What is airstream excella

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Your Name. It was these sleek, aluminum trailers that have made the company famous. The Excella was designed for people who lack a suitable tow vehicle or for those who just want the simplicity of an all-in-one travel solution that can be driven to a holiday campsite, parked, and then lived in for the duration of your vacation. Though it should be noted that the Airstream did predate the GMC offering. The Excella was one of the larger motorhomes built by Airstream, as the model name suggests it measures in at 28 feet long.

This was a motorhome designed for cross-continental trips in absolute luxury. Airstreams are perhaps most famous for their gleaming aluminum bodies that borrow significantly from aircraft design techniques in their construction. Interestingly NASA would later buy an Airstream Excella much like the one you see here and use it for transporting suited up astronauts to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral for Space Shuttle missions.

The Airstream Excella features heavy duty ventilated power disc brakes up front and self-adjusting drum brakes in the rear. It also has power steering, cruise control, a Firestone air suspension system on all four corners , a transmission cooler, a rear sway bar, and full instrumentation including a speedometer, tachometer, fuel economy gauge, fuel gauge, oil pressure, coolant temperature, and a voltmeter.

Due to the use of high-tensile strength aluminum monocoque construction for the body, many of these Airstreams have survived the decades that claimed the lives of most of their steel-bodied counterparts. Examples like this one from still retain their delightfully retro interiors from the period, and there is an entire industry devoted to keeping them on the road, and updating the interiors too if you should so wish.

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