Daisy,
More so than the cabinetry, I lament the loss of the original appliances.
They cannot be easily replicated or currently purchased at any price. This
mostly applies to the pre-65 +/- vintages... it seems that those
unique original appliances are often long gone.
I am with you on discouraging someone from gutting without a good plan for
reconstruction. My hope is that as the Vintage community grows, there will
be enough local support that folks can get a helping hand in their efforts
resulting in another happy family enjoying their beautiful trailer. Many
folks have helped me so far along the way... the online resources at sites
like RJs are amazing. My hope is to see less and less of these gutted
trailers because more and more folks are successfully completing their
restorations.
Your extensive presence in the Airstream Community has certainly gone a long
way to help that.
Steve
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > With all due respect:
> >
> > "not all that complicated to replicate"- As a retired high school shop
> > teacher, and veteran of a 1740's house restoration, I agree with you
> > in principle, but. Good intentions are no substitute for skill, time,
> > tools and above all $$$$$$. I am trying to intervene at the moment
> > when someone just guts one without thinking, operating under some
> > fantasy about what they might put back in there. And often the
> > fantasy involves a big sale to some star of stage and screen.
> >
> > Saving a derelict or unusable Airstream and putting it back on the
> > road will get you into heaven every time. Some folks may want museum
> > quality restoration, I just want them .....on the road again, Goin'
> > places that I've never been, Seein' things that I may never see again,
> > And I can't wait to get on the road again.
> >
> > Daisy
> >