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Hi, List – I’ve been lurking for nearly 24-hours so it’s time to say hi. I have admired Airstreams ever since I saw a WB Caravan in Mexico during the late 1960s. I’m flight instructor and I have been greatly dependent on aluminum and rivets for nearly thirty years so it seems natural that I turn to Airstream for earthly travel adventures. This idea suddenly became reality a month ago when I just happened to see a 1966 Sovereign for sale and I bought it – just like that, for a couple thousand bucks. It has dents – one bad one in the upper right rear dome and a few smaller creases in the front. The interior is awesome. Everything works, the wood is intact, the plumbing and electricity and propane work and the ship hasn’t been messed up. The salon area is empty, or was, until I moved an old walnut desk and my lap top in and I work there and sleep there in the woods, watching summer come to Minnesota. My golden retriever loves it and it’s pure 1960, but so am I, I guess. I bought her to learn about Airstreams and instead of working, I find myself on my hands and knees inspecting the floor, the riveting, and the workmanship of every panel. I know absolutely nothing about trailers, propane, electricity or RV plumbing. I do know that I am hopelessly in love with the Airstream and now I want to hit the road with one. Do I fix the dents and hit the road with the Sovereign, or do I let her stay in the woods as an office and buy a later model? I don’t know enough about Airstreaming to say this, but I feel like I’d like a vintage trailer. Do I need to be a mechanic to put an early model on the road? Thanks for listening. Now I will. Dick Coffey ’66 Sovereign (static) |