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Post by Ross on Jan 5, 2015 4:59:50 GMT -8
I rescued this Shasta from getting scrapped, clear title says 1965 model 17, VIN V17091 it has rear entry, bathroom with shower and rear kitchen but I do not know the model name or how rare it might be You have a Shasta 16 SCS, born in 1964 in Goshen, Indiana. Probably completed mid 1964 and not titled & sold until 1965, as per the title's date. Hope this helps.
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Post by jazz on Jan 22, 2015 17:52:55 GMT -8
The VIN on my Shasta Loflyte is P13354 and believe she is a 69. Thanks for all your efforts to keep the history going.
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Post by Ross on Jan 23, 2015 3:40:15 GMT -8
The VIN on my Shasta Loflyte is P13354 and believe she is a 69. Thanks for all your efforts to keep the history going. Thanks Jazz. Your Shasta Loflyte was born in Leola, Pennsylvania, mid 1968 and maybe not sold until 1969.
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Post by 8msbhvn on Jan 27, 2015 20:50:30 GMT -8
Ross, I hope you can help me. I towed my trailer down to the Calif. DMV today, with the goal of accomplishing two things. Instead, I drove away wanting to club myself in the HEAD. My Title says I have a 1962 Shasta, I know the model to be the 16SC, rather than the dinette in the front I have the Long goucho bench with the two small tables attached to the side walls that fold down, toilet is located in the rear drivers side. Goal #1. Have the Correct Yellow with Black writting lic. plate assigned to my trailer. I located a clear YOM license plate with a 1962 tag! Printed & Completed the (Vehicle Code 5004.1) Year of Manufacture lic. Plate application. Goal #2, Register the trailer in the PTI program, thus paying $10-20 registration every 5 yrs! Versus $120 every yr. To be able to register in the PTI program the trailer must be 16ft. or less, My lovely DMV person had an 8 ft. measuring tape! And after measuring 3 times, she came up with 16ft. 4 INCHES! I said fine I'll complete the YOM application. All the while thinking.....I'll cut-off the bumper and have it "Re-measured", qualify for the program and weld the thing back on! So back into the DMV we go, with Goal #2-Postponed. She had to speck to a supervisor on Goal #1, She then said OK I have to verify the VIN #. Ye-haw! After reading thru VTT, I knew exactly where to fine it. Curb side on the tongue...I'm thinking I'm a genius as we walk out to the trailer for the second time! And Voila, I point to it! She said I cant read it....."I'll I can make out are the last 4 numbers...1971" I say Ok there's another plate here. And she say's well what you have is a 1971 trailer, and I can't register the 1962 YOM plate, to a 1971 Trailer! Can this be happening?.... is all I could think of! I drove away ( Ross what the heck do I have? VIN # ES18836 www.dropbox.com/sc/3m4stgml4lx60eu/AADqz9E7DIDTcc8-YCA_djxYawww.dropbox.com/sc/9060do2bkf3zh7d/AABPyMslXbq2VZjEXj7_9tDJa
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Post by Ten on Jan 28, 2015 8:07:03 GMT -8
My Title says I have a 1962 Shasta, I know the model to be the 16SC, Ross what the heck do I have? VIN # ES18836 I'm not Ross, and he is the one with the database of VIN numbers to help narrow down the manufacture dates. But maybe I can help a little. This may be a lesson to all who have to go through DMV for anything besides a straight-up transfer of ownership or simple registration....might be a good idea to call ahead first, and find someone that knows their way around the rules regarding trailers to help out, before towing one in to them and wanting to club yourself. First, I think you answered your own question...If you have a valid title for the trailer, I would think the DMV would honor that above all else, and the problem only lies in exposing the actual VIN stamp on the tongue. I would take a wire brush and some paint stripper to it so that it stands out when it is inspected. (There will also be a tag welded on the inside of the tongue on the streetside, with the same number, it can also be tough to make out.) Shasta stopped making this body style in 1964, so there is no way it was built in 1971. The tag: was probably affixed to the trailer in 1971, to show it complied with prevailing (housing) laws as required in 1971. I am not too familiar with California motor vehicle laws, but I am surprised any DMV employee would even consider an affixed tag as verification of a VIN number, as this did not come from the factory. Measuring the length with a measuring tape is kinda tricky business...it is measured from the bumper to the ball. The bumper end is easy enough, but the exact point the ball would be at, measured at the sidewall of the trailer, needs some geometry done to be precise. That being said, I know some of the early models were not standard-equipped with a bumper, so it is possible that it really is putting your length over specs. Here is the brochure for the model, in which the overall length is stated: vintagetrailertalk.freeforums.net/thread/29/shasta-astrodome-16scI wish you all patience and perseverance and good luck with your DMV, and remember, the people that work there are people, trying to help....but sometimes they won't always be familiar with just what they are looking at.
