Confused

[Gardner Yeaw]

I was looking at a 1981 FC35 on e-bay, but it has a 1980 paint scheme
and leaf springs. I thought air suspension was standard on BB's in
1981 and the paint scheme was different.

Gardner, hesitant wanabe

[Gardner Yeaw]

OK, I got a response from the seller:

"It is a 1980, I made a mistake when filling all the information
out. I am helping my aunt and uncle sell this RV, I'm not sure how
to change the information! You aure do know your bluebirds! thanx"

Gardner, hesitant wanabe



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> I was looking at a 1981 FC35 on e-bay, but it has a 1980 paint
scheme
> and leaf springs. I thought air suspension was standard on BB's in
> 1981 and the paint scheme was different.
>
> Gardner, hesitant wanabe
>

[Pete Masterson]

1980 and later have air springs. See <http://www.vintagebirds.com>
and click on the link to history. You can get a rundown of the basic
specs for each year (some years are better documented than others).
There's always a possibility that an "early" 'bird in the model year
may not have all the same features... that is, a 1980 might have leaf
springs if it was a chassis that was late through the production line
from '79.

It is unlikely that a "1981" has leaf springs... it's probably a '79
or early '80 instead of an '81.

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 4203
El Sobrante, CA




On Aug 3, 2006, at 5:55 PM, Gardner Yeaw wrote:

> I was looking at a 1981 FC35 on e-bay, but it has a 1980 paint scheme
> and leaf springs. I thought air suspension was standard on BB's in
> 1981 and the paint scheme was different.
>
> Gardner, hesitant wanabe
>



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[John Stiles]

Actually air suspension was a mid-year change for the 1980 models.
By what I have been able to tell I believe that this change was
around March or so of 1980. I have one of the first if not the
prototype for air suspension and it was manufactured in March of
1980. Mine has a few differences in the system including a valve
that no other units have plus I have had several ex-BB employees
look at it who think that it may have been a working prototype for
the air suspension....

John Stiles
1980 33FC
"My Navion"



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> 1980 and later have air springs. See
<http://www.vintagebirds.com>
> and click on the link to history. You can get a rundown of the
basic
> specs for each year (some years are better documented than
others).
> There's always a possibility that an "early" 'bird in the model
year
> may not have all the same features... that is, a 1980 might have
leaf
> springs if it was a chassis that was late through the production
line
> from '79.
>
> It is unlikely that a "1981" has leaf springs... it's probably
a '79
> or early '80 instead of an '81.
>
> Pete Masterson
> aeonix1@...
> '95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 4203
> El Sobrante, CA
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 3, 2006, at 5:55 PM, Gardner Yeaw wrote:
>
> > I was looking at a 1981 FC35 on e-bay, but it has a 1980 paint
scheme
> > and leaf springs. I thought air suspension was standard on BB's
in
> > 1981 and the paint scheme was different.
> >
> > Gardner, hesitant wanabe
> >
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>