[VAC] Re: '58 Overlander Electric Brake Wiring

[Inlandrv@xxxxxxx]

Brad. According to Airstream, all 59 trailers had black tanks. Gray tanks did 
not become the thing to do with Airstream until 1974. All Airstream trailers 
from back as far as the early 50's, had some form of low voltage lights. But 
back then as I recall we still had six volt systems in cars, and in the 
Airstream trailers, that was an option of sorts.
There are "many" mysterious Airstream trailers out there.  Since it's your 
trailer, you can do with as you wish. Back then many owners did the same 
thing, usually based on what they thought was good for them, or that they 
wanted. The major problem back then, is that the RV industry was in it's 
infancy, and no one really had the "answers" as to what things should or 
should not be. Today, that's no longer true. The RV industry has matured to 
become the giant that it is. They still make some mistakes and/or do dumb 
things, but not like 30 to 50 years ago.
I suggest that quite well, someone has modified your 59 for their own 
purpose. Upgrading vintage Airstream trailers is what we do everyday. It's 
really almost "unbelievable" of the things that we have found to exist in 
some of them. Part of the problem is the new owner, who has usually never had 
an Airstream trailer, purchased one so that he is no longer a "wannabe", but 
is now a "isbe". They of course have no way of knowing what was original, but 
usually take for granted, that what they purchased, is original. That is 
usually, very far from being so. I could write a couple of books, on just the 
far out, and many times how unsafe or unhealthy things we find that someone 
has created. 
Communicating with the "vintage" owners will be a great help to you.
Andy