1964 Airstream Overlander for Sale

Price: SOLD

Location: Ontario, Canada

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We bought our 1964 Overlander in August 1998 and used it for about 180 nights between 2003 and 2010. We travelled with our four kids to the Maritime provinces, Myrtle Beach, the Florida Keys, Alaska and on many shorter trips. It also appeared in the Hallmark Christmas Movie Fir Crazy and an episode of Flashpoint (Never Let You Down). We had many wonderful experiences in this trailer, and now it’s time for it to become part of someone else’s memories.

This 1964 Airstream Overlander is unrestored but in usable condition. It is mostly original with some updates. 1964 was a good year for Airstreams. The door-within-a-door screen door was still available. Interiors were solid wood and veneered plywood, not the plastic and aluminum extrusions of later models. The windows are regular flat glass which can be replaced at any glass shop should one get broken.

We replaced the Overlander with a 1974 Sovereign which we completely gutted and rebuilt, including replacing the floor, repairing the frame and replacing the axles. We have a good understanding of what is involved in renovating and maintaining a vintage Airstream as we did all of the work ourselves and own other vintage campers. We want to make sure that you have a clear idea of the condition of this trailer so you have no unpleasant surprises. We would be happy to have you look at the trailer in person if you are able, and will answer all of your questions as clearly as we can. At some point in the future this Overlander will need the floor repaired or replaced and may need repair to rusted areas on the frame, but we see no reason that it can’t be used in its current condition. There are soft spots in the floor to the front and rear of the door.

The interior is mostly original with the exception of the dinette which replaced a gaucho couch. We designed and built the dinette table to be raised to table height or lowered to make a bed. It only takes a few seconds to raise or lower. We slept one adult and one child on the dinette, an adult and two children on the bed and one child on the floor. To make the bed larger we removed the closet doors and had a platform that folded out to fill the gap next to the bed. If you have children and are interested in this modification I can send you more information and we will include the fold-out platform if you like. We only stopped using the trailer because it was too small when our kids reached their teenage years.

As with any Airstream of this age, there are a few dents, all of which were there when we bought it. The biggest is in the rear just behind the awning. There is another shallow dent/scratch running along the street side that starts on the front curved section just below the rivet line and continues just above the windows. There is hole in the belly pan to the front of the door where an outrigger has worn through the exterior skin. I would be happy to patch this for you, but I don't want to cover it until the trailer is sold.

Appliances:

• The furnace didn’t work so we removed it and repurposed the space for storage.

• The original refrigerator was replaced with one from a 1976 Argosy. It works okay on 120 volts but gets too cold on propane. A 12 volt fan has been installed to circulate the air inside the fridge and two 12 volt fans were installed in the chimney for more efficient operation on hot days. The fans are controlled by switches in a panel on the wall above the fridge where there is also an indoor/outdoor thermometer. The wireless outdoor thermometer is mounted inside the fridge to allow for easy monitoring of temperature.

• The water heater was recently replaced with a NOS 10 gallon Atwood GC10-1 electric (120 volt AC)/Propane water heater. It works on both electricity and propane.

Plumbing:

• The water pump is new.

• Most of the water lines have been replaced, some recently with PEX and some 20 years ago with copper.

• There are shut-off valves for all faucets, the toilet and water heater. The toilet is not currently connected to fresh water.

• The kitchen faucet is new.

• The bath faucets are original and the finish is pitted, but the rubber seats have been replaced and the faucets work.

• The hand-held shower is original, the hose has been replaced.

• The fibreglass sink/shower is worn but there are no major cracks. The shower tub has pulled away from the wall at the top.

• The toilet doesn’t work. We never used it and I’m not sure if it can be fixed. The way it is situated with a hatch behind would lend itself to the installation of a cassette toilet if you wanted to go that route.

• The original fresh-water tank holds 30 gallons according to the manual. It is located under the bed.

• There is a black-water tank but no grey water tank; those were generally not available until the early 1970s. If the black tank valve is left open and the cap left on the dump pipe the grey water can be routed into the black tank for storage.

Propane:

• The propane regulator and lines to tanks are new.

