[VAL] Airstream One info

[Stan Nicholson <stan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just opened the Autoweek that came in today's mail, and Dutch 
Mandel's column reports on the RVIA convention in Louisville. He 
writes: "... this $12 billion industry grew 13.5 percent last year, 
and why trend watchers say it will continue. Which suits Rickard 
"Dicky" Riegel, president and CEO of Airstream, just fine. Riegel, a 
30-something poster boy is fit and trim, stands six foot seven 
inches, and his enthusiasm about Airstream--and sports and collector 
cars--is infectious. The hip aluminum cocoon we've come to love is 
hipper with the Airstream One concept. As a joint venture with Sony, 
it has electronic measures galore: an integrated VAIO laptop, remote 
Internet-accessible security cameras, high-speed cellular Internet 
connection, oversized TVs, PlayStation, low-profile TV antennas, 
flexible solar panels and even smart window technology where with a 
switch its windows darken. Make Dicky an offer on this one-off model 
and it could by yours, but be forewarned: Airstream gets twice the 
price per foot for its trailers than do its competitors, and there's 
no telling what this high-tech toy room would fetch."

So, is this really a trailer, or a motorhome? Wonder if I can 
retrofit our '72 Overlander. . .

Stan
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