[VAC] Larry Huttle, President of Airstream Company

[CKKurtz@xxxxxxx]

Hello,
This was sent to me by the pres of my local chapter.  I thought some of you 
might be interested in reading it.

Chuck

 
 At 3 pm we drove back to the Convention Center just 1.7 miles to hear the 
CEO of Airstream Larry Huttle give us his state of the Airstream Company 
address. He announced that today he brought us a 26 foot motor home just 
finished this week. A new product for a different market.  They have 
discontinued the Gas motor home series  Fords and will be introducing a new 
Workhorse chassis and a new Chevy motor and Allison Transmission shortly.  
Better gas mileage and 50 more horse power than the 454 Chevy. I think he 
called it the 8.0 liter motor. Nothing to be built by Airstream over 39 feet 
long.  More light weight trailers for smaller SUV's and mini vans to be 
introduced for a new market. The Mattel Toy Co. will be marketing the Match 
Box miniature of a Suburban pulling an Airstream this July. Look for it at 
Toys R US.  Larry Huttle told us this was his 15th address he has made to the 
WBCCI.  Larry Huttle then gave away $5,000.00 in door prizes via a drawing. 
No one in the Central Penna Unit was lucky. I got to speak to two Factory 
Representatives about the separation and plastic coating problem and they 
took my location number and address up my cell phone.  They assured me that 
it can be fixed and asked me several questions.  The bicycle mounted on the 
rear is not helping the front end separation.  They suggest no added weight 
to the rear area. They did explain in detail how the trailer is built using 
an aluminum rail routed into the 3/4 inch plywood floor a heavy aluminum rail 
flange the coach is then riveted with a heavy gauge rivet.  Possibly not 
enough rivets he mentioned alligator clamps and a steel plate located in the 
front are some of the methods they use to make the repair. The repair should 
be made for under $1,000.00. They also suggested a painter for the trailer is 
Carrera Design in Elkhart, Indiana.  These are the people that paint the 
Airstream motor homes for the Airstream Company.