Alice, there is nothing cheap about your 1966 "Sovereign of the Road". It was introduced in 1956, at $4995, and in 1958, it was 5685, by 1966, I'm sure it was over $7,000. If it had the "International trim package", it might have a few more do-dads, and extra trim, but not much else. $7,000 plus was a lot of money at that time, and there was a war going on. In 1968 in Italy, I bought a Ferrari for $5,000, and that same car recently sold for over $175,000. Alice, your coach, is a good one. I have seen others with white painted tops. Sometimes it is done to seal a segment with a nagging little leak, and sometimes for the benefit of heat reflection in hot climates. Some people used a white special rubberized paint to help seal the top, if they had hail damage. You can remove it , or re-do it, your call. Bill Scott 66 Trade Wind LY
I was told that the first 0 in the serial number J0306576 meant that our Airstream was an Overlander - sort of an economy model. The manual for 1966 Airstream trailers lists the Overlander as having a different length than ours. The plate by the door of our trailer says "Sovereign" which matches the length and floorplan in the manual. If ours is a cheap model, which model is considered upscale?One other question. The roof of our trailer is painted white covering the big numbers at the front and back. The paint is flaking off. Any suggestions for removing it? Should we paint over it? I've never seen an Airstream with a painted top.Alice Ammen
