Dude bought the car we drew as children 🤣

Mav is officially the Jay Leno of recreational vehicles

The most attractive thing about you is definitely not the new purchase 😂 but your ability of handling all situations- you’re problem solving and accepting all defeats like a champ 😎

This channel went from fishing to cooking to making horrible purchase decisions. I can't stop watching.

You have inspired me to go cross country in the U.K , I’ve been living in my van for 7 weeks now and it’s been the 7 best weeks of my life , Saving so much on rent and im able to go to all the places I’ve always wanted to. Gets a bit lonely but I’ve met lots of interesting people on my journey so far. Thank you Mav for showing me it’s possible to live my best life whilst also living entirely out of a vehicle. You the man!!

Auto-Zone letting you borrow tools blew my mind. I really wish I didn't live 30 minutes outside of chicago where about half of all people would steal those tools without a second thought.

when the car dealer says good luck before you leave... its usually not a good thing

Not sure how I got to your channel but I must say that after watching this video I am so “happy” that I did. And myself being 78 it doesn’t take much to make myself “happy” or entertained but I love interesting channels something yours seems to be. Thanks and New Years to all

Couldn't help but LOL when you said it's now yours 🤣. "What could possibly go wrong"

18:48 Mav missing ALL the clues 😆

Happy Belated Birthday. Nice birthday gift you got yourself. Love the trailer.

this rig is fantastic!! a little research on toronados will impress you, they were considered the gentlemans muscle car. that 455 cid motor is a torque monster, and close to 400 hp.. that setup is famous in the airstream, and olds enthusiast circles. with a lil tweaking it could be your favorite vehicle, and a stand out at any vintage camper, airstream, and hot rod/ muscle car event!! plz treat her kindly!! great vid!

This thing is crazy looking, but cool looking to. I know you made it home safe seeing how you posted this video. Can’t wait to see it on an official “MAV” Adventure. Keep on Truckin’

Did more than my fair share of adventuring in my youth but not quite the kind you do. At my age now I just love living vicariously through your adventures. Hope you can keep this channel going for as long as you feel like filming your travels and unique vehicles.

Mav, you absolute legend. As a fellow Chevy Spark owner, you can't imagine how excited I would be to see you get a Spark and make it into a camper!!!

I love that you adopt and restore these quirky old RVs. Love, love love!!! Happy Birthday 🎉 Can’t wait to see the restoration!

I have had a photo of this RV on my screen saver for several years now. Thanks to you I can finally see the inside and even ride along. Thanks for posting this video.

Well Mav, congratulations and good luck on your new vehicle. Stands out a little bit, for sure, looks like you got some work ahead of you. But not too shabby. I wouldn't have done it myself. I think there are better choices for something like this, certainly. And I would wonder if it would meet all your needs on a cross country trip. I don't know it's not me, I'd rather have something modern, or not do it. Because I think you're going to spend more money then it's worth, unless you're a mechanic and like doing your own work. We'll see, because you will be making videos on your project. Again, not too shabby to start. Good luck to you and You have a great attitude for the outdoors.

Mav, sometimes I forget that you're one of my favorite fishing pros. Keep an eye on those CV joints and you'll be fine. Seeing your new rig made my day.

Mav is the real deal. No matter what disaster happens he literally just keeps on truckin

Dear Mav's Mom: you did such a good job with this guy. Such a good human. Congrats.

There is an Airstream camper celebration that goes on in Jackson Center, Ohio where these were originally made every year. Attend the show, it is a must with a vehicle like this.

It's the apple behind the brake pedal that does it for me. I also laughed my ass off at 13:06 when he is trying to fix the throttle but it sticks when he started it and the thing just revved to the moon 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hats off to you for being a young successful guy who is obviously not scared to take chances and live life. I am 51 and a complete opposite. I have always been nervous about doing things and taking chances in my life, but your and fishn more videos do bring a smile to my face. Good job!

