Project Shorty - Airstream design mock up

We are restoring an airstream which is having the interior designed by industrial designer adrian weidmann , a very gifted young designer from switzerland. In fact, this is the second airstream we have worked with Adrian's company on -

We scheduled in a weekend for modelling the interior to check how the design worked inside the trailer -

Trailer body had just landed back on the chassis the day before -

Below Adrian with client's friend talking over the objectives of the weekend before we started -

Foam board at the ready, this was the beginning of a busy weekend - 

Below, Pete Bull from ukairstreamers had kindly agreed to help Adrian & Co model for the weekend -

Front dinette takes shape -

It might be plastic, but it is still strong enough to sit on -

Time for a few jokes -

Then a final check -

Observer Food Awards 2012

We got a late request last week from the Observer to supply a trailer and scout out a location

This is the visual we got -

This is the location we suggested and they liked it, this is just behind our workshop on the overbury farm estate -

 A few days later the crew arrived -

Then a few days later again, a draft photo for the launch of the observer food awards -

And a few days later again it is in print and online -

Below, I picked up a copy at Belfast Airport on Sunday morning -

what became of the broken arches.....

What do you do with those rusted wheel arches on your vintage trailer?

The simple answer is use them as templates and remake them on a like for like basis only this time seal the cut edges to avoid corrosion kicking in prematurely  -

Ohio Overlanders in tandem

 This week and for the next few months we will be working on two Ohio Overlanders, a 1957 double axle and a 1955 single. 

Below, new chassis for  57 being fabricated -

On this one we have switched from the 4x2 box to a 5 inch parallel flange Channel to provide extra strength -

New axles, we have ditched the leaf springs and favour of torsion arm to accommodate motor movers  -

Torsion suspension was around long before this trailer was built, double click below -

Both the hitch and coupling are German engineered -

Below an award winning composting toilet which eliminates the need for a black tank or cassette. In theory it should never need to be emptied and will discharge into a grey tank. This was kindly leant to us by Airstream and Co  -

Then we turn our attention to the 55/26 single -

Below she is getting a first cut prior to lifting the frame -

The first cut reveals a few old etchings -

Inside, the gap between the kitchen and the single beds always seems to turn up something -

Old paper mask -

Old post card from 1960 -

And the joker with a quarter -

Insides carefully taken out for reuse -

 First cut reveals good, clean and unpitted aluminium -

Week ending 11th March

Has been a busy week on the road and in the barn/workshop.

On the rental side we had two days with Red Bull's film crew in London and two days with Sainbury's finance 

Day 1 

Red bull Central London film studios 

Day 2

Red Bull filming around london

Tower Bridge -

London Eye -

Day 3 

Sainsbury's Finance St Albans

Day 4

Sainsbury's finance - Teddington