B190 for renovation

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B190 for renovation

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We are buying a new house, and it has the room to keep a B190. My wife has given me the go-ahead to buy one for restoration purposes. :) We haven't moved yet, so I won't be ready to actually buy until late this year or next year at the earliest. But if you see one that has good bones but needs some TLC, at a good price, please let me know! This is intended to be a long term project, so there's no rush.

I'd also consider buying our '91 back. :)

I see a lot of good condition B190s out there for sale, but we're looking for the less-than-good ones...
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VERY COOL! Good luck on your quest.
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Please keep me posted when you see a good condition 190 for sale. Thank you, Leigh.
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I am tracking the 190 on Ebay at $6,000, keep you posted.
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Let's see, weird coach lights, compressor fridge, missing microwave, original carpet, some rust. Could be a candidate! But, like I said, I'm not ready yet.
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This one sold for $7,600. Probably reasonable for low miles (65,000), 460 motor, body not rotted out, goo running truck. Interior needs renovation. needs fridge. other systems not used recently/questionable. Also located in Montana which adds another couple of grand in getting it home.
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Hi Leigh have a friend with a 89 b190 for sale

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Have you found one yet? I am looking for pretty much the same thing. It could be a dump inside, missing everything as long as the shell and the bones and engine are good.
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LaPlaya wrote:Have you found one yet? I am looking for pretty much the same thing. It could be a dump inside, missing everything as long as the shell and the bones and engine are good.
Nope, not yet. It seems every one of them was well taken care of! :)
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Sounds like I have the one you're looking for. However, I'm still planning on having the fun of restoring it myself. :D

On a side note... has anyone on this forum done a complete restore? I'm looking for some tips and tricks for redoing a lot of things.


Anyways, there have to be a few more out there. If you're not 100% set on a B190 Maybe look for the Econoline hightop and do a Sportsmobile/ Colorado Camper Design?... I recently found one for parts with an excellent interior which I'm using to redo the dash, door panels, seats, and power lock/ window buttons on my B190. Definitely costs a lot less to buy and the interiors are the same minus all the cool camping stuff.

Good luck!
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Sector9surf wrote:Sounds like I have the one you're looking for. However, I'm still planning on having the fun of restoring it myself. :D

On a side note... has anyone on this forum done a complete restore? I'm looking for some tips and tricks for redoing a lot of things.
I think it depends on how you define complete. There have definitely been some interior re-dos and I know people have done various things to the exterior (cleaning/resealing the top, repainting, etc.) and of course drivetrain work like 4x4 conversions.
Anyways, there have to be a few more out there. If you're not 100% set on a B190 Maybe look for the Econoline hightop and do a Sportsmobile/ Colorado Camper Design?... I recently found one for parts with an excellent interior which I'm using to redo the dash, door panels, seats, and power lock/ window buttons on my B190. Definitely costs a lot less to buy and the interiors are the same minus all the cool camping stuff.
Yeah, that's a possibility, too. I'm just sort of sitting around watching and waiting. I'm not really in a position to take on a new project right now, anyway, so there's no rush.
1991 Airstream B190 - bought, 2005; sold, 2011; bought 2017
1995 Airstream Excella 30' trailer

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