While in Okeechobee, FL, we visited the Alex Sirum, GMC Motor Home facility.
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@mrpeel32394 жыл бұрын
Great to see specialists so passionate about their work.
@donmallette86026 жыл бұрын
There was another US company that built & sold motor homes from their Detroit plant. They started in 1963 to 1985. It was the Dodge Travco Motor Home.
@johnstrauss80616 жыл бұрын
Not the same thing, tho, since it was a Travco body on a Dodge chassis. If the entire thing was built by Dodge, then it would be comparable.
@bgd734 жыл бұрын
would not expect the facts. Thanks for sharing. I have found you can transaxle the cadillac FWD diesel, and the 6.5 to the old 455 transaxle in this motorhome. Amazing history. I personally like the winnebago on the truck frames...gm/ford/dodge motors .they are not bankrupt or whatever it is that guy said. you can even rebuild an old travco with dodge etc etc. if it has the big 3, you can keep it going with ingenuity and lots of new parts.
@Dadcam_Can5 жыл бұрын
I love this video. It is really nice to see people out there who are preserving and supporting a piece of automotive history for future generations. I also own a vintage RV; a 1984 Fleetwood Pace Arrow Eleganza, and I can appreciate the responsibilities which comes with owning and maintaining these classic machines. It is definitely not for everyone but for the people who do own them they are irreplaceable.
@jasoncarpp774210 ай бұрын
I agree. It's a shame that they were discontinued when they were.
@Dadcam_Can10 ай бұрын
@@jasoncarpp7742 I believe it all boiled down to GM's profitability in making turnkey motorhomes. The bean counters of the day determined pickup trucks were more profitable so GMC motorhome production was axed. How ironic that almost 50 years later during the current UAW strike the auto industry is still defending pickups as their most profitable products.
@jasoncarpp774210 ай бұрын
@@Dadcam_Can Typical bean counters. All they seem to care about is making money and controlling spending. They don't seem to care about how popular a vehicle is or how good the craftsmanship is.
@foretravelman675 жыл бұрын
We almost purchased one when the Oldsmobile dealer in Ft. Lauderdale unveiled them in '73. We now live in Okeechobee and have been by the shop there and looking at what Jeff has!
@markeast92215 жыл бұрын
Would that have been KING OLDS ?
@dr.eugenesaunders94676 ай бұрын
Thank you very much these were very helpful
@replicon665 жыл бұрын
As a guy from Europe, I can only dream of seing one of these in person one day
@Lurker19796 жыл бұрын
This is my dream RV, a GMC.
@dadautube5 жыл бұрын
either this, or a couple other models from other makers such as Dodge that are older than this one and actually GMC somehow 'borrowed' if not stole the same idea from them although GMC did a much better job especially because this one's smaller than the other two AND better too!
@rohmiedowns70063 жыл бұрын
@@dadautube 6t t 6th
@jasoncarpp77424 жыл бұрын
I love the steering wheel on the original Palm Beach GMC Motorhome. Very nice. 🙂
@rabbitdog425 жыл бұрын
Excellent information! Take care not to talk OVER the person just after you asked a question.
@dadautube5 жыл бұрын
and handle the camera a little more cautiously as well: not too fast!
@dogwalkerdavid71685 жыл бұрын
i was thinking the same..let the man answer if u ask a question..but love the vid no hate
@BiscuitMakerHeather6 жыл бұрын
Amazing video!! I want one so bad!
@rvninnorthcarolina33775 жыл бұрын
So you got to know that these things were built to last respective to the body. Most Motor homes of that era have had their roofs replaced by now, if they survived at all. I think the Travco, GMC and I think there was one other that had the fiberglass roof/body designs that seems to hold off the elements better than the others. My 72 Winnebago had an aluminum roof that pitted from the inside do to the glue they used....had pin holes everywhere...replaced in in the early 80's.
@albertcassler87636 жыл бұрын
On my 77 palm beach it had an original window sticker price of $ 66,000. Its been a few years since I've seen it and now I can't find it but it was bought from Ackerman Buick GMC in Saint Louis Mo
@happywanderers21866 жыл бұрын
WOW!
@thomwessels22814 жыл бұрын
I had a couple come up to me at MGMGMC, a renowned GMC shop in SoCal, headed by Miguel Mendez, THE GMC guru. This couple came by looked at my coach and sniffed; "Well... it's not a GMC". I responded;" No, indeed. There can only be ONE #1''. You see, Revcon asked for 60 Toronado stub frames a month which stirred GMC to play catch up and start their motorhome project fully two years after John Hall began Revcon production. I own a very early Revcon (71-0004), designed by the stepson of Wally Byam (yes, that Wally Byam) and the very first to design and produce a Toronado FWD motorhome. Sorry, but Revcons while using the very same drive train, are more durable, aren't as susceptible to rot. GMCs can sag from wood structure getting wet, then entry doors get sticky. Just saying. Revcons are all aluminum, weigh less and just don't rot away They don't require many thousands of dollars to rehab basic structural components. Like GMC, all engine, trans, brake and other things are readily available.
