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Houzz TV: '70s Aistream Gets a Fresh Start ... and So Does Its Owner

Watch our video to discover how Jordan rescued a 1976 Ambassador Aistream ... and how it rescued him right back

Mitchell Parker
Mitchell ParkerApril 22, 2015
Houzz Editorial Staff. Home design journalist writing about cool spaces, innovative trends, breaking news, industry analysis and humor.
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Jordan Menzel and daughter Penelope touched our hearts Houzz Contributor Lucy Call profiled Menzel’s inspiring restoration of a 1976 Airstream trailer, a project that got him through some tough life changes. Now see him and his daughter give a tour of the home.

Full story: Owner Brings ‘70s Airstream Back to Life … and Vice Versa
Lucy Call
Here, Jordan and Penelope lounge on the movable sofa bed at the end of the 29-foot (just under 9 metres) Ambassador caravan that Jordan bought off Craigslist ‘for a steal,’ he says.

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He parks the caravan on a 40-foot (12-metre) plot at the back of a friend’s house in the heart of Salt Lake City.
Lucy Call
Jordan used hundreds of deconstructed wooden pallets to build the cabinet surrounding the fridge and other pieces in the trailer.

Watch the video about this Airstream home

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