this is why these books sell for good money on ebay.
you are not alone in this type of search
i would love to get a 1956-60 registry book - anyone
got one for sell?
--- Jim Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andrea...
> I was interested in the history of our old number
> and our current number, but had difficulty finding
> the member that had saved all the old registrys and
> coming up
> witht the time available that I could go back
> through the books to see who had the trailer before
> me....It would seem that a database with the history
> of any given
> number would have been something that WBCCI would
> have maintained and may have in some form or
> other... even if it is a card with the names of the
> past and
> current holders of the number....All our dealings
> with the club have been through someone at the
> regional level and when time permits and the urge to
> know is
> strong enough, we will go to the Ohio office and try
> to do a little history tracking....I would
> understand if I came up against a stone wall , since
> I have no real claim
> to the knowledge except curiosity about previous
> owners of the trailer....
>
> I have come to the conclusion that all Airstreamers
> do not belong to WBCCI and all WBCCI mambers do not
> put their numbers on .. I had my numbers at the
> rally
> we attended last year but was in the polishing
> process and did not have them on the trailer... It
> was a problem for the rally people who were trying
> to deliver
> telephone messages and could not find the trailer
> with the right # ...
>
> When we had an Airstream back in the 60's we thought
> of the "Club" as the ones who wanted to
> caravan...(and did not try to join up) We had
> co-workers and
> friends with Airstreams who did not attempt to
> join...(too busy to think of Caravaning)... When you
> decide to apply for numbers, you can work with the
> regional rep
> to pick something that is inactive in the directory
> and means something to you.. like some combination
> of birthdays....The main office will say yea or nay
> based on
> information that is more current than the
> directory...
>
> Good Luck
>
> Jim Clark #3016... a combination of birthdays....
>
> 05/04/2001 9:38:02 AM, AJS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Scott,
> > The one I looked at recently just had the
> outlines of the removed letters.
> > One was a four digit the other superimposed was
> 5.
> > It's curiosity more than everything else.
> > I suppose the way I will find out (after I join
> and get my own new number)
> > is to pump everyone I meet for info ;-)
> > andrea
>
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