@jasoncarpp77423 жыл бұрын
If only there were places like this all over the USA, where owners could take their Motorhomes for service, maintenance, and possibly upgrades. I'm from Washington state, nowhere near Florida.
@jasoncarpp77425 жыл бұрын
I'd buy a GMC Motorhome if I had someone to share the travel experience.
@carlhursh5055 жыл бұрын
I want one so bad😳🤞🙏
@robertsample425 жыл бұрын
Carl Hursh : I want one to , I worked in the Factory where they were built !
@mtl-ss15383 жыл бұрын
@@robertsample42 I want one..!!! A Red one. A 1977 one. A Big Block 455ci one. A 44 year old baby. Hell yea
@soillife14 жыл бұрын
The guy doing the interview should have said. Give us a tour. And Kept quite from then on.
@aguerra13813 жыл бұрын
If these things were so "far ahead of their time", why wasn't this superior design concept adopted in future times?
@debra-vs5 жыл бұрын
Does this place have a website? Or at least a phone number? You should add that to the video information.
@jasoncarpp77424 жыл бұрын
I find them way more attractive than the Winnebago of the same decade, and even more attractive than anything produced today.
@fishheds5 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered where Cliff Claven went after Cheers
@tylerbonser76865 жыл бұрын
i was thinking the same thing
@MissMas7774 жыл бұрын
literally his twin!!
@pault19646 жыл бұрын
Nice honestly
@97warlock5 жыл бұрын
Honestly great video, but ya did sorta cut in on the guy several times as hes talking ..but if he didnt mind, we shouldnt mind, cool vid.
@happywanderers21865 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right. If I could have a chance to do this video over, I would but live and learn. Thanks for watching!
@DarbNosloJeezuskrist6 жыл бұрын
Is this the RV from the movie stripes?
@tgriffin69385 жыл бұрын
Yes it is
@spencergreenhill7728 Жыл бұрын
Who is interviewing whom hŕre?
@wv02m4 жыл бұрын
Are all those RV's in the for sale or are those customers RV waiting to get rebuilt?
@happywanderers21864 жыл бұрын
They have both there. Quite a few were for sale.
@joshmnky2 жыл бұрын
There's one of these in Norway now? Lmao.
@jaredslattery45844 жыл бұрын
Lol, 2000 miles? Not sure he understands how big this country is. Unless he means that most his customers come from Alaska and south America.
@happywanderers21864 жыл бұрын
From Las Vegas to Okeechobee is over 2,400 miles, so yes over 2,000 miles is not unheard of.
@Rob-lz5iz5 жыл бұрын
Cool video. However, I want to hear the other people talk, not hear you go "OK", "OK" , "UH HUH" and talk over them the whole time.
@happywanderers21865 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right. I will chalk this up to a learning experience. I'm not used to interviewing people. Thank for watching and the creative criticism.
@dadautube5 жыл бұрын
@@happywanderers2186 and please move the camera around A LOT more slowly! this way the viewer gets nauseous really! it created headaches!
@happywanderers21865 жыл бұрын
@@dadautube , thanks for watching. Making this video was surely a learning experience for sure. If I had it to do over, it would be much better!
@PeterHatch-mx7zc4 жыл бұрын
Looking for a 23ft
@susancrooks19484 жыл бұрын
Hey Peter!! I am in Florida and have a 23 ft for sale!! Has many upgrades!!
@PeterHatch-mx7zc4 жыл бұрын
@@susancrooks1948 great can you send photos to 6619799447 thks
@kerplunk80112 жыл бұрын
Dodg put out a motor home.
@haukesattler4465 жыл бұрын
I found the video you were looking for: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q9ZopNqbsr2nnoE.html The suspension test can be seen at 3:30
@edbouman50134 жыл бұрын
Great video of a great motorhome, but the interviewer talks too much, not letting the gentleman answer the questions! Next time you do a video like this ask a question and then shut up and let the person answer!
@larryantonio35195 жыл бұрын
Can they convert the engine to a diesel pusher?
@PeterHatch-mx7zc5 жыл бұрын
No
@mtl-ss15383 жыл бұрын
Larry, - No.No.Noo. the chassis is a one off special & built light !!! These can have a 6,5lt Diesel replacing the Gas motor.up front. But why,, Gas is smooth & quite, & the Diesel is sitting by your Bum. If you want a Pusher. - Buy a pusher RV, - like a Prevost... Hell Yea.