So for those that do not know this is actually a legendary vehicle throughout the airstream community. It’s been in a lot of magazines google articles shit if you type in airstream car on Google it’s one of the first images to come up. Congratulations Marv. Hope you enjoy it and hope you make some awesome videos with it.

Haha, that's so rad! Merry Christmas, Mav...look forward to seeing what you do with this one of a kind rig.

Epic rig!Once the drivetrain problem,throttle linkage and gas pedal is fixed should be good for 75+.Keep at it Mav.

This is an oddly obscure yet famous camper for sure. Been featured in magazines and the subject of quite a few interviews over the years. What a gem of a vehicle too. Good luck as the next steward of this beast.

Love the adventure Mav! Your patience and chill attitude in the thick of a cluster is admirable!! I could learn a thing or two form you. Thanks for the lesson friend!

What a small, strange world. I used to drive by the old market in Union, MI where he had it sitting all summer. Even stopped to check it out and take pictures one time. I'm blown away that of all people in the world it was YOU that ended up buying this. Absolutely frickin amazing dude. Can't wait to wait the future awaits for it!

Crazy to think that back in the day, Wendell Atkins, who was a journeyman tool maker for GM at the Grand Blanc stamping plant back in the 60s made this monster. Globetrotter + an Oldsmobile. Crazy. He didn’t even end up finishing this project until about 1982. Molded the two 54 pickup windshields, through a thin rubber slab and some aluminum and called it good! It sounds like Tim Atkins, son of whom built the “Aironado” use to whip this thing around when it was in more of a go-cart status. Before it was built they had just a few feet of wood slab, the front end, and the dash. Half a car meeting 455. Sheesh but get this. The actual engine in that Oldsmobile was bought for cheap, it has fire damage. Everything was rewired, in which Tim specified the vacuum hoses frustrated Wendell the most. Wendell also went on to make a hydraulic hand pump that made wheels on a boat act like airplane landing gear. The arms would go up for transportation, down in the water. Crazy stuff !

My kindergarten drawing of a car came to reality 😏 😆 🤣 😂 love it! And I will keep on streaming!

Congrats on the new vehicle, @Mav! This is quite a collection you're building (investing in). Curious about more long-trip content (presumably next summer) but would love to see you explore places like Europe and Asia too. Would be incredible adventures. I have a friend who circumnavigated the globe in a London Black Cab. Wild story. Would love to see something like this from you! ❤️

Love watching your videos Mav and think you are seriously the best most genuine soul! Thankful for what you do and being you! Wishing you a very happy birthday and all the best in the new year! :)

Keep on dreamin' and streamin', Mav. If anyone can get that thing back in shape you certainly can! MavNado 69!!

i’ve always admired mavs optimism and positivity no matter what situation he is put into. i aspire to be more like that.

I love the Duluth Airport. It's so quiet and easy. Miss that place, need to go back and visit soon. That's a ridiculous contraption but I hope it gives you joy

Thanks for sharing the adventure. Happy Holidays and hope your new vehicle is easily fixable and on the road soon!! Mavnado has a ring to it!

At least you have an apartment to hang out in while you wait for help. The camper looks crazy on the outside. That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.

I'm sure that the car's best days are ahead of her with you as the owner. Happy birthday man! Enjoying the videos

That's a 1970 Olds Toronado! Had one of those in 1978. As far as hauling that Airstream, no problem. The power in those 455's is freaking amazing! Great camper by the way, looks futuristic! Happy camping! :)

I love seeing the Duluth Airport! I look forward to seeing what you end up doing with this vehicle.

I did this same sort of thing with a 27 foot motorhome. I drove it from MI to Colorado at 15 below zero. I found out that the heater didn't work and there was cold air coming from under the dash. In fact, almost nothing worked. The RV furnace kept the rig at about 40 degrees while I was driving. I also found out that truckers hated motorhomes taking up a spot at the rest-areas. Someone slashed my spare tire overnight.

