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| Re: [GMCnet] GM's inspiration for the GMC? [message #97946 is a reply to message #97920] |
Tue, 31 August 2010 13:31   |
ldone
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I find any conversation along these lines to be very informative and interesting....the new gmc owners, I am thinking, might also like to know about the mh origins.
It is too hot outside to work on the coach.....learning more about it is the next best thing.
76PB
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| Re: [GMCnet] GM's inspiration for the GMC? [message #98135 is a reply to message #97920] |
Wed, 01 September 2010 21:32 |
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USAussie
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Dave,
I agree 101%!
I'll bet too that when the GMC designers first saw the Revcon they said
"well whatever we build it won't be hard to make it better looking than that
butt ugly thing!"
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie
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From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of dave silva
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:16 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GM's inspiration for the GMC?
Of course, this is all good clean fun and I hope no one takes it too
seriously but.....
John Hall (Stepson of Wally Byam, founder of Airstream) started the company
around 1969. He began with a freight car load of Toronado half frames. My
intake cover has a Toro logo.
The first Revcon rolled out in 71. That's why my flatnose Revcon looks so
OLD. The design was dated by the time the first one was built.
Around 1970 GM required Revcon to conduct tests to determmine if the Toro
drive train was adequate for the coach.
So it seems reasonble that the Revcon, in addition to the Cortez, influenced
GM's decision to move forward
Of course the militant Revcon folks take this all very seriously. But i
want to get along with you guys.
:d
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] GM's inspiration for the GMC? [message #98138 is a reply to message #98135] |
Wed, 01 September 2010 22:00 |
Bob de Kruyff
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""So it seems reasonble that the Revcon, in addition to the Cortez, influenced
GM's decision to move forward
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Keep in mind that the GMC was as much about how to do it as it was about what to do. Many of the technologies were "prototyped" in a production environment to see if they would work for mainstream products. Adhesives, extrusions, aluminum, Smc, fiberglass, etc. I had the pleasure of working for Alex after the GMC and also had many private meetings with him on future technologies and the whole concept of benchmarking. The GMC has a lot of depth to it way beyond the vehicle itself!
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] GM's inspiration for the GMC? [message #98167 is a reply to message #98135] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 06:05 |
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| Robert Mueller wrote on Wed, 01 September 2010 21:32 |
Dave,
I agree 101%!
I'll bet too that when the GMC designers first saw the Revcon they said
"well whatever we build it won't be hard to make it better looking than that
butt ugly thing!"
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eye of the beholder..... 
For a while last year i had the GMC intact in the yard next to the revcon and I showed people both coaches.
"So which one are you keeping and which one are you parting out?"
"but this one looks so much 'newer', it's a shame you can't fix it"
I was pretty glad when the first major parts were removed from the GMC so i could stop having that conversation.
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| Re: [GMCnet] GM's inspiration for the GMC? [message #98195 is a reply to message #98135] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 09:23 |
Gary Cottingame
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Way to go Rob !
Gary
TZE21
73 26 CL
Denison, Tx
--- On Wed, 9/1/10, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> From: Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GM's inspiration for the GMC?
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 9:32 PM
> Dave,
>
> I agree 101%!
>
> I'll bet too that when the GMC designers first saw the
> Revcon they said
> "well whatever we build it won't be hard to make it better
> looking than that
> butt ugly thing!"
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
> USAussie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
> [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org]
> On Behalf Of dave silva
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:16 AM
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GM's inspiration for the GMC?
>
>
>
> Of course, this is all good clean fun and I hope no one
> takes it too
> seriously but.....
>
> John Hall (Stepson of Wally Byam, founder of Airstream)
> started the company
> around 1969. He began with a freight car load of
> Toronado half frames. My
> intake cover has a Toro logo.
>
> The first Revcon rolled out in 71. That's
> why my flatnose Revcon looks so
> OLD. The design was dated by the time the first one was
> built.
>
> Around 1970 GM required Revcon to conduct tests to
> determmine if the Toro
> drive train was adequate for the coach.
>
> So it seems reasonble that the Revcon, in addition to the
> Cortez, influenced
> GM's decision to move forward
>
> Of course the militant Revcon folks take this all very
> seriously. But i
> want to get along with you guys.
>
> :d
>
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