We so need this.
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I've ridden past it, sitting pretty along Coast Highway in Leucadia, but today I had the time to stop and take some pix. It's a 1955 Airstream "18 Footer" model. that's been updated and buffed to a mirror finish.
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Going inside reveals some fun styling by the restorer.
Bright and cheery yellow (although I would have greatly preferred the original, natural varnished wood), it's been done up in a mid-century modern theme with many period pieces placed throughout.
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It'll sleep four, has a small bathroom with porta-potti and a rooftop A/C for those nights when it's unbearably hot.
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Four-burner stove, solar panels on the roof, etc.
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And best of all, the curb weight is only 2000 lbs, making it easily towed behind our VW Van (towing capacity 4400 lbs). Now if I could only come up with a spare $17,000.
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Someday...
1 comment:
That is a beauty! Loving the mirror finish
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