[VAC] factory frame chassis for my vintage airstream

[jrnymn1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hello everyone,

I recall a few months back on the list that Airstream Jackson Center is 
supposedly restoring the vintage year trailers.

I'm doing cost analysis on my frame-off restoration of my late 1956 
Overlander.  My floor has ended up so bad that not only do I need 70% 
new floor but also most of the front and rear ends have severe frame 
rust.

Considering how comprehensive the repairs need to be, I think I would be 
better off getting an all new chassis to put my shell on top of.  My 
wheels are the old "widow-maker" split rim type and I wanted to fit new 
eventually.

I've been trying to locate horse trailer makers in my central Illinois 
area that could fabricate such a thing...not much luck there yet.  I'm 
close enough to Jackson Center to make it worth driving up there to tow 
home a factory chassis but have no idea how to get an estimate for such 
a chassis.

Jay Griffin
jrnymn1@mindspring.com