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It's official [message #123858]

Fri, 29 April 2011 19:08

gordh1

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Well, today was a fine day of adventure as (take this down David) TZE064V1000890 which is that super rough looking 74 Canyon Land out of Maryland is now a Canadian.

First thanks go to this forum and sister websites for the incredible knowledge and information which sparked my interest. I'm 'a man with a plan' so odds are I may tick off some purists with my intended project, but I bet some will find it amusing to say the least.

I bought this one without more than many calls and emails to the seller (Thanks Bud!) who was 110% accurate with the faults and flaws and the good points of the coach. I wanted something which was solid, inexpensive, but rough enough to not feel guilt for *ahem* personalizing. I did receive a fine first hand report of it’s condition from a member here (Thanks Tim!) after the fact, which confirmed all which I had been told by the seller.

Transport on the US side was handled by:
WILLIAM (Bill) M HAZZARD
W M HAZZARD CARTAGE
577 A STREET
King Of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 610-322-8309
enginebill[ AT ]comcast.net

Thanks Bill! The price was fantastic and the service…fantastic too. It was the deciding factor as to whether or not this buy made any sense at all. I've asked Bill to let me know his range of coverage (not in to Canada sadly), but he now has GMC experience so depending how far he travels, I could only say good things if you happen to fall within his circle.

The Canadian side was handled by UniPro (Dorval, Quebec) with a Landoll due to height restrictions (and our deplorable highways) - 5 stars again and we had a riot and a really enjoyable day. The driver I was with (Serge) mentioned he's gone as far as Virginia to pick up SOBs and he said they go pretty much anywhere. Pricing is umm… painful, but that comes with the fact it's a biggggg shiny rig, yet able to float over roads unfit for most vehicles today. Professionalism does have a price, so it was worth it without a question.

David Greenberg - I forgot to get you another TZE but where we parked to join the two trailers (which by the way, were within an inch of each other in height - simple roll from one to another) in Champlain, NY, a most lively fellow came running out to look, then "come see, come see" and he had a sparking Eleganza with a pretty spiffy interior, parked just behind a building. Quebec, Canada registration but he said he was from Atlantic City or thereabouts. He's supposed to contact me and I'll get his coordinates to you to verify your registry records.

Then to top that off, a fellow GMCer from right here (I'm so sorry, I've already forgotten your name - one of those days), but from Montreal and with a Transmode, taps me on the shoulder to say hi as we wait in the line for customs registration. Awesome – with one of these “oddities”, it’s such a small world.

So that's about it for now - "Scruffy" or I'm seriously considering "Titanic" Laughing

has a thousand feet to go before it's next to my garage (no way to get a Landoll in here so my neighbour's farm is warehousing it for the night), and after that the fun shall begin.

Start your wants and wishes lists at any point as most of the pretty darn nice Canyon Land interior is going to go, along with the "starts and runs and shifts gears" 455 Olds and the TH425 transmission.

Gord Smile

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		It's official By: gordh1 on Fri, 29 April 2011 19:08
		Re: It's official By: mike miller on Fri, 29 April 2011 19:23
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Fri, 29 April 2011 20:12
		Re: It's official By: mike miller on Fri, 29 April 2011 20:25
		Re: It's official By: gmchunter on Fri, 29 April 2011 21:57
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Fri, 29 April 2011 22:44
		Re: It's official By: Hardie Johnson on Fri, 29 April 2011 22:03
		Re: [GMCnet] It's official By: Robin Hood on Fri, 29 April 2011 22:07
		Re: [GMCnet] It's official By: Hardie Johnson on Sun, 01 May 2011 00:05
		Re: [GMCnet] It's official By: gordh1 on Sun, 01 May 2011 08:12
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Fri, 29 April 2011 23:32
		Re: It's official By: cbwoodsr on Sat, 30 April 2011 07:43
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Sat, 30 April 2011 08:39
		Re: It's official By: Dennis S on Sat, 30 April 2011 20:35
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Sat, 30 April 2011 21:31
		Re: It's official By: Dennis S on Sat, 30 April 2011 21:50
		Re: It's official By: Peg on Sun, 01 May 2011 00:29
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Sun, 01 May 2011 08:08
		Re: It's official By: tphipps on Sun, 01 May 2011 17:25
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Sun, 01 May 2011 18:15
		Re: It's official By: bernie on Fri, 29 April 2011 21:45
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Fri, 29 April 2011 22:20
		Re: [GMCnet] It's official By: timdehaan on Fri, 29 April 2011 22:24
		Re: [GMCnet] It's official By: gordh1 on Fri, 29 April 2011 22:48
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Sat, 30 April 2011 19:56
		Re: It's official By: jhb1 on Sat, 30 April 2011 20:07
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Sat, 30 April 2011 21:12
		Re: It's official By: mike miller on Sat, 30 April 2011 23:38
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Sun, 01 May 2011 07:59
		Re: [GMCnet] It's official By: USAussie on Sun, 01 May 2011 07:10
		Re: It's official By: jhb1 on Sun, 01 May 2011 08:19
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Sun, 01 May 2011 18:13
		Re: It's official By: Dennis S on Sun, 01 May 2011 19:57
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Sun, 01 May 2011 20:29
		Re: It's official By: jhb1 on Sun, 01 May 2011 20:28
		Re: [GMCnet] It's official By: Tangerine on Mon, 02 May 2011 09:17
		Re: [GMCnet] It's official By: gordh1 on Mon, 02 May 2011 16:47
		Re: It's official By: Peg on Mon, 02 May 2011 09:31
		Re: It's official By: gordh1 on Mon, 02 May 2011 17:05

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