• The propane tanks are NOT included. Standard 30 lb RV propane tanks or 20 lb BBQ tanks could be used.

Electrical:

• Most of the wiring is original. The 30 amp AC cord had been replaced just before we purchased the trailer. It exits into the bumper trunk. It is just long enough to plug into a 30 amp extension cord. There are three upgraded grounded duplex receptacles on the street side of the camper, one behind the microwave shelf and a double above the fridge. There is also a grounded receptacle for the water heater.

• The trailer originally had a space for one battery inside the back hatch. Currently there is a battery box on the tongue that holds two Group GC2 6-volt Golf Cart Batteries in series. It could also be used for two 12 volt batteries in parallel. The batteries are NOT included. There is also plenty of room to install batteries under the bed. We had batteries there at one point along with a battery charger and inverter, but found that it worked better to have the batteries on the tongue for more efficient charging from the vehicle while driving. We were frequently camping where there was no electrical hookup, so charging while driving was more important than having a battery charger. There is currently no battery charger or inverter in the trailer.

• There is an up-to-date fuse block for the 12 volt circuits.

• All lights and fans work. All interior lights have the covers in place, the cover of the bedroom ceiling light is broken at one end.

Ventilation:

• This Overlander features the highly sought Door-Within-a-Door.

• All windows open except for the lower streetside window behind the dinette bench and the one to the rear of the door which was never intended to open. Half of the operators have been replaced. The window behind the bench would work if the operators were replaced.

• There are screens for all windows that are easy to install.

• There is a pair of jalousie windows to the front of the door which operate. There are a couple of extra panes for these windows wrapped in 1960s newspaper.

• The ceiling vents operate. The rear and front roof vents have had the lids replaced with aluminum covers. The hard-to-find original Hehr roof vent lifters are all there and working. The middle and rear vents have fans that work. All three vents have screens.

• There is an exhaust fan next to the toilet that works, and the stove vent fan works.

• There are canvas covers that snap onto all windows from the outside. These provide privacy and shade and can remain on the windows whether they are open or closed. We always removed them for travel. We believe these were custom-made by the original owner. They are easy to install or remove.

Awning:

• A new ZipDee awning was installed in 2004. It works properly and has a travel latch.

Interior furnishings:

• The countertops have been replaced and a microwave shelf installed above the counter opposite the stove. Otherwise the cabinets are original.

• The cabinets are solid wood and plywood, no particle board.

• There is an impressive amount of storage in this trailer! You will see in the photos that there is plenty of drawer and cupboard space as well as space under the dinette seats. There are also two storage areas accessible from outside, one under the bed and one where the furnace was.

• There are curtain rods above all of the windows, but no curtains.

• The bed is 75” x 45”.

• The dinette beds are about 36” x 76” (side bed) and 33” x 72” across the front. We found that it worked well for two people sleeping feet to feet in the corner.

• There is minor water damage (delaminated plywood shelves) around the entry points of the three plumbing vent stacks. These vents have since been resealed.

• There is a quilted/padded vinyl ceiling in the bedroom that is in excellent condition.

• There are two accordion doors in good condition which provide privacy to the bedroom and bathroom.

Towing:

• The original torsion axles were replaced with new Axis torsion axles in 2006.

• A new 2-5/16” coupler was installed by a professional welder in 2000.

• The tires are 18 years old. They have been stored out of direct sunlight.

• The electric brakes work.

• Included are four leveling jacks as shown in photos.

• I’ve towed the trailer about 200 km in the past couple of weeks with no issues.

• The bearings were greased about nine years ago just before one of the movie shoots and the trailer hasn’t travelled more than a few hundred km since then.

• All exterior lights work - brake lights, clearance lights, turn signals and the “scare” light that is mounted in the exterior wall to the front of the door. Due to the age of the trailer there are no backup lights.

• We weighed the trailer on a CAT scale. With water tanks empty, two batteries installed in the tongue battery box, two propane tanks, one full, one almost empty (propane tanks and batteries are not for sale).

  • Trailer weight - 4440 lbs

  • Tongue weight - 500 lbs