Interesting RV. The Olds Toronado motor FWD drivetrain was actually used in the GMC motorhomes they built in the 70's.

I love how calm you remain during this whole adventure! And I hope the owner gave you a really good deal on this Frankencreation!

i hope everything is okay Mav! waiting for some good news on that new camper! happy new years!!!

Cheverlot Sparks, are reliable. I part-time car camped in mine without issues in all kinds of weather. Fair play for getting another camper. Hope the problems are fixed soon. 🇬🇧 part-time female car camper

I have to admit I’m not a big car person and hate the maintenance of my own but you always make it so interesting to learn more. Such a crazy experience! Happy birthday and happy holidays! 😊

Happy Birthday & Merry Christmas from Texas! Within the past 3 years my best friend in Michigan has sent me 2 cell phone photos of THIS airstream. Me being an Airstream owners she’d think of me & show me. First was a video of it driving down a busy road near South Bend, Indiana. The other is it parked out in the country and with a for sale sign. Toro airstream! Can’t wait to tell my friend about seeing it sold and to you. Your personality cracks me up and you have a great disposition. Good luck & have some fun!

Great find!! The 69 Toronado was still a very heavy car, but the 455 had the torque to haul it along! After all this time, I would be surprised if the distributor mechanical advance, and vacuum advance are still functioning correctly. This will result in sluggish performance, poor fuel economy and overheating. Also, that distributor has points and a condenser inside which need to be adjusted every 6,000 miles and replaced every 12,000, along with setting/checking the dwell to 30° or gap to 0.016" and timing. The timing varies widely between the various 455 Olds engine configurations. Have a mechanic check this stuff before heading further. If your engine is one of the higher compression models, you will need to use higher octane fuel, or the engine will rapidly become severely damaged due to detonation. Fuel is a problem, because most fuel nowadays has ethanol added, and MTBE. These chemicals are hell on old rubber hoses and old carburator parts of rubber or plastic or soldered brass, and will eat them up in short order. Have someone replace all rubber tubing in your gas system. The heads are another issue, usually you'd need to do a valve job every 40,000 miles, as in 1969, they didn't have Stellite valves and didn't use hardened valve seats. That changed in 1974 when they had to change to lead-free gas. If you do a valve job on your engine, take the heads to a good shop that does racing engines. Have them flatten the heads, put in valve seats, knurl and ream the guides, and swap in stellite valves. Not real cheap, but you'll not have to pull them again. I highly recommend using Valvoline or full synthetic oil in the engine, and change oil & filter every 4,000 miles. Use Purolator, Wix or K&N filters. Oil and filters are cheap, engines are expensive and inconvenient. At around 100,000 the timing chain and sprocket will be worn enough to suddenly give you big problems, like the engine stops running suddenly while the camshaft goes out of time and bends all the intake valves. So, replace the timing chain, camshaft sprocket and crankshaft sprocket before you spend lots more money replacing lots of valves. I suggest replacing your old alternator with a new GM 140A alternator; it will charge your batteries much faster and will be more reliable. Best of luck with this, man -- what a fun project!

What an adventure! Journey for this one has just begun. Cant wait for overnight trip back home with this chrome blast from the past. I am feelin its gonna fantastic a camper.

I started following the kid living in the back of his truck who shared his lunch with a homeless person. I’m glad you made it bro, but it’s time to keep on truckin. ✌🏾

Definitely an axle. Those Tornado chassis are bulletproof. After this repair and a good once over that will be a very reliable rig! Happy Birthday!

