To look at this 1972, 25′ Tradewind at this point may not appear as if it’s in the final finish work phase, but it is. Here’s a quick update:                

When contractors come to the end of a building project they will often create a “punch-list” of those tasks that need completed. Anyone who’s been in this position know how many hidden details crop up with any construction effort. Restoring an Airstream is no different. We are currently knocking out a punch-list of final jobs [...]

The HofArc team is currently restoring a 1972 – 25’ Tradewind for a customer who will be using it as a guesthouse on their property. After receiving the customer’s trailer the entire interior was demo’d and a new floor plan was designed and new appliances installed with fresh finishes. The ancient, heavy and inefficient refrigerator [...]

In the beginning I considered keeping much of the original bathroom.  This is the first picture I have of what was the original bath – this is actually after I had started demolition.  I decided to replace the cabinet, then found a crack in the base – replace the base, toilet’s broken – shower line [...]

Downtown Santa Barbara, a commercial work yard in the FUnk ZonE.  My neighbors are one old trailer where a gentleman lives and makes custom sketchbooks out of dried hickory; three 25-30 foot boats; several bands that practice and record in shipping containers; and a local artist sculptor (he just submitted an artpiece on the Hollywood [...]

Here’s a 3-D cutaway of what the airstream would have looked like back in 1978.  This is essentially how it was the day I first saw it except for the front had a built in dinette from a previous owner.  (much of what you see here was in pieces. From a 1978 sales brochure for [...]

The main living area after I had done some demo work.  A dividing wall that separated the kitchen and bedroom areas with an accordion door has been removed. The prior owner had installed a dinette in the front of the trailer.  The original configuration had a convertible gaucho up front in this location. Where the [...]

I purchased the 1978 tradewind (not yet named) from a private party in Los Angeles.   Rained all the way home and opened up to sunny skies when I rolled in the parking lot. Mom came over to check out the new find – a quick Vanna White for the camera. Awnings on both sides. [...]

After many viewer requests, we have added a new blog to HofArc.com People want to know what it was like to renovate the 1978 Airstream!  Here, on this page, I’ll be posting weekly updates of photos, videos, and experiences to bring you along on the journey. Here is the link to the feed. This is [...]