wind
1953 21' Flying Cloud
Denver
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Originally Posted by Sugarfoot
Welcome to the forums, Rick. I would love to see pictures of the Byam Holiday. Correct me if I'm wrong, Fred, but I seem to remember hearing on an older Vintage Airstream Podcast that the Byam Holiday wasn' actually made by Airstream. However, it was a trailer created by Wally Byam and as such is part of the family. It would certainly be a coach worthy of restoration.
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Sugarfoot: You have a great memory.  The Wally Byam Holiday trailers were made in Jackson Center, Ohio but by a different company than Airstream. Because they were designed by Wally, their owners are welcome to join the WBCCI as full members.  Wally on! Rick: That Holiday looks nice and original, a very neat find.
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Airstream Life "Old Aluminum"
Airstream Life "From the Archives"
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05-31-2008, 03:45 PM
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Rivet Master
1958 30' Sovereign of the Road
Plymouth
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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We have another one!
A good friend of mine just found another Holiday - serial # 1100 .... close by too... it's quite original and in decent shape too...
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05-31-2008, 03:54 PM
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Rivet Master
1959 26' Overlander
Putnam
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There must be a rip in the Airstream space-time curve for these to be showing up now and in such good shape.
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05-31-2008, 05:23 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Huntington Beach
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Of Course
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Originally Posted by Over59
There must be a rip in the Airstream space-time curve for these to be showing up now and in such good shape.
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I have no doubt that you are correct....
time
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05-31-2008, 06:50 PM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
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Who owned the Holiday?
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Originally Posted by 47WeeWind
Sugarfoot: You have a great memory. The Wally Byam Holiday trailers were made in Jackson Center, Ohio but by a different company than Airstream. Because they were designed by Wally, their owners are welcome to join the WBCCI as full members. Wally on! Rick: That Holiday looks nice and original, a very neat find. |
Fred,
But who owned the Holiday?
Dale
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06-01-2008, 07:35 AM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
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Originally Posted by rickdb1
Hello,
I was hoping some of you could provide some information about a 1954 Wally Byams Holiday 15 foot travel trailer. My son-in-law lives out in Colorado and currently has an older Southwind that he's looking to trade for the Holiday 15 he found. It needs a fair amount of work on it, but appears to be solid. We can't seem to find much info on it. I know that only 100 or so were produced back them and they look to be pretty hard to come by. Are these something of a collectors item? It appears to be all original inside and out. From what we understand, it has been sitting in it's current location unused for about 40 years. Any info you could provide us would be greatly appreciated. I also have some pics of the Holiday trailer if you would like to see them. Any information would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks, Rick
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Rick,
Here is Vol 1, No 1 of a four page paper called "Wally Byam's Holiday".
It has a subscript, a division of Airstream Trailers, Inc., Jackson Center, Ohio.
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06-01-2008, 07:39 AM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Missing Page
Rick,
Here is the title page.
Pee Wee
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06-01-2008, 08:03 AM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2007
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A PDF File of the Holiday Newsletter
Rick,
This will give you most of the information you are looking for.
Pee Wee
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06-01-2008, 08:04 AM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
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Originally Posted by PeeWee
Rick,
This will give you most of the information you are looking for.
Pee Wee
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Rick,
I'm not sure why the pdf file didn't attach it is smaller than their requirements.
Pee Wee
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06-01-2008, 08:19 AM
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Rivet Master
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2007
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PDF WB Holiday
Second try to add PDF file about the Holiday.
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