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Forum: Our Community 05-06-2003, 12:52 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,310
Posted By oldvws
Ebay has seen its best days In the "good old...

Ebay has seen its best days

In the "good old days" items would get 1000 hits, now same item gets 100 if that

Ebay sales are down, bidding wars have stopped because many bidders are snipping at...
Forum: Our Community 03-08-2003, 02:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,690
Posted By oldvws
PBS Mobile America on TV today

if you are in LosAngeles and get KCET- ch 28,
its on now and will be repeated at 7pm tonight(Saturday).....

cool show that was shown a few months ago......
Forum: On The Road... 02-15-2003, 12:46 AM
Replies: 3,842
Views: 371,117
Posted By oldvws
cheapest unleaded today..... $1.71 in garden...

cheapest unleaded today.....
$1.71 in garden grove
$1.75 in Wilmington....

AM-PM or Thrifty seems to be the cheapest

last Saturday $1.39 in Kingman AZ at AM_PM next to Walmart
Forum: Axles 01-27-2003, 08:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,304
Posted By oldvws
if you are not going to move it then find a set...

if you are not going to move it then find a set of cheap rims(only) and switch them....thats a couple onches of tire right there....

if you will want to move it, dig a small trench for the tires...
Forum: Our Community 01-10-2003, 03:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,440
Posted By oldvws
containers are 8ft 8 1/2 and 9 1/2 were...

containers are 8ft 8 1/2 and 9 1/2

were Pacers , bubbles and early globetrotters(same years as first Bambis )skinny too ?
Forum: Our Community 01-09-2003, 11:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,440
Posted By oldvws
Skinny +short AS-which ones ?

Hi all.....

Well after sending my friend overseas the link to this Forum and the photo pages, He wants one !

But he wants a small one, and I got volunteered to help find it.

hopefully...
Forum: Our Community 01-07-2003, 06:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,022
Posted By oldvws
here is the link to KCET https://kcet.org/ ...

here is the link to KCET

https://kcet.org/

there is a review here of the show

often they sell tapes later,
here
https://www.kcet.org/newshop/asp/product.asp?product=555
Forum: Our Community 01-04-2003, 11:38 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,022
Posted By oldvws
History of the Travel Trailer TV SHOW

if you are in the LA area

PBS 28 Jan 08 Wednesday 8:00pm
Special/Other, 90 Mins.

Huell Howser explores the American pastime in which families travel the
country in a trailer.
...
Forum: Our Community 12-31-2002, 09:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,131
Posted By oldvws
Danger Will Robinson Danger danger If you...

Danger Will Robinson Danger danger

If you have never towed anything that big ,
and you are talking snow and ice,
then you are just asking for trouble.

Throw in that you have not seen it...
Forum: General Interior Topics 12-31-2002, 11:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,154
Posted By oldvws
if Zolatone is the stuff I am thinking about its...

if Zolatone is the stuff I am thinking about its automotive "trunk" paint or splatter paint. Spray cans are available with different colors base and splatter.

I am interested of getting down to...
Forum: General Interior Topics 12-30-2002, 09:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,154
Posted By oldvws
is the insulation flammable ?

for a 60s Airstream is the insulation flammable?
will I have a problem if we use a propane torch to soften up the interior vinylcoat + 2 coats of paint?

Do not want to catch it on fire ?

I...
Forum: Axles 12-30-2002, 12:45 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,551
Posted By oldvws
Axle replacement question-are they really worn out?

After looking at the previous post and the picture of old and new axles in the back of the PickUp, I have a question

Are they really worn out, in that I mean could the axles be used for another...
Forum: Our Community 12-27-2002, 05:46 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,067
Posted By oldvws
Any old AS constructioin videos

Did Airstream ever have a company film showing the construction of the trailers back in the 50s-60s or early 70s ?

Something they would have loaned out to schools etc?

I know there is...
Forum: Our Community 12-22-2002, 01:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,699
Posted By oldvws
I am assuming that this is a trailer , as the...

I am assuming that this is a trailer , as the licence plate number in the ad is a trailer plate....
but you never know ! might be a motorhome...
Forum: Our Community 12-22-2002, 11:38 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,699
Posted By oldvws
is a 1978 ARGOSY Airstream 28 all aluminum body ?

there is a 1978 ARGOSY Airstream 28 advertised locally,
is it just like an Airstream as far as the body construction?
I think some of the earlier ones had a steel nose section, but I am not sure......
Forum: Water Heaters, Filters & Pumps 12-22-2002, 11:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,821
Posted By oldvws
can someonre explain how the electric-propane...

can someonre explain how the electric-propane ones work ?
I understand one or the other but having both would just seem like 2 heaters sitting next to each other maybe using a common tank.....

