Journeyman - If the mirror is dated in Dec 1956, there
is a good chance that it didn't get into the trailer
until well into 1957. I don't believe that Airstream
had adopted "just in time" inventory control in the
50's.
Doug Robinson
'75 Tradewind
PS - I really enjoy the pics on the website - keep it
up!
--- Jrnymn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mr Bill Scott, your recent posting of a chart of
> serial numbers with years
> certainly perplexed me until Tom Walden gave an
> explanation of years
> antedating their manufacture at times.
>
> My serial # is 07350 on an Overlander. I have not
> found any other id plate
> on the frame yet. I received this trailer as a
> "1956" and when I was taking
> the thing apart, I found a date on the back of the
> bathroom mirror that was
> "Dec 4 1956" so at least that accessory comes from
> that year.
>
> Could you provide any further analysis? I would
> conclude that for technical
> purposes, my trailer is a 56, but if the
> preponderance of the evidence shows
> otherwise, I could move up to 57.
>
> Jay L. Griffin [a.k.a. Jrnymn "Journeyman"]
>
> http://homepage.dave-world.net/~jrnymn/jrnyindex.htm
>
>
http://homepage.davesworld.net/~jrnymn/jrnywebarchive.htm
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> / � [ ] � ) Ayrstream Overlander '56
> 26'
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