RARE VINTAGE 1948 16ft AIRSTREAM WEE WIND TRAVEL TRAILER

PREDECESSOR TO THE PACER AND BAMBI AND ONE OF ONLY AN ESTIMATED 100 EVER PRODUCED

MUSEUM INQUIRIES WELCOMED

This Vintage 1948 16ft AIRSTREAM WEE WIND is one very fine specimen of the original vintage AIRSTREAM Travel Trailer. Complete Professional Polish tops off this beautiful example of the Airstream Wee Wind, courtesy of P&S Trailer Service of Helena, OH. All systems serviced, in good working condition, and ready to use. Clear title with no liens or encumbrances. The coach has a dry weight of an est. 1000 lbs and a hitch weight of 110 lbs. Interior configuration is (1) storage cabinet in the front galley and (1) Double bed in the rear compartment. It has its original aluminum kitchenette with stainless sink, and a (3) Burner Princess gas stovetop. If you've been waiting for that right vintage Airstream trailer to come along, that truly rare collectible piece that stands apart, it only makes good sense to go with the guys who've been doing it since 1968 and have a lengthy proven track record.

As mentioned previously, the WEE WIND model preceded the now famous BAMBI, which was made from 1961 thru 1963, and recently inducted into the Museum Of Modern Art. Several 16ft models predated the Bambi, including the Pacer and Bubble. The Wee Wind was the first of these and considered the first modern post-war 16ft Airstream travel trailer. The Wee Wind model was produced for only 2 years and it is estimated that only 100 were ever assembled. According to the serial number 3025 this particular trailer was the 25th WEE WIND to roll off the assembly line and is currently being considered for the Airstream permanent collection at the Jackson Center facility. This WEE WIND has had all the difficult and tedious work completed already. It is now ready to decorate, personalize and enjoy.

This Vintage 1948 16ft AIRSTREAM WEE WIND includes:

Fully self-contained luxury camper by AIRSTREAM, the best in the business

Complete Professional Polish by P&S Trailer Service

Excellent Exterior Aluminum

Beautiful 13 panel endcap construction and metal framed windows

Unique Captain Nemo type Oval front and rear windows

Original Pipe Frame in Good Condition

Trailer Brakes

Newly Serviced Wheel Bearings

Original interior that is in good condition

(2) Like New Tires

Nice Original Baby Moon Hubcaps

Desireable screen door enclosure

(1) Double bed in the Rear Compartment

All Original Interior Cabinetry intact and in Good Condition with manufacturer placard AT-WOOD-CRAFT of South Pasadena, CA

Original Aluminum Kitchenette in Good Condition

Interior Electrics in Good Working Condition

Original Refer [icebox]

(3) Burner original Princess gas stovetop

Solid flooring throughout

Original Windows intact all around and functioning

Original Stainless Kitchen countertop in excellent shape

Original MANCHESTER LP Tank

Fully functioning Roof Vents

Original Beehive-type running lights all functioning/Brake and Turn lamps non-original and functioning

Manual Hitch Jack

HISTORY/DISCLOSURE: We're proud to offer this wonderful 1948 16ft AIRSTREAM WEE WIND travel trailer on behalf of P&S Trailer Service of Helena, OH where all the work was performed. P&S Trailer Service has been in the aluminum travel trailer business for 40 years and are trusted with polishing, service, and collision work for the AIRSTREAM manufacturing facility in Jackson Center, OH. The guys at P&S are known as experts with uncompromising integrity and professionalism and they even have a 1949 Airstream on display at the Henry Ford Museum. This beautiful AIRSTREAM trailer will attract attention everywhere it goes, just wait and see as you collect curious admirers at every gas station and restaurant along your travel path. Vintage Trailers just dont get much nicer or more original.

DATELINE 1948: Average home price $7,700.00, gallon of gas costs 16 cents, Average wage per year $2,950.00, average new car cost $1,250.00, movie ticket price 60 cents, Harry S. Truman is President w/Alben W. Barkley as Vice President, Harry S. Truman wins general election in 1948 widely regarded as the largest presidential upset in history with the now famous morning after paper photo incorrectly stating DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN, Israel is declared as an independent state, Truman announces the detonation of the first US hydrogen bomb, Indian pacifist and leader Mahatma Gandhi is killed by a Hindu extremist, Porsche 356 is the first sports car to bear the Porsche name, 1 million housholds now own televisions compared to only 5000 just 3 years earlier, the game of Scrabble is introduced by James Brunot, Columbia Records introduces the 33 1/3 LP [long playing] record allowing listeners to enjoy an unprecedented 25 minutes of music per side, George A Gamow introduces the BIG BANG theory to explain the origin of the universe, Edwin Land invents the Polaroid Land camera, CBS and NBC begin nightly 15-minute television newscasts, first McDonalds drive-in opened San Bernardino, George Orwell writes book 1984, Ed Sullivan television show starts, Disc brakes are introduced by Chrysler, Leo Fender invents the electric guitar, The Bic ballpoint pen is introduced, Charles Schultz Charlie Brown, Lucy, and the other Peanuts comic characters begin as Lil Folks, 1948 Academy Award Best Picture: Gentleman's Agreement, 1948 Pulitzer Prize Drama: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, World Series Cleveland Indians d. Boston Braves [4-2], Kentucky Derby Champion: Citation.