Vanessa,
Found the Suburban in Eagle, a small town just west of Boise. We were
responding to an ad in the Thrifty Nickel that began, "Want to drive
something different?..." The rest is history!
Ken & Molly
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From: Vanessa Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, June 01, 2000 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [VAC] Newsletter/Cover Capetown to Cairo Service Truck
>Where did you find a '57 Sububan?
>my God they are rare, would love to have one, hang on to it for dear life!
>Vanessa
>The Trailer Lady
>'56 Overlander
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Kenneth Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 10:10 PM
>Subject: Re: [VAC] Newsletter/Cover Capetown to Cairo Service Truck
>
>
>> Bill,
>>
>> Where do I send my money?? I've got to have a copy of that newsletter!
>My
>> tow vehicles for my '57 Bubble are a '57 Chevy Suburban original 4x4, and
>a
>> '56 Chevy Pickup orig. 4x4. I'm wondering if the 1 ton Chevy is the same
>as
>> the truck shown on p. 121 of the book "Airstream: History of the Land
>> Yacht." From looking at the book, I got the distinct impression that
>Wally
>> Byam made a deal with International Harvester, since many of the tow
>> vehicles were that brand of 4x4, with service beds and winches on them.
I
>> was assuming that the company rigs would have been International
Harvester
>> also.
>>
>> Ken Reed
>> '57 Bubble
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bill Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 10:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [VAC] Newsletter/Cover Capetown to Cairo Service Truck
>>
>>
>> Yes Doug,.......I think the truck on the cover is a 1958 Chevy 1 ton
>> with a special built half trailer from the factory. According to Art
>> Ruiz and Mike Graboski, 3 of these service trucks were built to follow
>> the caravan. One to lead, one to follow, and one to trail and pick up
>> and repair stragglers. Those trucks went across Africa, then on to the
>> Near East, and then to Europe. I guess Mike Graboski owns one. He is
>> sure welcome to join the VAC. There has been talk about the existence
>> of an Airstream Truck Camper, but the only ones mentioned end up being
>> the old "Avion" slide in campers. Now we know what those 3 "Custom made"
>> service trucks look like. For the benefit of you other listees,
>> ......... we are talking about the Fredericksburg, TX rally, back in
>> February,2000. At the rally, we had the unique experience of being able
>> to hear from 4 people that were on the 1959 Capetown to Cairo Caravan.
>> The people were Arturo "Art" Ruiz, a 21 year old mechanic, at the time,
>> for the Airstream Company, and the Graboski family, Mrs Gladys Graboski,
>> Toni Graboski Ruiz, who married Art, when they were in Ethiopia, and
>> Mike Graboski, who was 7 years old when they crossed Africa, and he got
>> to meet "The Lion of Judah", King Haile Selassie. They talked for a
>> couple of hours, and answered many questions.
>> What they did in 1959, was a first, and I'm sure it will never happen
>> again. There are too many wars going on in 4 or 5 of the countries,
>> that were on the trail. The roads were non existent, and on some days ,
>> the caravan would go less than than 1/2 mile, in a full day of work. It
>> was truly an Adventure, and you can read about it in one of Wally's
>> books, "Trailer Travel, here and Abroad". and in a special book , "From
>> Capetown to Cairo". Doug and others have the book, and it is still
>> available on Amazon.
>>
>> Bill Scott
>>
>>
>>
>>
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