Thanks for the clarification. I have to admit, my interest is really
piqued. Hopefully I'll be able to find out what kind of trailer this
is. I was just talking to the lady we bought our trailer from and she used
to have a trailer with four bunks in the rear that folded up on top kind of
like a murphy bed, but she said she was sure it wasn't a Falcon. I've got
to say that with two young children having that many extra beds would be a
very good thing. (Friends and all, you know) At any rate, when I can I'll
help add to the archive. Thanks again,
Jodi of J&J 1972 Overlander
At 02:08 PM 7/1/00 -0400, you wrote:
>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
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