Brett Hall, owner of Timeless Trailers, says prices for his custom overhauls of Airstream trailers vary.
For a few Airstream fans, Mr. Wheeler's efforts at pushing the boundaries simply aren't enough.
He keeps Thor's headquarters as lean as it was when the company was struggling to keep Airstream rolling.
The Sterling and the Land Yacht, if it's built aren't likely to be high-volume sellers, says Airstream CEO Bob Wheeler.
Together, the two gases form a good index of how polluted the airstream is on a given day.
Airstream 2 Go is starting out with a location in each city, putting classic western destinations within easy reach.
At Christmas, the couple purchased a 1974 Airstream trailer, shaped like an oblong silver bullet, from Craigslist for a few thousand dollars.
He's got a modest three-room office, decorated with paintings of Airstream trailers, on the sixth floor of an office building near Grand Central Station.
In addition to Mr. Deam, Airstream has designed trailers with Victorinox, the Swiss Army knife company and Quiksilver, a surfing and snow-sports clothing firm.
Three years later he and Orthwein bought Airstream and started Thor.
The art on the walls of his office, portraits of Airstream trailers by the painter John Baeder, is all personally owned, he takes care to note.
You can rent the Airstream and just go where whim takes you, or have the company's partner, Montana-based adventure outfit Off the Beaten Path, map out a custom itinerary.
James and his welders machined, riveted and hammered 18-gauge steel and razor-thin aluminum into a space-age-looking vehicle, applying some of the same construction methods Airstream uses in its shiny luxury trailers.
From the outside they look like a line of gleaming Airstream trailers, especially the dome car at the rear, whose rounded windows afford passengers traveling first class a glorious 360-degree view.
What the adventurous trailers do is raise awareness in the design community, and in magazines such as Dwell or Architectural Digest, sending the message that Airstream isn't just a vintage brand.
Oil-company project manager Ken Christie, 52, says he was excited to find a rare, 40-foot Airstream trailer from 1962 that was designed originally to serve as living quarters for railway workers.
Maybe the biggest news about Thor is this: Thompson plans to go out West this summer with Angela, his wife of 37 years, to see the Rockies and the Grand Canyon--in an Airstream.
Airstream 2 Go aims to remove any intimidation factor for first-timers, walking them through how to handle the trailers, then handing over an iPad Mini stocked with maps, tips and even music playlists.
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