1963 year was the first of several different anodized skins.
The source changed from several different suppliers which is
why except for the end caps each trailer was made from the same
roll as colors actually varied quite a bit from roll to roll.
Not noticeable until you saw new Avions sitting in rows and
then you could easily see the color differences (but only people
would could see differences in the silver color) some people
could see no difference but women could tell a great difference
(something about men having different color rods in their eyes).
The 1978-79 models had the lightest shades
of Aluminum but were more sensitive to change due to less anodizing
so they had to be carefully attended to with wax to keep that
brightness which is why the earlier years were rather dark because
they had longer and better anodization (opinions on color and
harness vary). Anodization comes in Colors as you can remember
the anodized Aluminum Drinking glasses that everyone used to
have for summer time that came in different colors (anodizing)
along with the pitcher.
1989-90
models are Electro-Coated (anodized by Electricity rather than
an electric charged chemical bath) Generally you see this called
E-coated (for Electro-Coated Anodizing).
Also
because of licensing varying from state to state many of the
units are titled with the year being earlier or later than the
model year.
My 1964 titled Avion was a 1965 model but because it was made
in 1964 the state of Minnesota licensed it as a Mobile Home
manufactured in 1964. State of Wisconsin would have done the
same thing back then.
So that is why you see some things and models appearing off
by a year as they are not licensed as cars by model years in
many states.
June was the first manufactured dates for most model years but
they were still running the current years models when the new
models were being made for the South Bend Trailer Show that
used to be held over the 4th of July week at Notre Dame. Avion
always had 2-4 models there and they had to be manufactured
in June to make the show. The Avion Dealer in Elkhart always
got those show models from the show. I would go there the week
after the show to see the new models (basically fabrics).