I know it's not for everyone, but anyone who might be considering using a vintage tow vehicle for their vintage Airstream should consider the following. We just spend the weekend in Tionesta, PA at a federal campground. It was a very nice campground! I hauled my pretty nice looking 1971 Globe Trotter there with my 1968 Dodge Polara two door hardtop. It's the first time I've used this combination. The car has a small (318) v-8 engine and is a little underpowered for the load I was asking it to pull up the 8 to 10 percent grades we have around here. Never-the-less, I got to where I was going without overheating or having the least bit of trouble. Once I got to the campground we received and endless supply of comments about the car and trailer. Whenever we go camping (without the '68 Dodge), I get a few comments about my Airstream, since they are pretty rare around here. The comments usually come from somebody wanting to know how old it is to settle an argument. The one person (of the couple walking by) says my Airstream is less than 10 years old, but the spouse thinks it could be much older. When I tell them it's a 1971, they say, "Wow, it sure looks nice for that age." Then the spouse turns to their partner and says "See, I told you it was older!". Well, this time, we had about two people an hour going by and commenting about the car and how nice it looked. Of course, any car looks a lot better with a nice silver Airstream behind it ..(.which is why you see Airstreams in so many commercials, I suppose). The car is no show piece, and neither is my trailer, but people really liked seeing it. Considering that my car came from a junkyard (and looked it) I felt very good about all the positive comments. I've never had so many people speak to me in a campground! It was a very positive experience. I seemed like I spoke to half the people in the campground that way. Hauling with a vintage car is about the same as hauling with anything else, if the vintage hauler is properly maintained and/or upgraded. You work with what you've got. I've only been stranded once , and that was because I was sold a defective fuel pump (changed it myself along the road). If anyone is considering using a vintage hauler, I say, "Go for it!" You certainly can have an enjoyable experience. MARC WEIMER Punxsutawney, PA - Home of the Groundhog #15767 1963 Globe Trotter 1971 Globe Trotter http://users.penn.com/~mweimer/weimer.html To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
