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The Cruisette owned the crown as the tidiest Airstream until September 2004, when Airstream collector Ken Faber of Wyoming, Michigan, rolled up to the Tin Can Tourists rally in Camp Dearborn, Michigan, with a tiny silver trailer in tow. As Ken made his way to the registration area, the campground looked like a scene from the Pied Piper as dozens of rally attendees walked behind the trailer trying to get a better look. Nowadays, because of its rarity, it commands a hefty price. The no-frills package may have contributed to its less than stellar sales (estimates are that less than 1,000 were made). Since it had little insulation and no refrigerator or bathroom, it was little more than an aluminum tent on wheels. The Cruisette was manufactured in 19 in Airstream’s California facility and was marketed as a weekend getaway trailer. Most vintage Airstream aficionados have long believed that the smallest Airstream ever made was the Cruisette, which measured just under 15 feet. The diminutive 16-foot long Bambi demands a far higher price than its bulkier cousins and units smaller than the Bambi like the Cruisette and the Wee Wind command even higher prices. In the world of vintage Airstream trailers (and contrary to almost everything else in the world) the smaller the trailer, the more it costs. Except for a couple years in the early 1980s when the manufacturer decided to change the shape (the failure of the “squarestream,” as it was called by its detractors, nearly put the company out of business), the trailer has retained its aerodynamic shape from the mid-1930s to the present day. These streamlined vessels always get attention whenever they are seen gliding down the road. Most people are familiar with the distinctive shape of the Airstream trailer. The RV/MH Library contains nearly 20,000 volumes of books, periodicals and sales brochures and nearly 5,000 photographic images.Ģ / 2 RV Life Magazine – Smallest Airstream Ever Made The RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart honors pioneers of the RV and manufactured housing industries with induction into the hall of fame and displays vintage units from both industries in the related museum. Airstream is the oldest name in RVs today and is a part of the Thor Industries family of RV companies. Faber, an avid vintage RV collector and restorer, the unit is in immaculate condition and demonstrates the variety of trailers made by Airstream through the years. Now on display at the museum in Elkhart, Indiana, is the 1958, 10 foot long Airstream der Kleiner Prinz (Little Prince) made as a prototype, personally named by Airstream founder Wally Byam and the only one of its size ever produced.Ī gift from the collection of Kenneth M. The RV/MH Hall of Fame museum has received an extremely rare Airstream trailer for exhibit. RV/MH Hall of Fame Receives Rare Airstream Trailer
TCT member, Ken Faber, makes a significant donation to the RV Heritage Museum. Tin Can Tourists Brand Identity Standards.Vintage RV Restoration Shops/Appraisers.
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