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09-22-2008, 06:16 PM
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Rivet Master 
1969 23' Safari
New Orleans
, Louisiana
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Please ID this very old trailer | 1949?
I was told this might be a Wee Wind but I have my doubts... it looks way too big to be one of those..
is this maybe a Bowlus or something? I'm not even sure its an airstream..
anyone?
thanks!
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09-22-2008, 06:20 PM
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Rivet Master 
1993 21' Sovereign
Colfax
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 21,252
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotochop
I was told this might be a Wee Wind but I have my doubts... it looks way too big to be one of those..
is this maybe a Bowlus or something? I'm not even sure its an airstream..
anyone?
Attachment 67831
thanks!
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Looks like a '48 or '49 Trailwind.
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09-22-2008, 06:35 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1949 18' Trailwind
Huntsville
, Alabama
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 143
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i've got a 49 trailwind and it has a 16 ft shell and by the looks of this one it has a few extra feet on it. gotta be a 48. can u read the serial #? that will help narrow it down even better. sweet trailer. b
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09-22-2008, 06:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Looks like a 22' Liner to me. Windows look square so I'm guessing it came from the 40s. Benjo's right. A serial # sure would help. Try looking here for more info: Vintage Airstream Photo Archives (Are they Air-O-Lites or Hehrs?)
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09-22-2008, 06:52 PM
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Rivet Master 
1959 26' Overlander
Putnam
, Connecticut
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 3,064
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Do you have interior pictures. I suspect it's a Bowlus. Is it yours? Is it for sale?
Love the Z art stuff.
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09-22-2008, 06:55 PM
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Rivet Master 
Currently Looking...
1984 31' Airstream310
Ajo
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2007
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What a sweetie.
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09-22-2008, 07:04 PM
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Rivet Master 
1969 23' Safari
New Orleans
, Louisiana
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 699
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more photos...hey, what is it anyway?
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09-23-2008, 09:12 AM
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Rivet Master 
Aurora
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 645
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You have a 1948 or 1949 22' Liner. The 1947 Liners didn't have hinges on the door within a door.
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03-12-2013, 12:34 PM
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1 Rivet Member 
1969 27' Overlander
1949 22' Liner
1959 18' Traveler
Seal Rock
, Oregon
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 17
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I have what I believe to be a 1949 22' liner (originally thought it was a 49 20' tradewind) but the serial number on the wave plate is 1296.
Any idea how much she weighs?
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03-12-2013, 12:47 PM
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Rivet Master 
2012 28' International
Currently Looking...
New Orleans
, Louisiana
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,077
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Heck the lamp alone is a keeper.
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03-12-2013, 01:04 PM
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Rivet Master 
1948 16' Wee Wind
1953 21' Flying Cloud
Denver
, Colorado
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sealrocker
I have what I believe to be a 1949 22' liner (originally thought it was a 49 20' tradewind) but the serial number on the wave plate is 1296. Any idea how much she weighs?
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Hi Sealrocker:
Clicking on the Airstream ad immediately below your post makes it large enough to read. It states the 22' Airstream Liner weighs about 1,800 pounds completely furnished. I'd round that up to about 2,000 pounds to be comfortable in the ballpark.
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03-12-2013, 02:22 PM
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Rivet Master 
1974 Argosy 20
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Kooskia
, Idaho
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,591
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I put the $4000 cost in 1949 into the consumers price index web site I use CPI Inflation Calculator and it came out to $38,750 in todays money. Considering what you got then vs. a new AS now, the prices today don't seem too bad.
Now, I wish the Wee Wind at $1500 was a closer match for the price today.
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