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Bill,
Excellent, realistic assessment of the market for GMCMhs... 'Same for many
other "special interest" vehicles.
My observation is that many prospective buyers will seek out "top tier"
vehicles but they aren't willing to pay the owner's cost of putting them
into "top tier" condition. If I were seeking to buy a GMCMh, I would do just
that (and did that when buying our Royale in early'90s). My philosophy is
that buyers/owners of special interest vehicles, including GMCMhs, should
buy/renovate the vehicle for their enjoyment with little concern for future
market worth. 'Just my opinion...
Fred Hudspeth
'78 Royale - Tyler, TX
'82 Airstream Excella 28'Motorhome, Anchorage, AK
From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Bill Bryant
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2009 5:49 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] Promoting the GMC
If I may butt in here for another opinion no one asked for :)
Question- what are we really trying to do here, get the attention of
potential GMC MH owners, or supply really nice pictures of GMCs on a
calendar (not disputing pretty GMCs on a calendar are nice....but to what
purpose).
Focus - Lets be careful to focus on the interests of potential owners (which
may or may not necessarily reflect our own interests).
Who are they - many years of contacts with GMC wantabees tells me that most
are "car guys & gals" like to travel, like classic looks & unique mechanical
vehicles.
Where do you find these people - car shows, cruise ins, RV events.
What have I participated in this year - Vintage RV gathering at Saratoga
Springs, NY, cruise ins, Antique auto flea market/car show (Hershey).
What do I do to interest lookers - Always open house, post general GMC
info on coach (some people don't want to ask) GMCers.org brochures, provide
links for information, provide more information and answer more questions
than you could ever imagine.
At the AACA Hershey car show/flea market there were between 20 & 30 GMCs
there. Some were doggy flea market vending units, some were very nice
coaches. With 9,000 flea market spots vending car stuff & 1,000 show cars &
another 1,000 Antique/Classic cars for sale here is exposure that couldn't
be better. I know I had many contacts, even many of those that passed by
without stopping, you could see the admiration for the GMC as they carefully
looked it over in passing.
Now the part that I or no one likes to hear.
We have been extremely fortunate that the survivorship of these great GMC
Motorhomes has been so high.
There is however I believe a down side. With the aging of vehicles and
ownership we now have a surplus of vehicles when compared to future
ownership. Suvivorship has now created a supply that has exceeded and will
continue to exceed market demand. We may minimized this with an effort to
find new owners, but being realistic, there are just too many GMCs out
there. For the poorer examples I believe that means many will be used as
parts (good as parts supply, sad to see the thinning of complete coaches).
The nice ones will survive and become even more desireable , many of the the
poorer ones will become parts.
Just my opinion.
--
Bill Bryant
1976~PB
1914 Ford
1965 Corvette
GMC MH History CD
GMC Showroom Films DVD
http://bdub.net/billbryant/
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