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[VAC] Re: Mystery Trailer



Tuna,
As a follow-up to our discussion related to '48 to '51
Trailwinds/Cippers, here is a snippet of an e-mail exchange Fred
Coldwell and I were having earlier.

"We know that the max number of 18' Trailwinds/Clippers has to be 99,
because Airstream used the 5100 number
& up for the 1954 Liner.   With 4 years production ('48 to '51), that
would be about 19-24 per year.   That makes sense for Tuna's '48 (5017),
Tom Reed's verified '50 (5040) and Fred's '51 (5077)."\

Fred could very well have the last 18' pipeframe made  - ya never know
unless we come across a serial number between 5079 & 5099.  It's a good
assumption you have the 17th made.

Back to work,
RJ