Re: [A/S] Re:Squarestream

[Charlie/Betty Burke <cbburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Hunter and Tom,

The square built coaches were introduced during the 1986 model year as 
an Argosy. This was the first Argosy line built since they stopped 
production in 1980.

As in times past the Argosy line was a test bed where they tried 
different concepts before elevating them to the Airstream line. The gold 
and black square built Argosy's were built with metal skins and 
fiberglass end pieces. They were built for the 1986-87 model years and 
included a few fifth wheel models. Sometime in 1987 Airstream started 
building sandwiched fiberglass side walls and introduced them into the 
square built coaches.

In 1988 Airstream reintroduced the square built as an Airstream model 
line with gray exterior and a fiberglass sandwiched side wall. They also 
continued production of the first of the Airstream branded fifth wheels. 
These continued until the 1990 model year when the name was changed to 
simply Landyacht and the Landyacht motorhomes series began.

Seems the yelling and screaming within the club was deafening. They did 
not want any non silver sided coaches eligible for membership in their 
club. Of course reality finally convinced the membership by 1994 that it 
would be OK and they allowed square's and Argosy's in after that. Turns 
out we weren't so bad after all.

Charlie