I've mentioned that my family travelled around the USA and Canada in an Airstream trailer. Not only did we have the trailer for fun and adventure, we also belonged to the "club". That would be the Wally Byam Caravan Club. Wally Byam was the innovative designer/creator of the Airstream line of travel trailers. In this picture you can see my parents wearing their official WBCC headgear. The hat is actually a very nifty beret with the official logo patch sewn on to the beret. Dad wears his beret with the patch center front while my Mom wears her beret with a jaunty (yet fashionable) twist to the side. The berets came in both winter weight (wool) and summer weight (cotton). We had both styles. Always ready for a rally!! And speaking of rallies, I had the good fortune of meeting Wally Byam at the 1959 international rally that was held in the Wisconsin Dells area. When Wally Byam arrived at the rally site, he was treated like a celebrity. Everyone wanted to see him! And, what do little girls with autograph books do? We make sure we get autographs! And we got his!!! (Below: What's that spike-y thing growing out of my head??)
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