http://mobile.craigslist.org/rvs/5028909006.html

Nice Photos. Under cover, always nice.

Tom, MS II

It must be a very special GMCMH as it is listed as being RWD!!!

Geez, so many of these would be great values if they had Alcoa's and new tires. Otherwise you are looking at an approx $2800 hit right out of the box. As always it is a "pay now or pay later" situation.

Inspected the coach today. It has been stored under cover for the last 20 years. Needs to be power washed, but the paint looked good. The interior is OEM (green plaid) and is in very good condition. Not much money to be spent there. Would be good if you wanted to do a "stock" GMC. the headliner has been replaced with luan plywood.
The current owner (20 years) has a mechanical bent. He was working on the engine when I showed up. Put in a new distr and she purred like the big block she is. Exhaust sounded solid. Air bags are in very good shape. As it was on blocks, keeping the wheels off the ground, I did not see it move, but that should not be a problem.
The Onan looked very clean. Owner has used it as a back-up generator during storms.
The only downside. It needs new tires, like right now. Has 16.5" wheels, so there is a major concern about buying 16.5" tires, or buying 16" wheels and 16" tires. I would hope that the tires would make it to the nearest tire shop capable of doing the work, and not much further.
Front windshields did not appear to be fogged, but they really were dusty.
overhead A/C's both work, but the interior plastic is very yellow, and you would want to replace those parts.
I think that the price is very fair ($5K), and for another $3K, you would have a running safe coach. I took a few photos, but the Craig's list ad had a good collection of them. I cannot own 2.
Tom, MS II

> On May 27, 2015, at 11:35 AM, Dominik Hertle wrote:
>
> Very interesting that this tire situation always comes up.
> Some of you might remember that I was following a GMC Motorhome in England, and while doing my research, I found out that in England tires to suit the
> 16.5 inch rims are still available.
> They are made by Cooper Tires which is an American Brand that just recently swallowed Avon Tyres - The standard tire brand for Rolls Royce and Bentley
> for generations.
> I don't think these 16.5 inch tires are available outside of England, since I've heard of people having issues finding 16.5 inch tires in Germany.
> Hard to believe they're hard to come by in the U.S.

One of the major reasons that they are difficult to get in the ISA was because when 16 inch started to be used in place of 16-1/2 inch there were several deaths in tire shops from workers putting 16" on 16-1/2" rims.

Another reason was due to UPS using the majority of the 16-1/2" tires being produced on their brown delivery trucks. When UPS replaced those trucks with ones using 16" rims most major tire manufacturers stopped producing 16-1/2" tires as their major customer disappeared.

Prices went up and availability went down.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
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This GMC was sold to it's new owner, Chris. It will remain in the Mobile, Al area. Another member for the Panhandle and Lower Alabama GMC work group.
Data will be passed to John as soon as I have it in one place.
Young, talented enthusiastic guy.
Tom, MS II