Like another commenter mentioned, Mav's getting himself a Jay Leno type garage, but with campers and RUV's (Recreational Utility Vehicles). Note Dame's called the Fighting Irish. They have a little Leprechaun dude for a mascot. One thing that's extremely frustrating whenever you purchase a new "used" car or a car/truck/camper creation is when you have a bunch of little issues go out at once. Or worse than that, is when the minor glitches become MAJOR issues and things go from bad to OMG! In minutes! The radio 📻 issue can easily be remedied with your own "home entertainment" package plans for later. The air issue isn't fun at all especially in the winter. Hypothetically IF your truck/car Frankencamper loses any heat? That could be a really crappy ride home. Especially if the interior windows freeze up. This machine does have some really nice features and the potential to make it into a really wild Frankencamper is something that could tempt anyone to make a similar beast! Congratulations on your newest Toy! Merry Christmas and Have a Wonderful and safe NEW YEARS!

I work in Elkhart indiana and drive through Union Michigan on my way home. My employer is located just down the road from where that car sat for years. It sat in union for sale at the market for a while also. But my memory of that car goes back well over 25+ years of seeing with my father in a buddies shop! Neat to see video of it!

7:45 No one is serious about old school camping like Mav! Risks make great vlogging content.

I love how he just rolls with the punches. Money helps but still a lot of people wouldn’t do what he did.

The Olds Toronado power train was the basis for the still popular 1973-78 GMC Motorhomes. Lots of information and support out there for the Olds 455. I bet yours even has the switch-pitch transmission which give you a 6-speed automatic. You just have to find a mechanic who knows their way around a 455 and it's front wheel drive transmission setup

Mav fumbled the baddie at 18:51

“Idk man there is just a lot more wrong with it than I thought.” Approximately 1 second later “Ok thanks for doing business with you. Well guys it’s officially mine” 😂

Your living alot of guys dreams Mav. I even kinda live it thru your videos. You've got alot of people who admire you living on your terms and not doing the conventional thing. Keep the videos coming bro

More Mav content!!!! Let’s gooo! Happy Birthday to you, Mav, and you’re amazing. Hope it’s a minor fix and back in your hands!

19:12 🤣 mav in a spark listening to 50. good one bro

Yooo this is awesome!! Can’t wait to see the restoration

Mav looking like a teenage chick driving her car home at 19:15

Dear Mav, your channel is my cozy spot on the internet, somewhere I go when I am not feeling well, or just want to get some positive vibes before sleeping. Thank you for existing man ❤

That's a cool rig, the Toronado (Oldsmobubble) was the sister to the El Dorado. It should have a 455CID big block in it. Get the best you can for CV axle, that beast should be a torque monster. Have them check the rubber boot for the other side, if it's torn, moisture probably got in. You'll hear a clicking noise when turning if they're on their way out. IF it has the OEM tank, should be about a 24 gals. tank, probably looking at 10mpg or less with all the added weight of the Airstream added on. But, those engines make loads of power.

This video was so chaotic and made me so anxious lol 😂😂

This felt like Mavs version of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles to make it back for Christmas.

Wow, what a cool camper! Happy birthday, Mav!

I would pimp out the interior to modern spec. With enough time and creativity, you could make it so luxurious on the inside.

Great video once again! I am a fan of your work and have been for some time. As this year is coming to a close, I just wanted to say thanks for inspiring me throughout 2022. I am grateful for your content.

I saved watching this till I actually reached Florida this morning. I love it!

The uniqueness in Mav’s blood really shines through his cooking and vehicle choices

Interesting rig Mister....check the final drive bolts that hold the differential to that 425R transmission. They are known to loosen over time and cause enough gap that the splines disengage from the final drive....similar effect to a stripped out CV axle.

