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Die-Cast Models
Motor City Classics Airstream Trailer
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In the late 1920s as automobiles flourished, the travel trailer grew as a natural extension of a new mobile American lifestyle. By the mid-30s Airstream’s “Silver Palace” was firmly established as an icon of the open road.
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| Motor City Classics Airstream Trailer |
| Product code |
DC1005MR |
| Dimensions |
5.13W x 5.38H
x 10.88L
inches
13.03W x 13.67H
x 27.64L
cm |
| Scale |
1:18 About Scale Model Ratios |
| Weight |
4.88 lbs
2.22 kg
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| Material |
Die-cast metal with plastic parts |
| Color |
Silver |
| Ages |
8+ |
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In the 1920s, attorney, advertising executive and publisher Wallace Byam turned to earning a living selling plans for build-it-yourself travel trailers.
That was the beginning of the Airstream Trailer Company.
In 1936 the Clipper model was introduced with its revolutionary riveted aluminum body and optional dry-ice air conditioning. It was an instant hit,
and even at $1,200 each the company was unable to keep pace with orders.
It was the Clipper with its rounded aerodynamic lines that became an icon of
a new mobile American lifestyle, and the trademark design is still in use today.
The mid-50s vintage Airstream Trailer by Motor City Classics faithfully captures the distinctive details of the original with its curvaceous surfaces
and “riveted” seams. The interior is fully appointed with a detailed kitchen and eating and sleeping facilities. A screen door, travel decals
and removable roof set the scene for daydream vacations and big-sky adventure.
Airstream Diaries
Campground Weekends
We had an Airstream trailer when I was a kid and we kept it at a campground and spent almost every weekend there for several summers.
It had a decal of North Carolina on the side...a tribute to its former owner. I used an entire bottle of rubbing alcohol trying to get that decal off,
but I only succeeded in getting a smeary North Carolina. Oh, and it had these great scratchy orange burlap-ish seats that converted into beds. Lots
of awesome memories! (And one bad one when I woke up one morning with a tick under my eyelid…ick.)
— Susan
Rockledge, Florida
Snowed In
Recently some fishing friends and an Airstream bro (he has one as well) were on the Skagit River in the foothills of the North
Cascades spending a few days having some guy fun. Overnight a storm of the century arrived dumping over 2 feet of snow and temperatures plummeted to
9 degrees. We were completely stranded, the roads out were impassable. But we were stranded in style. Although our water systems froze and there was
no power we stayed warm and cooked several great meals, including a double batch of chocolate chips. The world outside was deceptively beautiful. The
Airstream’s “metal” was tested and it passed magnificently. Long live Wally Byam.
— Gary
Bellevue, Washington
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