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Post by sparkle on Apr 10, 2013 13:10:24 GMT -5
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Post by sparkle on Apr 10, 2013 16:19:15 GMT -5
Thank you. I bought that truck last year just for a future Shasta.
Do you have an idea what year this camper is?
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Post by schweetcruisers on Apr 10, 2013 16:33:25 GMT -5
1959 is my guess, based on the front window!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2013 16:36:13 GMT -5
Good foresight with the truck...
I saw on your post about the front window...it also has (I think) the rounded corners on the kitchen cabinets..?
1959 is the last year they built those cabinets like that. Check the bottom side of the sink. There may be a date stamped on it, which would indicate the manufacture date of the sink. This would tell the earliest the sink could be made and usually the date of the trailer manufacture is pretty close. This same tip goes for the mirror as well, many had date stamps on them too.
You will probably get a better idea also when you hear from Ross, our resident VIN expert...he has built a database of VIN numbers and can narrow the age down by comparing to other VIN's in the database.
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Post by sparkle on Apr 10, 2013 17:16:47 GMT -5
I will upload more pictures. there are 2 rounded corners. one by the heater curb side and one on the cabinet over the stove. The sink was replaced, so no date. I'll check behind the mirrors. Thanks!
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Post by schweetcruisers on Apr 10, 2013 17:20:07 GMT -5
Sounding more and more like a '59!
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Post by sparkle on Apr 10, 2013 19:32:05 GMT -5
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Post by kto17 on Apr 11, 2013 8:59:30 GMT -5
See I knew what I was talking about.  Our Deluxe is a 1961. I wish it had the windows like yours and rounded cabinets. You'll love the layout especially if you have a family. |
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Post by sparkle on Apr 11, 2013 9:52:32 GMT -5
I do love it and am looking forward to fixing it up. My husband, who has endured listening to me and looking at them with me for years, even had a few suggestions last night. I was surprised.
I had planned to paint everything off white, but I'm leaning toward the birchwood given its age and all.
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Post by sparkle on Apr 11, 2013 16:30:28 GMT -5
Stamps on the back of the mirrors are dated 1959. ;D
Thanks for helping me determine the year of it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2013 16:56:01 GMT -5
This is really common. There is quite often no clear lineage on the old ones, that have either sat till the original owners are long since gave up on them, or they have been passed around way too much for anyone to remember where they had come from. It only takes one lost registration in a transaction to lose the definition of its heritage. Someone makes something up to register it home-made, and then it comes to detective work to figure it all back out.
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Post by kto17 on Apr 11, 2013 20:16:41 GMT -5
If you want some color variation you can get different colors of shellac if you stick with the birch look. I'm thinking of keeping the ceiling a clear shellac for a very light color. The walls just hint of yellowish brown, so just a shade darker than the ceiling and then a deeper brown for the cabinets.
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Post by dawgpound on Apr 12, 2013 6:58:33 GMT -5
Hey Amy,
If you can find the Vin# on your Deluxe, I would love to add it to my Shasta Vin# and Model Database.
Ross
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Post by sparkle on Apr 12, 2013 7:25:54 GMT -5
V3917
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Post by dawgpound on Apr 12, 2013 11:48:08 GMT -5
Thank you, Amy!
Based on the 17 Vin#'s that I have for 1959, there are only 2 that were Deluxe 19'. All the rest were Airflytes.
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Post by sparkle on Apr 12, 2013 13:56:38 GMT -5
What do you think mine is?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2013 14:37:06 GMT -5
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Post by sparkle on Apr 12, 2013 15:01:56 GMT -5
I tried yesterday, but can't read any of that. :-(
Mine is long like the deluxe. I'm guessing that is what it probably is?
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