Beautifully restored 24′ vintage 1959 Airstream

Stunning vintage Airstream is completely equipped to let you live large in a showstopping space. Plenty of light. Plenty of storage. Plenty of possibility.

A little history…
My Great-Aunt Grayce and Uncle Mark bought this Airstream Tradewind Land Yacht brand-new in 1959. They traveled all over the U.S. with it, then spent summers in it at Mille Lacs Lake for many more years. My mother inherited it in the 1990s. When Mom passed away in 2022, I inherited the beloved family Airstream. Now I have two of them. (My husband and I loved this Airstream so much that we decided to buy one of our own in 2014.)

When shopping for a vintage Airstream, what’s the dealbreaker? It’s dry rot under the bathroom. After Mom inherited the family Airstream, her engineer husband found the telltale signs of rot. What he thought would be a weekend repair turned into a five-year rebuild. He ended up tearing the Airstream down to the frame. Five long summers without camping in the Airstream.

If you’ve been watching the market for one of these Mid-Century works of art, no doubt you’ve run across vintage Airstreams with phenomenal price tags. But ask yourself — do you have the time, space, tools, know-how, and PATIENCE to complete a full-blown restoration? This Airstream is solid, safe, fully functional, and ready to roll!

While keeping the vintage look and feel of the original Airstream, he brought it into this century with things like a power jack and stabilizers (making it easy to hitch up), and air conditioning.

All this work, as follows, has been done for you by an expert.

—-Chassis—-

Refurbished chassis with reinforced frame, new axle rated for 5,200 lbs., heavier leaf springs and hardware, frame painted with POR 15 paint.

Replaced complete belly pan

Full body-off restoration, new subfloor, underlayment, full width VCT tile. Floor is cork laminate.

All windows reglazed and sealed. Window gaskets and screens replaced where required.

All trim, decals, attached accessories removed, cleaned, resealed, reattached

Polished to bright finish.

Awning rail intact (sorry, no awning. New owners will find after-market awnings available from the Zip-dee company.)

New stabilizers mounted on rear bumper

New tires

New brakes. New Hydrastar E/H actuator and Kodiak disc brakes (see photo)

New 3500# power tongue jack

Replaced main streetside aluminum side panel (rather than patch cavities left by removal of original furnace and water heater).

—-Interior—-
Layout: the interior features a “gaucho” bed in front (a couch that converts into a bed), and a galley kitchen. Next, a bedroom space with two twin beds. Finally, a bathroom in back with toilet, sink, and spray shower. Storage areas include a closet, pull-out drawers under the beds, cabinets over the twin beds, and a number of cabinets in the kitchen. Interior updates include the following.

New insulation fiberglass batts

Neutral interior paint

Refinished original mahogany cabinet fixtures. New custom cabinetry doors.

Large storage drawers added under streetside bed

New memory foam mattresses on twin beds

Refurbished, repaired and reinstalled original table and “Gaucho” bed. New upholstery on Gaucho bed.

New custom-built side table

Flooring, type laminated cork over tile, underlayment and plywood, epoxy edge sealed.

New curtains

LED lights

Refinished bathroom walls

—-Appliances—-

NEW Penguin II air conditioner. 13500 Btu, with EasyStart

NEW 20,000 BTU central furnace and ductwork

Original Magic Chef four burner stove and oven, functional, new oven gas control valve.

New microwave oven

New cellular signal booster

24″ flatscreen TV, Winegard antenna, amplifier and signal meter

Original vent fan

NEW hot water heater

NEW Dometic refrigerator/freezer. Runs on propane or electric or battery

NEW LPG lines and regulator complete replacement

—-Electrical—-

New LED running lights, including LED brake and turn signals. Original lenses (light covers)

NEW SS 50-amp inlet, 50-amp electrical service

All new 120v wiring, type MC flexible conduit. Internal 30-amp SurgeGuard EMS surge protector

New 12v and 120/240 main panel

New LED puck lighting

New 55-amp convertor/charger

All new 12v wiring, all run in plastic conduit

Single 12v AGM battery

New 50-amp power cord

New LP/CO detector

—-Plumbing—-

NEW PEX plumbing throughout

NEW water pump

NEW Sealand porcelain toilet

NEW 24-gallon freshwater tank

NEW 28-gallon gray water holding tank

Black water holding tank refurbished original, with added tank flush nozzle

New blackwater macerator pump, with remote control

Original sinks, new faucets.

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The interior colors are neutral — “Realtor Putty” and “Engineer Beige.” All Function without the Fun. Anything you put inside will work.

April 2022 appraised value $84,495 (by Polk Associates, LLC).

Accident-free.

Clean title.

Cash only. Cashier’s check acceptable.

Will hold with Venmo down payment.

If you have questions or to arrange a showing, please get in touch.

Dog is pictured for scale and is not included.