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Post by Ten on Sept 13, 2019 23:46:03 GMT -8
Sorry I'm late for this one... I just got my eyes to focus again after laughing to tears! I thought the funniest part was the curved rear wall framed under the eves, till I saw the toilet!
Apparently, Lumber Liquidators had a big sale!
Holy Hole in the Pine, Batman!!
So here's the ad copy:
" 1950's Yellowstone Camper. Completely gutted and restored. Perfect tiny house, hunting shack, she-shed, or lakeside getaway. 16 feet long. Some of the work completed is listed below, and is by no means all inclusive;
Brand new 6 gallon electric Hot Water Heater Furnace replaced with electric heater Restored original gas stove Restored Toilet and Shower, as well as plumbing Siding replaced with All natural weatherproofed pine siding Brand new vinyl sliding windows installed Vinyl Flooring replaced Sub-floor replaced Metal weather proof roofing installed Interior completely redone in wood carsiding Custom dinette / fold down bed front wall re-framed Re-insulated walls and flooring "
And here's the punchline:
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Post by Ten on Sept 13, 2019 23:35:22 GMT -8
Please do! I have an old Pathfinder, that I believe to be around a 1963-5 vintage. Would love to compare...
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Post by Ten on Aug 20, 2019 6:06:37 GMT -8
Hi Scott, I have a Pennsylvania-built Airflyte with VIN P34XX, which is confirmed to be a 1964 model. The VIN numbers on Shastas ran sequentially, so the letter "P" designated the plant as Pennsylvania, and the numbers would place yours ahead of mine in manufacturing order. This it had to be made in 1964 or before. The VIN numbers for Shastas never designated the models, and several different models were built at the Pennsylvania plant, but plenty of them were Airflytes. You may be able to define your trailer by rummaging through the brochures section here on this forum. You may be able to track down a more specific time by running through the thread here of the Shasta VIN database. There are lots of entries, and there were several plants, so going through it would be a process, but you might find some VIN's that are closer to your own. Also, check the bottom of the sink basin. They were stamped with a manufacturing date on the side of the outside of the basin. This is not necessarily exact, but if the sink is dated 1962, the trailer could not have been built before that date. (Of course, any time after is possible, but from what I have seen, they were pretty close.) There may also be a manufacturing date stamped on the back of the mirror, if the original is present in the trailer.
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Post by Ten on Aug 17, 2019 8:11:06 GMT -8
If my feeble memory serves me at all (.... doubtful at best! ...) I believe you are correct, but I am no expert. There really wouldn't be any other real reason for the designations, or for the two-bulb configuration, for that matter. Pathfinder lights are also designated in much the same way. There is a 575 and a 576, one is a single-bulb arrangement and the other is a two-bulb setup. On my 1970, the two-bulb is wired so that the second bulb is in the clear cutout to act as license illumination and is wired to the running lights.
I have, however, seen the two-bulb lights wired with the #67 bulb illuminated with the brake/signal circuit, and acting for those functions, while a single filament bulb had been used in other socket and wired with the running light circuit and acting only as tail markers. In these cases the two-bulb light was used on both sides. In addition, the license was normally centered in the rear with a separate light from the tails.
You might try expanding your search to include the Pathfinder 575/576, and perhaps the Reflect-o-Lite 110/150 just to give you a broader search base.
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Post by Ten on Aug 16, 2019 11:16:05 GMT -8
Have to wonder if there are lights on the trailer at all, or any kind of safety chains.... Then again, sometimes it's better not to wonder.
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Post by Ten on Aug 14, 2019 11:23:05 GMT -8
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Post by Ten on Jul 27, 2019 19:02:05 GMT -8
There must be screw-holes somewhere if there was a second one. And if there was, it was added on at some point. Shastas only shipped with one each.
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Post by Ten on Jul 26, 2019 18:42:55 GMT -8
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Post by Ten on Jul 7, 2019 19:38:33 GMT -8
Count me in for a couple of them, however you end up deciding to do them, mel.
The cutout design is cool, too, but I would be afraid to carry it very much, wouldn't want to ruin it...
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Post by Ten on Jun 28, 2019 8:52:49 GMT -8
Good eye, Rod!
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Post by Ten on Jun 28, 2019 8:50:28 GMT -8
These two were "sister" trailers. I don't want to confuse things too much... About 1960, Shasta began introducing some variations to the models previously available. The most common ones left from that time are the Airflyte and the 16SC (SC = "Self-Contained"). The difference between those two was the interior layout, the 16SC had a bathroom in its layout, the Airflyte did not. One of the variations in their models was the rearward-entry door design. The 16SCS model was one of these, entry was rear of the axle, and the model featured a full wet bath with a shower facility. (16SCS = 16 foot model, "Self-Contained with Shower). The sister 16RK (RK = "rear kitchen") was built on the same floor and rear entry door, but did not have a bathroom in its floor plan.
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Post by Ten on Jun 20, 2019 21:03:56 GMT -8
Hmmmm...Maybe Hamlet is not as modest as one might be led to believe... Among the interior photos are some of the '68 Loflyte. Looks like he snuck a peek in and got a cameo appearance!
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Post by Ten on Jun 20, 2019 20:40:59 GMT -8
Might also be possible to find a vented fill cap. That would allow enough air to enter through the existing fill tube without having to tap into the tank at all.
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Post by Ten on Jun 14, 2019 22:05:09 GMT -8
Do you have the two bulbs in both tails, or only one? On mine, the second single-fil bulb is on the left side, and illuminates the license plate through a clear cutout in the bottom of the lens.
This is on the '70 Shasta though, I have to dig out the tails that came on the '64 and see what their story was. Now I am curious and can't remember.
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Post by Ten on Jun 12, 2019 21:40:17 GMT -8
I'm just going to be guessing and spit-balling here a little, but here's my opinion, for what it's worth.
The VIN looked to me from the start that it may have been a "home-made" registration, and stamped to match an assigned number by some state's DMV. It sure is not a Shasta factory number, but I cannot speak for any other brand's VIN.
At first I thought possibly it was an Aristocrat. They copied the Shasta models very closely and there were some minor differences, but the point at the nose was similar, and the wheel well cutouts are squared too. Then I realized the front window looks just like the rear window on my '70 Shasta. The siding didn't jive, though, nor do the windows. The streetside view looks like double-vision, and I cannot name a single manufacturer that has a seam running vertically directly in the middle of the trailer. It looks like the two windows used to be the side windows at the rear of the trailer, but were moved one in front of the other. The streetside also has that high bunk window, which makes no sense at all place opposite the door. On the rear, that small window up high was common for a bathroom placed in a rear corner, but it is a strange placement again in comparison to the door. Shasta also used a smooth aluminum siding on the front and rear walls, rather than matching the sidewall siding. I really wanted to say that this had been reconfigured and rebuilt with all new siding and layout, but a few things, like the door, look like original build. If this was anything like a Loflyte or Aristocrat Loliner, it was severely re-engineered and a lot of money spent on a rebuild that changed its configuration a lot. I am more inclined to think it was another brand altogether, perhaps updated in its structure, ... But that is all just a W-A-G.
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