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| Re: [GMCnet] Interesting custom motor home built on a GMC chassis [message #188789 is a reply to message #188736] |
Wed, 31 October 2012 01:43   |
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ljdavick
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How could the rear suspension pre-date the GMC Motorhome? My fist thought was that this was the Pie Wagon, but it looks totally different. The front end shows some real sophistication, but the layout looks very GMC.
Any ideas where this came from? I had thought someone had put a new body on a burned coach, but that wouldn’t account for the nice front end.
Larry Davick
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1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, CA
On Oct 30, 2012, at 8:51 AM, Bryan Hayes wrote:
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> This just came up on one of our local classifieds:
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> http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=22755134
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> It's custom-built and registered as a 1971 Olds Motorhome, but it looks like it was built on a GMC motor home chassis. The rear suspension is definitely a GMC, and it uses a front wheel drive Olds 455.
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> Bryan Hayes
> '76 Eleganza II
> Salt Lake City, Utah
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| Re: [GMCnet] Interesting custom motor home built on a GMC chassis [message #188790 is a reply to message #188789] |
Wed, 31 October 2012 04:33 |
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mike miller
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You can see why this coach is "one of a kind".... ugly! It does look a bit Clark Cortez.
<http://www.cortezcoach.com/files/3012/7027/0167/Cortez%20history%20089.jpg>
As a guess, I would say it was built sometime after GMC's (ad says mid '70's) using some parts from a wreaked/scrapped coach, but with the engine/trans from a 1971 Olds Toronado.
| ljdavick wrote on Tue, 30 October 2012 23:43 |
How could the rear suspension pre-date the GMC Motorhome? My fist thought was that this was the Pie Wagon, but it looks totally different. The front end shows some real sophistication, but the layout looks very GMC.
Any ideas where this came from? I had thought someone had put a new body on a burned coach, but that wouldn’t account for the nice front end.
On Oct 30, 2012, at 8:51 AM, Bryan Hayes wrote:
> This just came up on one of our local classifieds:
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> http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=22755134
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> It's custom-built and registered as a 1971 Olds Motorhome, but it looks like it was built on a GMC motor home chassis. The rear suspension is definitely a GMC, and it uses a front wheel drive Olds 455.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Interesting custom motor home built on a GMC chassis [message #188794 is a reply to message #188789] |
Wed, 31 October 2012 05:58 |
Bruce Hart
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Larry,
I don't know why they tagged it as a 1971 motor home but in the description
it said "This is a 2-owner unit custom-built in Montana in the mid-1970’s"
so it would be possible to use the GMC rear suspension.
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 12:43 AM, Larry Davick <ljdavick@comcast.net> wrote:
> How could the rear suspension pre-date the GMC Motorhome? My fist thought
> was that this was the Pie Wagon, but it looks totally different. The front
> end shows some real sophistication, but the layout looks very GMC.
>
> Any ideas where this came from? I had thought someone had put a new body
> on a burned coach, but that wouldn’t account for the nice front end.
>
> Larry Davick
> A Mystery Machine
> 1976(ish) Palm Beach
> Fremont, CA
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> On Oct 30, 2012, at 8:51 AM, Bryan Hayes wrote:
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> > This just came up on one of our local classifieds:
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> > http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=22755134
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> > It's custom-built and registered as a 1971 Olds Motorhome, but it looks
> like it was built on a GMC motor home chassis. The rear suspension is
> definitely a GMC, and it uses a front wheel drive Olds 455.
> > --
> > Bryan Hayes
> > '76 Eleganza II
> > Salt Lake City, Utah
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| Re: [GMCnet] Interesting custom motor home built on a GMC chassis [message #188795 is a reply to message #188790] |
Wed, 31 October 2012 06:07 |
Mr ERFisher
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copied to off net
what do you think RichC
since you used to work there?
gene
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 2:33 AM, Mike Miller <m000035@gmail.com> wrote:
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> You can see why this coach is "one of a kind".... ugly! It does look a
> bit Clark Cortez.
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> <
> http://www.cortezcoach.com/files/3012/7027/0167/Cortez%20history%20089.jpg
> >
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> As a guess, I would say it was built sometime after GMC's (ad says mid
> '70's) using some parts from a wreaked/scrapped coach, but with the
> engine/trans from a 1971 Olds Toronado.
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> ljdavick wrote on Tue, 30 October 2012 23:43
> > How could the rear suspension pre-date the GMC Motorhome? My fist
> thought was that this was the Pie Wagon, but it looks totally different.
> The front end shows some real sophistication, but the layout looks very
> GMC.
> >
> > Any ideas where this came from? I had thought someone had put a new
> body on a burned coach, but that wouldn t account for the nice front end.
> >
> > On Oct 30, 2012, at 8:51 AM, Bryan Hayes wrote:
> >
> > > This just came up on one of our local classifieds:
> > >
> > > http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=22755134
> > >
> > > It's custom-built and registered as a 1971 Olds Motorhome, but it
> looks like it was built on a GMC motor home chassis. The rear suspension is
> definitely a GMC, and it uses a front wheel drive Olds 455.
>
>
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> Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
> (#1)'73 26' exPainted D. -- (#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23'
> Birchaven Side Bath
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