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First Lady tours war zone in flying Airstream RV

By Chuck | June 30, 2008 - 2:20 am - Posted in Airstream

When First Lady Laura Bush toured Afghanistan in June to visit troops, she traveled from place to place in comfort, even though she was aboard a bare bones troop carrier aircraft. A specially outfitted Airstream trailer was loaded onto the plane, named the Strom Thurmond after the long-time U.S. Senator.
PHOTO: The First Lady’s flying Airsteam […]

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Airstream Motorhomes on Freightliner Foundation Recall

By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | May 14, 2008 - 11:21 am - Posted in Airstream, RV recalls

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that Airstream is recalling 51 Aitrstream dream motorhomes built on the Freightliner chassis. The rigs were built between 2006 and 2007 and involve 360XL, 390 Sky Deck, 390XL, 396XL, A37, and A39 models.
A problem in the power steering filter system could cause a sudden (and […]

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Thor issues sales report. Mixed bag.

By Chuck | May 2, 2008 - 9:46 am - Posted in Airstream, RV manufacturers

Thor Industries announced Friday its preliminary sales for the quarter and nine months ended April 30, 2008. The company is the world’s largest manufacturer of RVs and a major builder of commercial buses. Some of its RV brands include Airstream, Damon, Dutchmen and Four Winds.
Sales in the quarter were $707 million, down 10 percent from […]

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Airstream Ranch Fights Extradition

By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | April 14, 2008 - 3:50 pm - Posted in Airstream, Roadside attraction, general

As we reported in mid-March, the now-working-on-famous Airstream Ranch in Dover, Florida was ordered dismantled by local authorities who declared it, “accumulated trash.”
In case you’re new to the story, local RV dealer, Frank Bates, planted a row of retired Airstream travel trailers nose first in the ground in an expression similar to Texas’ Cadillac Ranch. […]

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“History Detectives” Investigate Airstream Trailer Mystery

By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | March 25, 2008 - 1:36 pm - Posted in Airstream, History Detectives, general

Did that silver-sided trailer in a Grover Beach, California RV resort once travel the land of Haile Selassie, the late Ethiopian emperor? That’s what current owners Doug and Suzy Carr want to know.
Five years ago the Carrs bought the resort, and along with it came one of Wally Byam’s pride-and-joy trailers. After […]

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