Rally Reports

Organized Airstream trailer Gatherings ("Rally") are the core of what the Vintage Airstream Club and the Wally Byam Club International are all about. The rally concept is an early one from the vintage era of the 1950's -a chance to use what Wally Byam intended his Airstream trailers to do - hit the road, travel and explore our country, sharing discoveries and great places with other fellow Airstreamers.

This still applies today. Only so much information can learned or exchanged over the Internet or by reading. It is at these rallies, surrounded by all these vintage Airstreams and their owners, where you truly understand and appreciate the attraction to these silver ghosts from the past. Those burning questions you have? People at VAC rallies are always looking for people to show off their Airstreams to, restored or not, and the "how-to" and "why" discussions are ever present. So, check out the VAC Upcoming Events section on the VAC Home Page and make plans to attend.

In the mean time, sit back and enjoy scrolling through the following photographs & descriptions from prior rallies.

 

Rally Photo Index

click on Rally below to go to the report


Rocky Mountain VAC 2006 *Creede, CO* August 2006
Mystic Springs Vintage Rally *Pensacola, FL* April 2005
4th Annual Rocky Mountain Rally *Colorado* 2004
5th Annual California Fall Rally *Duncans Mills* October 2003
3rd Annual Rocky Mountain Rally *La Veta* August 2003
4th Annual VAC California Fall Rally *Santa Maria* October 2002
2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Vintage Rally * Colorado * August 2002

3rd Annual California VAC Rally * Rio Vista-Delta * April 2002


Mystic Springs Rally * Pensacola * April 2002


Borrego Springs St. Patricks Day Rally* March 2002


2nd Annual Top O' Georgia Rally * November 2001


4th Annual WDCU Fall Rally * Rehoboth Beach * October 2001


3rd Annual VAC California Fall Rally * 3 Rivers * October 2001


1st Mt Baker Rally * Bellingham, Washington, August 2001
1st Rocky Mountain Vintage Rally * Estes Park, Colorado* August 2001
2nd Annual VAC California Spring Rally * Yosemite/Bass Lake, April 2001
2nd Annual Cherry Blossom Rally * April 2001
Badger State Rally *Viroqua, Wisconsin * June 2001
3rd Annual VAC NE Gathering *Harpers' Ferry, West Virginia * November 2000
2nd Annual VAC California Fall Rally *Olema/Point Reyes * October 2000
1st Cherry Blossom Rally *April 2000

2000 International Rally-Bismarck *North Dakota * July 2000


1st VAC California Fall Rally * Bass Lake * October 1999

Trailers and their Owners

People and Places


2nd Annual VAC NE Gathering & the Washington DC Unit Inaugural Rally * November 1999

1999 WBCCI International Rally*Dayton, Ohio * July99

1999 Hobo Rally

If you are interested in sponsoring or organizing a rally in your area, such efforts are greatly rewarding. The best way to get started is by contacting prior rally organizers and learn from their experiences - what did & did not go well. See the Rally Information Page for more info.

Volunteers are always needed to assist at rallies. It is a great way to meet people and be core part of the the event. Contact the organizer of a upcoming one and lend a hand. It makes their life easier, too.

Send upcoming rally info to toby_folwick@yahoo.com

For upcoming rallies, make sure someone is assigned the task of taking the pictures and writing a little report. See the Rally Information Page for format information.