Avion Nostalgia & Travelcade History and Research

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HISTORY OF AVION LUXURY TRAVEL TRAILERS:

Below are links and sources we have found online that provide a myriad of information for Avion owners as well as simply being great resources for anyone owning a vintage camper. I continue to add as more are found (and I have the time!)

Best to start here….History of the Avion Luxury Travel Coaches

Publications: there are precious few (really only one) hard copy book published about the Avion and Cayo story. There are occasional magazine stories that could be found in old trailer life, etc. magazine—but none come close to the wealth of knowledge that is found in the book below. Granted, some of the book is Mr. Muncy’s personal musings about life with an Avion- but between this book and the online Fb resources and Silver Avion website by Dr G–(see link below for this site) this book below is the MUST HAVE!

Book Name: SILVER AVIONS AND CAYOS

by Bob Muncy, a long time Avion owner and very involved with the Avion Travelcades etc. wrote and published a “must have” book that gives a wonderful history to the company as well as chapters on spec details, evolution in design of the Avion’s, stories about attending and helping to put on the Travelcade rallies as well as a bevvy of awesome photos from his journeys, Avion Corp/Cayo corp. archives and others who submitted photos of their beloved Avion’s for the publication of the book.

Well worth the read and a great gift to an Avion lover! (yes, we have the book!)

(updated June 2025) if interested in ordering a book, drop us a line and we will give you the name and phone number of the current contact. There is a limited supply of these books still available!

Facebook offers many online forum sites where current, former or “wanna be” owners can share stories, resources, photos of restoration projects or simply ask a question!

Use the simple search of “Avion trailers” and you will be amazed! here are some that we belong to and comment in fairly regularly: (note, most if not all of these are monitored very well and do require you request to join)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/avion.owners/ (largest of all the groups)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/606338762755320/ (good site for Avion’s for sale and parts)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455279564691895/ ( another good Avion owners site)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/842530932474447/ (especially good for tech talk)

Want to connect and find other Avion owners?? here is the RVillage Avion Owners group we started in 2018. Link-just type in a search for Avion owners! This group is basically to map out where fellow Avioner’s are with their rig, be that their home town or on the road. The mapping feature is terrific! Wonder where another Avion is close to you?? Check it out! (for current Avion owners only)

LINK TO ARCHIVES OF SOME AVION TRAVELCADE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES– these directories may assist those Avion owners whose vintage trailer has the large vinyl #s on the exterior front side (and often back). The Travelcade Club was an option to join- and the #s represent the owner membership number- NOT the trailer itself. Therefore Travelcade member numbers could be removed and transferred to a newer or another Avion if the member changed trailers. The club ceased to exist shortly after the Fleetwood Company took ownership of Avion trailer production in the early 1990’s. Some say this was due to a homogenizing of the Avion trailer owners with the more modern styled Fleetwood trailers and motorhomes- rallies were held together and thus the Avion owners lost their uniqueness of the “Avion exclusive” Travelcade rally and newsletter culture.