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Re: [GMCnet] GMC biggest design flaws [message #118015] Tue, 08 March 2011 11:39 Go to previous message
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Probably because it's less than 6 ft high inside and only about 20 ft
long, and has a manual tranny.

Dimensions
Overall length (mm)6,990
Overall width (mm)2,025
Overall height (mm)2,445
Wheelbase (mm)3,935
Tread - Front (mm)1,690
Tread - Rear (mm) 1,490
Interior height (mm)1,675
Interior length (mm)6,230
Interior width (mm)1,900


1000 mm is a meter is about 40" 1675mm is about 67"

RonC
On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:20:55 -0500 Byron Songer
<bsonger@songerconsulting.net> writes:
> Interesting vehicle. Why do we not build them on US soil and use them
> as the
> basis of a motorhome?
>
> --
>
> Byron Songer
> 1978 GMC Royale
> Louisville, KY
> http://www.gmceast.com
> http://web.me.com/bnsonger
>
>
>
>
> Ray Erspamer wrote:
>
> > I agree that GM cut the GMC short on time as it had many many
> potential uses.
> > Below is a link to a transport bus made by Toyota called The
> Coaster. You see
> > hundreds of these in Jamaica, Dominican Republic, etc. GM should
> have been
> > able
> > to tweak it, value engineer it, etc and made it a massive public
> use vehicle.
> > These Toyota's that look very similar to GMC's are used
> extensively in these
> > other countries.
> >
> > http://www.toyotajamaica.com/commercial/coaster/introduction.htm
> >
> > Ray
> >
> >
> > Ray & Lisa Erspamer
> > 78 Royale Center Kitchen
> > TZE368V101144
> > Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
> > Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
> > 414-745-3188
> > Web Site: http://ray-lisa.page.tl/
> >
>
>
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Ron & Linda Clark
1978 Eleganza II
North Plains, ORYGUN
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