Motorhomes can be a challenge to identify their model year "as a
motorhome". Often the manufacturer brings in a number of chassis and
then builds on them as needed. It is very common to find the chassis VIN
for one year and the motorhome VIN for the next year.
Then of course different states have different rules for which VIN they
want for registration and/or smog testing.
Another challenge comes up when a unit, motorhome or travel trailer sits
on a dealers lot for to long. More often than most folks realize the
year the coach is sold and registered does not always match the year of
the VIN.
When every there is a question of the age of the RV the coach VIN not
the chassis VIN determines it.
You can look at http://www.airstream.com/service/serial-numbers/ to see
what the factory uses to determine year/models.
The history I have claims that 1979 was the last year of Argosy
motorhome production. It was also the first year of Airstream
motorhomes. It was also the only year that an Airstream motorhome was
available both painted and unpainted.
It is entirely possible Airstream built a one off 24'. If someone really
wanted one and was willing to pay the price they would/will do it.
Airstream has a commercial division that does custom coaches of all
sorts. They are the group that built the NASA astronaut transporters.
Is this your coach on Fred's Motorhome Archvies website?
http://www.viewrvs.com/a/airstream/1982/1982_24_a.php
Charlie
On 1/27/2012 3:20 PM, Paula Poll wrote:
> Thanks for the history. Our 1982 24' Airstream Motor home seems to be a one
> of a kind...the factory has no record of it being a rear bath aluminum
> Airstream. They seem to think it is an Argosy with a mid bath. I suspect
> they were making 24' Argosy motorhomes in 1982 and someone wanted an
> aluminum one so they built it..I wouldn't mind it being an Argosy because I
> was considering a 20' Argosy motor home at the time I found this one..but it
> is titled as a 1982 Airstream with a Chevy 454- 7.4 L engine on a P30
> chassis...just received word that she passed her smog test here in
> California so watch out..we hope to be on the road soon.
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> Paula
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> From: AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Charlie Burke
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:50 AM
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> Subject: Re: [A/S] Squarestream
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> Airstream started building that "shape" coach in 1985 as the revived
> Argosy. The exterior skin was metal with fiberglass end caps. This
> continued thru 1990 during which they changed the exterior to a
> fiberglass sandwich laminate the same as they used on their motorhomes.
>
> In 1990 they introduced the square built Airstream Landyacht or
> squarestream. Much to the horror of the WBCCI. 1992 marked last year of
> square built Airstream travel trailers.
>
> On 1/27/2012 7:42 AM, Camilla wrote:
>> http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/rvs/2819551849.html
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>> How many we're made anyway?
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>> Camilla
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