Greetings Fred,
Boy oh boy, do we have the right guy for Archive
Historian or what!! Each time you post more about
the
mindset you're coming from, it's obvious that this
collection is going to be far more comprehensive
than anything available anywhere else on this
planet.
It does feel good to be part of an organization
that knows what it's doing and is doing it
with foresight, energy and enthusiasm.
Terry
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>In a message dated 7/1/00 7:50:48 AM Mountain Daylight
>Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
><< So if that's the layout for a Falcon, why would they
>put those two skinny
> windows in? Any idea why they were built that
way? Did
>they go above and
> below something particular?
> Thanks,
> Jodi of J&J 1972 Overlander
> >>
>Jodi:
>
> Direct answer: I don't know. I do not know
the floor
>plan of the 1964
>Falcon pictured on pps 90-91 in Bryan Burkhart's
book, so
>can only guess why
>the windows were arranged like that. I was answering
>Roy's question about
>factory use of the "Falcon" model name.
>
> I described a 1959 model 22' Falcon whereas the
>photos on pps. 90-91 of
>Bryan Burkhart's books shows a 1964 Falcon. They
are not
>directly comparable
>and are different trailers notwithstanding the
same model
>name. Think of
>A/S model names like car models names, and you
might soon
>realize a 1959
>Chevy Impala would differ quite a bit from the
1964 Chevy
>Impala. Same with
>Airstream trailers.
>
> The physical layout for he various model names used
>by Airstream in the
>early years (purposely vague and elastic term) changed
>annually, if not more
>often. In fact, there were different floor layouts for
>the double and twin
>versions of the same model in the same year. Floor
>layouts for the few
>(many?) standard production models like the Flying Cloud
>changed from year to
>year as thinking evolved and improvements were
>introduced. Add on top of
>that the fact Airstream would gladly move things around
>in a trailer for
>customers and the variations become mind-numbing (but a
>fine numbness it
>is!).
>
> The VAC is trying to gain knowledge in this area by
>collecting A/S sales
>literature for each year, originals preferred but
>photocopies happily
>accepted. Annual catalogs and single page sale sheets
>often show the floor
>layout for a particular model for a particular
year. Our
>collection is small
>but growing. Every page we add increases our
knowledge.
>Once we have enough
>pages of sales materials and gather more field survey
>information, we will
>better be able to see trends over time, make
>generalizations about model
>features, and better identify unmarked trailers by model
>name (and perhaps
>year) through features such as the window placement you
>mention. But it will
>take a while to gather and sport all that information.
>
> Factory sales literature is a reliable (but not
>flawless) source of
>information for matching trailers to a model name
through
>their interior and
>exterior features. I'll mention some facts on this site
>from time to time
>when I have some hard data to contribute to a discussion
>or directly answer a
>question.
>
> In the meantime, here is a patriotic holiday
request.
>Anyone with
>Airstream sales literature in encouraged to mail any
>extra originals or
>clear, clean photocopies to the VAC Archives at:
>
>Fred Coldwell
>VAC Archive Historian
>2031 Krameria Street
>Denver, CO. 80207-3928
>
>All donations are appreciated.
>
>Fred Coldwell
>WBCCI #1510, VAC
>1950 18' Clipper, 1956 22' Flying Cloud
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
