I would like to second Roger on this. My 1973 Ambassador is not shoddy.
the hot water heater died because it got frozen. the Univolt, well, is a
Univolt, the rot in the floor was due to lack of maintnenance. It is
light weight, well laid out, and nearly a year later, I'm still
discovering good planning and design ( well, maybe not the vinyl flowers
in the bathroom...) I would rather have more stuff on board than real
wood. Hmmm. maybe replace the wood grain with.. I know! frosted green
plexiglass ! Myabe just finish the floor and hit the road.
Daisy
Roger Hightower wrote:
>
> Folks, let's not let this Beatrice Foods thing get out of hand. There were
> some problems, mainly brought about by the bean counters wanting to improve
> the bottom line, but there certainly wasn't any marked reduction in quality
> of the Airstreams manufactured under the Beatrice group. You don't really
> think that Beatrice fired all the Airstream employees and brought in their
> own, less-dedicated work force, do you?
>
> Tail-end sags were mostly created by owners who towed with full holding
> tanks, or placed heavy loads in the rear of the trailer. Has anyone really
> identified any problems caused by Beatrice? How about by Thor?
>
> An Airstream is still one of the finest units built, and with reasonable
> care will last for many more years. If you find one that's deteriorated,
> find out why....what did the owner do or not do that contributed to that?
>
> Don't be put off by a trailer just because it was manufactured in the
> Beatrice period. Check it out anyway.
>
> My 1975 is excellent.....Beatrice did nothing wrong that I know of. The sky
> is still up there.
>
> Roger Hightower
> WBCCI 4165, VAC, TCT
> 1975 31' Sovereign
> Mesa, AZ
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