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Beautifully renovated 1953 Silver Streak Clipper keeping the charm and vintage details while updating some features for modern comfort and conveniences.

This is a rare and desirable model, not only due to the historical value but also its size. It is light weight and easy to tow.

A Brief History:
In the late 1920s, Wally Beam started out printing magazines, one of which was a DIY with a contributed article for trailer plans. When readers said the trailer was impossible to build, he tested the printed plans himself. The readers were correct and instead of giving up, Wally went on to modify the plans building a trailer of his own. He soon found a market for his trailer builds and started manufacturing several models. The turning point in his career was when he bought out the remaining stock and tooling from the bankrupt Bowlus-Teller company where he had previously worked part-time as a salesman. Airstream was formally founded in 1936 and his first trailer was named the Clipper. During the war, Byam's Airstream plant closed and he took a job in the aircraft industry. After WWII, he was hired by Curtis Wright (not to be confused with the Curtiss-Wright aircraft company) to design a trailer. His design for Curtis Wright was also called the Clipper. Byam's time at Curtis Wright was brief and by 1948 he was able to resurrect Airstream. During the first few years of the revitalized Airstream brand, he ironically competed with his own Clipper design now being produced by the Silver Streak Trailer Company.

-- Never used/lived in; move-in ready
-- Furnished home decor (throw pillows, pillows and linens for the bed, curtains on all windows, decorative jars, trays, rattan baskets, etc)
-- New regulators were installed to the propane system
-- New faucet installed to kitchen sink
-- New 110v retro mini fridge installed
-- New built-in cabinet for mini fridge with wood countertop
-- New tiles for walls in kitchen
-- New dining pendant light and new lights installed in bedroom
-- New cover plates for switches and outlets
-- New upholstered cushions for dining seats with furnished throw pillows
-- Brand new compostable RV toilet with small holding tank (never used)
-- New tile installed in bathroom walls
-- Queen-sized firm 6" mattress customized for bed installed over built-in storage base
-- New white interior paint, new wallpaper
-- New running lights on the exterior
-- New door lock/dead bolt installed