I...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 12-19-2002, 01:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 24,708
Posted By oldvws
How much $$$$ did you take off the value for all...

How much $$$$ did you take off the value for all the work that was needed ?

or did the storage lot already have it priced as a "fixer upper "
Forum: Upholstery, Blinds, Walls & Interior Finishes 12-19-2002, 01:07 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 53,704
Posted By oldvws
thanks for the tread.... but reading it was...

thanks for the tread....

but reading it was more confusing !

some say you can , others you cannot !

Any personal experiances ?
Forum: Upholstery, Blinds, Walls & Interior Finishes 12-19-2002, 12:04 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 53,704
Posted By oldvws
stripping vinyl off of vinylclad interior walls

Hi all.....

I am going to help my friend over the holidays strip out his late 60s Airstream.

It has the vinylclad inside that has been painted over with what looks to be housepaint.

He wants...
Forum: Cleaning, Stripping & Polishing 12-17-2002, 09:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,921
Posted By oldvws
citrus based paint remover -anyone use it ?

Hi,....

Any one use the citrus based paint remover that you can get at Home Depot etc
Does it remove the clear coat ?
one coat or 2 ?

The airctaft stripper works but is pretty nasty to work...
Forum: Our Community 12-17-2002, 04:50 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,623
Posted By oldvws
I think Airsteam prices for new ones is very...

I think Airsteam prices for new ones is very high,
I also think $30,000 pick-up trucks are very high.

I live in an old wooden 800sq house. house value Zero, land value $350,000 , I think that is...
Forum: 2002 - 2005 International 12-17-2002, 02:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,111
Posted By oldvws
if you have money, buy a couple of year old one...

if you have money, buy a couple of year old one and save $5-$10,000 depreciation from a new one

Look for a nice fairly new Bambi

If you buy an old one (1960s-70s) you may have to do alot of...
Forum: Our Community 12-16-2002, 08:30 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,183
Posted By oldvws
How wide-long is 65 GlobeTrotter

Does anyone know how wide one is ?
How high - no Air-Co
anyone have the sales brochure for 65 ?

also how long ?

it says 20 feet , but someone else trying to sell one says theirs is 21 1/2...
Forum: 1959 Traveler 12-15-2002, 05:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,640
Posted By oldvws
in Germany trailers over ( I think) 750 kg -...

in Germany trailers over ( I think) 750 kg - about 1600lbs must have brakes, mostly they are hydralic brakes like a car, they are activated by the trailer tongue. Here is mounted a master cylander ,...
Forum: 1959 Traveler 12-15-2002, 05:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,640
Posted By oldvws
Hello Herr Hagen What was the cost in...

Hello Herr Hagen

What was the cost in Germany for the new axle and brakes?
Forum: Upholstery, Blinds, Walls & Interior Finishes 12-14-2002, 10:23 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,848
Posted By oldvws
can you use an electrc heat gun (high power hair...

can you use an electrc heat gun (high power hair dryer) ?
Forum: Our Community 12-14-2002, 12:57 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,921
Posted By oldvws
old style 50s window screens ???WHERE?

does anyone know if this style window screen is still available ?
and under what name ?

I was used for station wagon side windows to cut down the heat,
I am not sure if it was ever used in...
Forum: Our Community 12-13-2002, 07:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,418
Posted By oldvws
Working Airstream pics and info ????

anyone have info on special made airstreams ?

I have seen the radio station one that was on Ebay

the ones from Inland Andy website

the Hard Rock Cafe one in San Francisco

the Diner etc on...
Forum: Our Community 12-12-2002, 08:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,485
Posted By oldvws
1960s TV show with Airstreams touring ????

I was talking to a guy today who remembers in the 1960s a TV show that had the travels of people taking their Airstreams down to Baja Mexico etc

He did not remember the name but it on TV in the...
Forum: Our Community 12-12-2002, 08:06 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,559
Posted By oldvws
Serial number of 1960s Globe Trotter ? What year is it ?

the paperwork says

SO 20 5501

year first sold 65...

but is it a 64 or 65 model ?

and is the 20 for 20ft long ?
Forum: Winterizing, Storage, Carports & Covers 12-02-2002, 05:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,214
Posted By oldvws
ummm the Corona "desert" is only 60 miles or so...

ummm the Corona "desert" is only 60 miles or so from the ocean ,
are you planning on packing up and moving 100 miles farther inland ?
Forum: General Interior Topics 12-02-2002, 01:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,128
Posted By oldvws
keeping the inside dry during storage

to go with the other thread about storage, how to you keep the inside dry while in storage?

not from leaks, just from moist air ?

is there anything you can put inside that will suck up the...
Forum: Winterizing, Storage, Carports & Covers 12-02-2002, 12:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,214
Posted By oldvws
storing a polished AS near the ocean?

