Re: [SilverStreak] new member

["Carolyn Frederick" <hown@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eddie, I know where 2 more Silvers are, both the 3411's I think.  One is in 
a storage facility at Conroe, it may be used at times I don't know.  It's in 
a lot by the railroad by the police station, 1st street I think its called.

Another is parked at a church facility on Hanna Road by the railroad track 
behind OakRidge.  I'm not sure its being used now, someone did live in it. 
The minister died and they had like a tent church there, not sure its still 
in existence.  But there's two more of them around.

Carolyn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eddie" <Eddie@Huffstetter.com>
To: <sslist@tompatterson.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] new member


> Lorrie,
> Welcome, and you sure are at the right place! As you are here, you know 
> there is a site, www.TomPatterson.com. There you will find a lot of 
> history about Silver Streak, lot's of pictures and models. The site is 
> dedicated to Streamline, but includes much, much more. There you will 
> discover Steamline and Silver Streak have company and people ties from 
> long ago.
>
> Of the aluminum similar-look trailers and motor homes, Silver Streak was 
> the last to finally close. Silver Streak is the last generation of all the 
> orphan brands. Only Airstream survives today. Opinions vary like with any 
> brand, but a lot of people like me who own or have owned many brands find 
> Streamline the best constructed and Silver Streak almost exactly well 
> built. The major difference in the two is Streamline had a totally 
> aluminum wall interior including all cabinets and fixture furniture like 
> the galley and bath rooms for almost all units built. Only the doors and 
> fronts of cabinet, closet and drawers used either solid wood or composite 
> fronts. Streamline also used one-piece major shell ribs thru out that were 
> extruded pieces like a giant horse shoe up one side, over the roof, and 
> down the other. Silver Streak may also use this ribbing, but I've not had 
> any of mine apart so I don't know about that.
>
> Both Silver Streak and Streamline have extremely good frames and floors 
> and when cared for, the floors never fail. I have 60's models with 
> like-new floors, but also have one with a totally bad floor. That's really 
> a plus for the two makers as opposed to other brands with serious frame 
> and floor constant issues. It all depends on what was allowed to continue 
> to leak without repairs such as broken windows, damaged doors and vents, 
> bad plumbing and such. A lot depended upon where the trailer spent it's 
> life in high moisture situations which could include flooding next to 
> lakes and low lying areas.
>
> This list is a forum where people like you and I ask questions and discuss 
> Silver Streak in any nature. I believe no question can be asked or 
> discussed too much or often. It is a learning and sharing forum. It is 
> well sponsored and monitored to keep it on track devoid of off topic and 
> personal chat nature. Tom Patterson site is vast and supports the list 
> with picture gallery, archive by word search, and much more. The site 
> constantly grows by his singular efforts and is freely given without any 
> of the typical burden of advertisings so prevalent with other and similar 
> groups. The list has a good following and attendance in my opinion with 
> robust and less active periods. The list is only as good as those who 
> participate and has an amazingly great populace.
>
> So you stumbled on to something made well by a generation who built what 
> they knew how to build like the airplanes of the war they fought. What 
> they made satisfied their need for jobs, a nations need for immediate 
> housing, and produced a quality product that has outlasted all but a few 
> of that generation that are now gone. You are at the right place!
> -Eddie-
> Houston, TX and a beginning of another site: www.Huffstetter.com
>