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Post by erock on Feb 8, 2015 14:48:48 GMT -8
Hi can you tell me anything about my trailer? Similar to the previous trailer my numbers also have a 1971 stamped actually on the frame but we have a title and the title says 1963.. Numbers on the frame are ES 20707 PA 1971 on the curb side. Street side tag says 20707. Title has the same ES 20707. But the year states '63. Is it a 1963 astrodome? Does have a toilet and overall length of the camper is 16'. Oh and the green tag by the door says California. Thanks. Here is a pic [/URL]
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Post by erock on Feb 8, 2015 18:05:36 GMT -8
Maybe 1971 is a gross vehicle weight rating?
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Post by Ross on Feb 9, 2015 10:00:43 GMT -8
Ross, I hope you can help me. I towed my trailer down to the Calif. DMV today, with the goal of accomplishing two things. Instead, I drove away wanting to club myself in the HEAD. My Title says I have a 1962 Shasta, I know the model to be the 16SC, rather than the dinette in the front I have the Long goucho bench with the two small tables attached to the side walls that fold down, toilet is located in the rear drivers side. Goal #1. Have the Correct Yellow with Black writting lic. plate assigned to my trailer. I located a clear YOM license plate with a 1962 tag! Printed & Completed the (Vehicle Code 5004.1) Year of Manufacture lic. Plate application. Goal #2, Register the trailer in the PTI program, thus paying $10-20 registration every 5 yrs! Versus $120 every yr. To be able to register in the PTI program the trailer must be 16ft. or less, My lovely DMV person had an 8 ft. measuring tape! And after measuring 3 times, she came up with 16ft. 4 INCHES! I said fine I'll complete the YOM application. All the while thinking.....I'll cut-off the bumper and have it "Re-measured", qualify for the program and weld the thing back on! So back into the DMV we go, with Goal #2-Postponed. She had to speck to a supervisor on Goal #1, She then said OK I have to verify the VIN #. Ye-haw! After reading thru VTT, I knew exactly where to fine it. Curb side on the tongue...I'm thinking I'm a genius as we walk out to the trailer for the second time! And Voila, I point to it! She said I cant read it....."I'll I can make out are the last 4 numbers...1971" I say Ok there's another plate here. And she say's well what you have is a 1971 trailer, and I can't register the 1962 YOM plate, to a 1971 Trailer! Can this be happening?.... is all I could think of! I drove away ( Ross what the heck do I have? VIN # ES18836 Sorry, been on a 2 week camping trip. You have a 1963 16SC, born in Northridge, California! Hope this helps you out!
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Post by Ross on Feb 9, 2015 10:05:54 GMT -8
Hi can you tell me anything about my trailer? Similar to the previous trailer my numbers also have a 1971 stamped actually on the frame but we have a title and the title says 1963.. Numbers on the frame are ES 20707 PA 1971 on the curb side. Street side tag says 20707. Title has the same ES 20707. But the year states '63. Is it a 1963 astrodome? Does have a toilet and overall length of the camper is 16'. Oh and the green tag by the door says California. Thanks. Here is a pic [/URL] [/quote] Looks like your Astroflyte was born in 1963, in Northridge, California. Looks like it's going to be a great project for you!