Hi all...

How would you store a fully polished airstream near the ocean.

It would be in an outdoor storage lot 200 miles from here , so I cannot go up there often

Its pretty close to the...
Forum: Our Community 11-30-2002, 09:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,809
Posted By oldvws
$15,000 OUCH , way out of my price range Its...

$15,000 OUCH , way out of my price range

Its nice and new but I would rather have a used AS
Forum: Our Community 11-30-2002, 05:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,809
Posted By oldvws
What is the cost ?

What is the cost ?
Forum: Parts Archive 11-28-2002, 06:59 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,890
Posted By oldvws
what section of Home Depot ? I have never...

what section of Home Depot ?

I have never seen them there
Forum: 1980 Caravelle 11-27-2002, 08:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,085
Posted By oldvws
you can get a long piece of plastic water pipe at...

you can get a long piece of plastic water pipe at Home depot pretty cheap, put some tape at 8ft up and every 6 inches

you can cut it to the heighth and use it later if you are trying to get under...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 11-25-2002, 12:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,266
Posted By oldvws
I understand that, but in the 1960s this type...

I understand that, but in the 1960s this type reciever did not exsist, what did they use then
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 11-25-2002, 12:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,266
Posted By oldvws
tow hitch height using a 1960s car

Is there a list for the recommended tow hitch height,

Old station wagons / big sedans sit pretty low in the back normally compared to Pick Up trucks

I would rather use an old Station wagon to...
Forum: Windows & Screens 11-24-2002, 10:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,859
Posted By oldvws
is glass for '63 Safari anything special ?

My friend in Texas called me today, he found a 63 Safari with all the windows broken out by punk kids

So is any of the glass special ? or is it just flat glass ?
Tempered ? or regular house...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 11-24-2002, 08:51 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 9,233
Posted By oldvws
towing Airsteams in the 1960s ???

Hi.....
When you look at all the old pictures from the 50s-60s you see them being towed by normal passenger cars.
Now everyone wants a big block V-8 or a Turbo Diesel.
So my question is "How did...
Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 11-23-2002, 10:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,358
Posted By oldvws
ummm then I better not chop the top, put...

ummm

then I better not chop the top, put louvers down both sides, paint flames and put a big wing on the back.......

just joking !:) :) :) :)
Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 11-22-2002, 05:39 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 14,551
Posted By oldvws
how to check for frame rot ?

Wonder what the signs of frame rot are ? or as said below "Chassis " rot, Rust , cracking etc

Since it has a bellypan, how do you see the frame?

I understand if one side is "listing" to one...
Forum: Our Community 11-22-2002, 03:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,546
Posted By oldvws
the reason I ask is because my enclosed car...

the reason I ask is because my enclosed car trailer is measured by the box length
as is a box van

thanks for the info
Forum: Our Community 11-22-2002, 02:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,546
Posted By oldvws
How are Airsteams measured ?

Was wondering how Airstreams are measured

Say a 16 Ft Bambi

is the 16ft rear bumper to tow ball

or just the outer shell ?

only have so much parking room and the trailer tongue cannot be...
Forum: Ribs, Skins & Rivets 11-22-2002, 02:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,265
Posted By oldvws
proper rivet gun for AS

What type of Rivet gun did Airsteam use back in the 60s-70s ?

We have a lot of Aircraft surplus stuff around here and I would like to look for the Proper gun

I do not think the small handheld...
Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 11-22-2002, 01:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,358
Posted By oldvws
its only $800..... but its 400 miles away so...

its only $800.....

but its 400 miles away so I do not know the condition other than the interior is trash

Any other cheap shorter ones around ?
Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 11-22-2002, 12:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,358
Posted By oldvws
Can you shorten an Airstream ?

I am looking for an Airsteam, max 22-24 ft

I found a 28ft one real cheap

NOW for the crazy idea .......
can you shorten one but taking out a couple panels 4-6 ft worth and putting the end...
Forum: Our Community 11-21-2002, 03:55 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,570
Posted By oldvws
Airstream Land Speed record

I was talking to my friend today and he told me an interesting story.

Back in the 60s his boss worked at Motor Trend
They took a Hemi powered car , hooked up an Airstream trailer and went out to...
Forum: Our Community 11-18-2002, 11:01 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,963
Posted By oldvws
List for width of A/S

is there a list of how wide early Airsteams are ?

say up till 1975 or so

I know some of the early ones were just a litle over 7ft wise

thanks for your help
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