Rule 1; if fuel gauge doesn't work fill the tank before you leave. Note the odometer reading drive three hours or approximately 150 miles. Fuel it again and compute the mileage. Rule 2; find a flexible stick and slide it down filler neck and mark the level before refueling and then when full. Now knowing the level before and after fueling you can estimate the percentage of fuel in the tank used out of the tank before fueling. Now you will know how full the tank was when you started. Rule 3; calculate the tank capacity by using the gallons it took to fill it and the rough percentage that it was. Rule 4; figure, based off of the miles per gallon you used, and your estimated tank capacity you will know roughly your maximum miles between fill ups. Just remember to give yourself at least fifty miles worth of fuel in the tank before refueling. Mav, why didn't you figure it was a two day trip? Fly down one day, see the RV, make the deal. Find a mechanic shop that can get it in and do a mechanical inspection on it that afternoon or the next day while you catch an Uber to a motel and campout there overnight. Then figure based on the inspection you can either take off, stay another night in the motel or find a rental to drive home. I know, hindsight is always 20/20, and age brings "wisdom".

New Adventures in the New Year. Looking forward. Merry Christmas and safe travels to all. You know what they say, Keep on Truckin!

MAV you need to donate that thing to the RV museum and be done with it.

Dude that's so cool looking forward to seeing what happens next regarding repair

If you want to camperize a sub-compact look into the honda fit, area behind the front seats is huge, even with the back seats just folded up and the hatch "gate" is super low

i'd seriously have had a panic attack if my drive was this hectic. but props to you Mav that you "keep on trucking" despite the odds you face.

Didn’t you just buy a diesel truck that could have easily towed this home lol 😂 merry Christmas Mav it’s been fun watching you adventure and being awareness to mental health while being a awesome person along the way!

Very cool Mav..BUT....we need a video tour of your new truck!! What engine did you get and most important, what kind of a rear-end does he have?! What are you thinking for the truck bed? camper-shell and total build out?

I loved seeing that piece of art in my neighborhood. You bought it about 5 miles away from my house. I built the Entegra motorcoach that was sitting inside the shop where you bought the Aironado. It's a piece of automotive and RV history. Please take care of her.

I love how positive you are all the time !

that sounded exactly like the broken CV joint in my old Pontiac, so hopefully that is all that's wrong. that much weight on a front wheel drive like that may prove to be a recurring problem unless you can find a heavy duty setup. Looks to be a fun project and I look forward to the seeing videos you make with it.

Man, I’ve been an Oldsmobile fan for a long time and I’ve seen pictures of this thing on the Internet and always wished I could buy it. Too bad I don’t know you because I’m not far from Rockford where you broke down. I might’ve been able to at least help get the gas pedal fixed. I have a 69 Toronado myself! They’re great cars. Hopefully the repair to get you back on the road isn’t too terrible. Good luck bud. Great channel!

That's a neat camper and it came with a bonus Goofy! I can't wait to see what you do with this.

To rough calculate capacity of any tank in gallons measure it's (average) length, heighth and width IN INCHES. Multiply the three numbers together, take the total and divide by 231. The result is the tank capacity in US gallons. Keep in mind you should never fill any gasoline container completely full and also that the fuel pump pickup can't get the last little bit out of a tank. Always a good idea to drive as if the engine may quit at any time + carry couple jerry cans of fuel, too.

I love how you took every set back in stride and with a great attitude!! Cheers!

Actually LAUGHING OUT LOUD at the end rn in the lil chevy, killed me Mav. Love seeing ur adventures, so much its inspired me to take the leap myself. "What could go wrong" and thats when I knew... hahaha. Happy Birthday Mav!

I love the direction you’re taking this channel and I see nothing but crazy success ahead! Stay motivated my man cause we all love these.

Killer rig ! Good looking metal work where the car meets the trailer. Looks very professional.

Happy New Year Mav!!!

i saw the thumbnail and couldn’t stop laughing, keep makin gold mav

Happy birthday Mav! And merry Christmas to anyone who sees this!

Looks like some Gru and his minions would be driving 🤣 love it

I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing your journey home.

Ah yes a unique vehicle added to the fleet, you should definitely have a newer engine dropped in there

I have been buying hoopdees and clunkers for 55 years and I commend you for trying to get this oldie home. I have had 116 cars and trucks which all made it home except a VW Bug which caught fire and burned up.