Make them an offer. They will deal with just a tow bill.Very cool! There's a gutted one for sale near me for dirt cheap. If it wasn't for the tow bill I'd consider it.
Make them an offer. They will deal with just a tow bill.Very cool! There's a gutted one for sale near me for dirt cheap. If it wasn't for the tow bill I'd consider it.
Tow bill on one of these is pretty spendy. Requires a rig with a low boy flatbed...Make them an offer. They will deal with just a tow bill.
Tow bill on one of these is pretty spendy. Requires a rig with a low boy flatbed...
Awesome link. Thanks, Mike! Not sure if I've ever seen one before, though I may have, while mistaking it for the Royale.Not super familiar with it, other than knowing it existed. The other "cousin" to the GMC is a Revcon. They made them for a while, sharing the same drivetrain layout, but when GM discontinued the 455/Hydromatic 425, they switched in a Chevy 454 and "regular" transmission and utilized some sort of transfer case to get power back to the front wheels.
https://tincantourists.com/wiki/revcon/
Looks like it went through a solid F3...One of the more popular posts on the GMC fan pages on facebook are when someone notices one of these classics in a movie. Some of you might remember the movie twister...The university storm chaser team, lead by Cary Elwes, drove one. Here is one scene...
I saw this posted the other day. Yes, you can buy a movie vehicle. The GMC from Twister is for sale...its a little beat up though.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2907391559494193/
Kinda cool...
They made the GMC is 26 and 23 foot lengths. Mine is 26. I should be able to flat tow my jeep. I want to make sure its fully sorted out, mechanically, before I do that though. It needs to have the brakes serviced (fluids anyway) and my steering is less than confidence inspiring. The other mitigating factor is that they have a published 1000 lb tow rating...but I know of quite a few people flat towing vehicles. Its very little tongue weight and has its own brakes, so its just making sure the engine has enough grunt and cooling capacity to handle it.Very cool Mike! Picked up a project of my own, but no where near as cool as yours. What length is it? Can you flat tow the jeep?
Thanks for clearing that up.Mid 77 they switched, due to emissions pressure. I'd be interested in a "free" 455!
The rule of thumb is about 30-40 thousand for a reliable, all things functional, coach. So... If you buy one cheap, 10,000, you'll have about 25,000 or so into it to make it "nice.". That is doing most, if not all, the work yourself. If you have to use a mechanic, you can double or even triple that number.I'm curious, very ballpark, what do these go for in good running order and shape?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3419331068155947/
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1973 26' GMC Motorhome, 455 Olds, Auto trans, 45k on drive train, about 123K on coach, running, but has been sitting in pole barn for years now. (Not currently registered (last 2004) or insured) Needs new fridge, upholstery and flooring updated, 4K Onan generator tune up, and engine air re-installed. Tires are OK but old. If you have to hire all your work out, this could get pricey, for those that can do most of it themselves, another 5-10K would make it really nice. Don't need cars, might trade toward good backhoe, dozer, farm tractor with bucket loader. Not a bank so needs paid for before driving/towing away (best to put on low approach angle truck trailer for a long trip till its been driven a bit locally). $8500 OBO
There is another one up in the PNW for sale also. It's green and their asking $15K for it.
No to derail his thread but FUCK NO...... I had a motorhome becasue the wife wanted more room. That POS was in the shop every winter and cost me $6K or more each time. I'll stick to my Ram pickup. And another redneck toyhauler behind it.Do it Wildman!!!!!! That would be a sick tow rig.
No to derail his thread but FUCK NO...... I had a motorhome becasue the wife wanted more room. That POS was in the shop every winter and cost me $6K or more each time. I'll stick to my Ram pickup. And another redneck toyhauler behind it.
They are KEWL motorhomes but nope not for me. Plus I wouldn't ever have a gas pot in a MH I was going to tow with. You don't want to know the number of engines I replaced when I worked at the RV dealer.
33' Beaver is what I owned before.
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I haven’t owned one but your experience reflects people I know that do. Especially the diesel pushers. They are a better chassis but so complicated and RV stuff is well, junk for the most part. Having built them n my younger years to owning them all except a MH till last year.
But I’ll own another for retirement, 3 slide slide host on a F450 to tow my junk around...