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mad_machine (Forum Supporter)
mad_machine (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
10/3/20 12:45 p.m.

nice older restoration in need another.

 

https://silodrome.com/western-clipper-motorhome-brooks-stevens/

John Welsh (Moderate Supporter)
John Welsh (Moderate Supporter) Mod Squad
10/3/20 12:59 p.m.

Really? This is my answer of most beautiful of 20th century. 

 

The white really accentuates the egg shape on the other.

 

Woody (Fautor Forum)
Woody (Fautor Forum) MegaDork
10/3/20 1:02 p.m.

In reply to John Welsh (Moderate Supporter) :

Woody (Fautor Forum)
Woody (Fautor Forum) MegaDork
10/3/20 1:06 p.m.

Hard to beat the green and cream though...

Jay_W
Jay_W SuperDork
10/3/20 3:16 p.m.

I might be biased and all but these I think look awesome. 

SVreX (Forum Supporter)
SVreX (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
10/3/20 3:30 p.m.

I am a MUCH bigger fan of the Western Clipper.

The art deco lines of it are fabulous!

buzzboy
buzzboy Dork
10/3/20 3:36 p.m.

In reply to Jay_W :

Somebody just drove down the road in one of those. I'd never seen one before.

SVreX (Forum Supporter)
SVreX (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
10/3/20 3:37 p.m.

 

Looks like it is already sold.  I would have made an offer.  I haz sad.

I would have done a full blown art deco interior in it and used it as a tiny house.

I'll bet a fully restored version would sell for 6 figures.

Cooter
Cooter UberDork
10/3/20 3:52 p.m.

I'm not sure how people can complain about the looks of the Crossfire, but like this. 

Cooter
Cooter UberDork
10/3/20 4:00 p.m.
John Welsh (Moderate Supporter) said:

Really? This is my answer of most beautiful of 20th century. 

 

That was my choice as soon as I read the thread title. 

 

Especially when you consider what the original interior looks like. 

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
10/3/20 4:19 p.m.

A friend of mine is shopping for one of the GMCs. He says it's so weird from an engineering standpoint that it's nearly French. We are also looking at electrifying it eventually. 

However, the Decoliner is the most beautiful Motorhome. 

SVreX (Forum Supporter)
SVreX (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
10/3/20 4:30 p.m.

In reply to Keith Tanner :

I'd forgotten about the Decoliner!  You're right!

(Although the Western Clipper shares some of its lines)

MotorsportsGordon
MotorsportsGordon HalfDork
10/3/20 4:52 p.m.

https://rvshare.com/blog/rare-motorhome/

http://www.motorhomefulltime.com/news/1970s-coca-cola-motorhome-reappears

a friend carl harr in these articles has 2 of the coca coolant gadabouts plus another 4 gmc motorhomes


bearmtnmartin
bearmtnmartin SuperDork
10/3/20 4:53 p.m.

 

Clearly you are all wrong.

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
10/3/20 5:09 p.m.
Bent-Valve (FS)
Bent-Valve (FS) Dork
10/3/20 5:36 p.m.

We are in the process of looking for an RV.

We just drove down and looked at this 1993 Fleetwood Pace Arrow. 8.3 Cummings with 6 spd Allison. 

 

 

We passed but I really like the style of it.

 

Edit. Before you ask it needs 6 tires (12 years old), brakes, pinion seal, wiring on the leveling system, interior ripped out and redone...

 

 

stanger_mussle (Forum Supporter)
stanger_mussle (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
10/3/20 7:52 p.m.

No love for the Winnebago Eagle 5?

 

How about the Vixen 21 TD?

A 401 CJ
A 401 CJ Dork
10/3/20 9:05 p.m.
bearmtnmartin said:

 

Clearly you are all wrong.

Plus, unlike the modern heaps that are about as flimsy as a cardboard box in the rain, those are built like tanks.  Where it needs a rivet it has three.

CJ (He's Just an FS)
CJ (He's Just an FS) HalfDork
10/4/20 12:37 a.m.

EM-50

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
10/4/20 7:06 a.m.

I second the Vixen (and not because I almost bought one).  6 cylinder BMW diesel, 5 speed stick BUT the best for me is it fits inside a normal garage.  Not so much the later models that had a lifted roof and a GM V-6 automatic that tended to over heat.

 

 

Later model:

yupididit
yupididit PowerDork
10/4/20 7:37 a.m.

In reply to Keith Tanner :

Lawd!

yupididit
yupididit PowerDork
10/4/20 7:38 a.m.
Bent-Valve (FS) said:

We are in the process of looking for an RV.

We just drove down and looked at this 1993 Fleetwood Pace Arrow. 8.3 Cummings with 6 spd Allison. 

 

 

We passed but I really like the style of it.

 

Edit. Before you ask it needs 6 tires (12 years old), brakes, pinion seal, wiring on the leveling system, interior ripped out and redone...

 

 

 

I'm looking for one of these. Especially because of the drivetrain. 

drsmooth
drsmooth HalfDork
10/4/20 10:13 a.m.
Cooter said:

I'm not sure how people can complain about the looks of the Crossfire, but like this. 

I don't like ether. Both IMO are hideous!

 

BoxheadTim (Forum Supporter)
BoxheadTim (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
10/4/20 10:50 a.m.

I like me some Vixen. One of these days...

I do like that Western Clipper, though.

grover
grover Dork
10/4/20 10:58 a.m.

There's a gmc motor home place in Ocala that I think restores and resells them. I've driven by several times and I really like them. 

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