That's a really great piece of information, seeming to help clarify the mystery of the beautiful but anomolous ArgoStream. Let's hope no one comes up with a similar recollection of a similar conversion taking place in shops in Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Minnesota.
Bruce Humphrey
--- On Wed, 7/25/12, Cruiser <CUCruising@aol.com> wrote:
From: Cruiser <CUCruising@aol.com>
Subject: [A/S] Re: 1977 20 ft Airstream (silver) motorhome...any information would help
To: AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 1:52 PM
--- In AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com, "thebert25@..." <thebert25@...> wrote:
>
> so...i did the test. early this morning me and my trusty magnet went out and did the test.
> and it stuck to the front and back end plate. so mystery solved? she is an argosy!
>
> --- In AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com, Charlie Burke <cbburke199@> wrote:
> >
> > Having looked at the pictures you posted I would say someone did an
> > excellent restoration/conversion on your little motorhome.
> >
> > The clues that it is an Argosy are the rear end top cap. From the
> > pictures it appears to be a one piece. I'm curious if that panel is
> > painted or polished metal.
> >
> > The serial number clearly says it is a 1977 production coach and that it
> > was built in Versailles not Jackson Center. To the best of my knowledge
> > all Airstream branded motorhomes were finished and serial numbered in
> > Jackson Center.
> >
> > Knowing Airstream's propensity for tinkering around with production
> > coaches it is not outside the realm of possibility that they actually
> > built this coach as an Airstream early prototype. To me the best clue of
> > this would be if the rear top cap is in fact aluminum. Put a magnet
> > against the metal. If it sticks, it's steel and surely an Argosy, if
> > not, it's aluminum and may well be an Airstream.
> >
> > If the drive train is in good shape you've got quite the little hotrod
> > there. The engine is a 454 ci Chevy engine. With only 20' of motorhome
> > to pull around it should have quite a bit of reserve power.
> >
> > But above all else you've got a great little conversation piece, so
> > enjoy it and the many puzzled faces when you tell them not to much about it.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/23/2012 5:43 PM, thebert25@ wrote:
> > > CHARLIE. thankyou so much for all your information. like i said before we know virtually nothing about this unit but love her anyway!
> > > do you know if there is a way to tell for sure that it is an argosy?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com, Charlie Burke <cbburke199@> wrote:
> > >> It started life as an Argosy.
> > >>
> > >> Charlie
> > >> On 7/22/2012 4:25 PM, Hunter Hampton wrote:
> > >>> On 7/22/2012 3:22 PM, Charlie Burke wrote:
> > >>>> That decodes as:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> M= Motorhome
> > >>>> 20= length
> > >>>> D= double bed rear bath
> > >>>> V= built in Versailles, OH Versailles is near Jackson Center. It is
> > >>>> where they built Argosy's
> > >>>> 5125= production sequence. This number indicates that it was the 125th
> > >>>> motorhome built by Airstream.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Charlie
> > >>>
> > >
> >
>
Many years ago C&G Trailer in California had a 20' Argosy in their shop. The customer was having the panels removed and replaced with new aluminum panels, not painted. Their customer wanted his motorhome to look like an Airstream. I bet that is the motorhome you have. It looked really good.
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