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Post by John Palmer on Feb 9, 2015 10:30:20 GMT -8
Ross, I hope you can help me. I towed my trailer down to the Calif. DMV today, with the goal of accomplishing two things. Instead, I drove away wanting to club myself in the HEAD. My Title says I have a 1962 Shasta, I know the model to be the 16SC, rather than the dinette in the front I have the Long goucho bench with the two small tables attached to the side walls that fold down, toilet is located in the rear drivers side. Goal #1. Have the Correct Yellow with Black writting lic. plate assigned to my trailer. I located a clear YOM license plate with a 1962 tag! Printed & Completed the (Vehicle Code 5004.1) Year of Manufacture lic. Plate application. Goal #2, Register the trailer in the PTI program, thus paying $10-20 registration every 5 yrs! Versus $120 every yr. To be able to register in the PTI program the trailer must be 16ft. or less, My lovely DMV person had an 8 ft. measuring tape! And after measuring 3 times, she came up with 16ft. 4 INCHES! I said fine I'll complete the YOM application. All the while thinking.....I'll cut-off the bumper and have it "Re-measured", qualify for the program and weld the thing back on! So back into the DMV we go, with Goal #2-Postponed. She had to speck to a supervisor on Goal #1, She then said OK I have to verify the VIN #. Ye-haw! After reading thru VTT, I knew exactly where to fine it. Curb side on the tongue...I'm thinking I'm a genius as we walk out to the trailer for the second time! And Voila, I point to it! She said I cant read it....."I'll I can make out are the last 4 numbers...1971" I say Ok there's another plate here. And she say's well what you have is a 1971 trailer, and I can't register the 1962 YOM plate, to a 1971 Trailer! Can this be happening?.... is all I could think of! I drove away ( Ross what the heck do I have? VIN # ES18836 Sorry, been on a 2 week camping trip. You have a 1963 16SC, born in Northridge, California! Hope this helps you out! To complicate this DMV issue further, I think "it might be a problem" to register a trailer under the California PTI permanent plate program, that "has a permanent toilet"?
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Post by erock on Feb 10, 2015 5:25:41 GMT -8
Hi can you tell me anything about my trailer? Similar to the previous trailer my numbers also have a 1971 stamped actually on the frame but we have a title and the title says 1963.. Numbers on the frame are ES 20707 PA 1971 on the curb side. Street side tag says 20707. Title has the same ES 20707. But [/quote] Looks like your Astroflyte was born in 1963, in Northridge, California. Looks like it's going to be a great project for you! [/quote] I thought the "astroflyte" was the one without a bathroom and an "astrodome" was with a bathroom??
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Post by Ten on Feb 10, 2015 8:20:19 GMT -8
erock , You are correct. the early models like yours were distinguished by the bathroom, or lack thereof. The Astrodome and the 16SC models had the bathroom, the Astroflyte and the Airflyte models did not. The Astrodome/16SC interior layouts were alike, with the exception of the overhang/bunk, same for the Astroflyte/Airflyte. vintagetrailertalk.freeforums.net/thread/29/shasta-astrodome-16sc
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Post by coe493 on Feb 23, 2015 17:15:39 GMT -8
The VIN on our 1976 Shasta is A01T003841. This VIN doesn't look like anything else I have seen on here, but we are sure it is a Shasta, and believe that it is a Stratoflyte model. We found the VIN on the hitch where it should have been.
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Post by Ross on Feb 25, 2015 6:28:30 GMT -8
The VIN on our 1976 Shasta is A01T003841. This VIN doesn't look like anything else I have seen on here, but we are sure it is a Shasta, and believe that it is a Stratoflyte model. We found the VIN on the hitch where it should have been. Was your Shasta built in Grapevine, Texas? Is there a space between A01 and T003841? If so, 1976 is correct.
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Post by coe493 on Feb 25, 2015 12:47:44 GMT -8
Yes!! Awesome. Thanks a million!
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