The Dream Of Every Expert Traveler, Driving An Airstream
Wally Byam was the editor of a do-it-yourself magazine printed in the United States. In 1920, after receiving complaints from several readers about the malfunctioning of the trailer whose plans appeared in the publication, they decided to build a trailer that would work. So, he decided to lower the floor to bring it to wheel height and raise the roof, thus creating the first trailer to stand upright.
In 1929, he abandoned the do-it-yourself magazine and focused entirely on the manufacture of caravans, building a fleet with riveted aluminum and aerodynamic design that in 1934 he christened Airstream. Despite the harshness of the crisis, the entrepreneur, fresh out of college, created a luxury caravan company, Airstream. It was the worst time to sell recreational vehicles, but two ev...