| In the 1970's, General Motors entered the
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| | produced water so hot it could actually
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| RV market. Drawing on the exuberance of
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| | present a scalding hazard since coolant
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| the times, the company set out to create
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| | temperatures usually exceed 200 degrees
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| the ultimate American Motor home.Their
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| | Fahrenheit.The refrigerator was powered
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| aim was to produce a top-of the-line
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| | by a standard automotive battery,
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| vehicle with cutting-edge design and
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| | adequate only for overnight use before
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| construction, not just another competitor
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| | recharging.The prototype was first
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| in the already crowded vacation vehicle
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| | displayed in May 1972 at the Transpro '72
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| market.The common design in this era was
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| | trade show in Washington, D.C. Production
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| a boxy, ungainly and top-heavy unit on a
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| | started in 1973 with two models, Model
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| truck chassis. The GMC vehicle was
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| | 230 and Model 260, 23 and 26 feet long
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| intended to be a completely new design in
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| | respectively.They were sold with a
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| every way.Design work began in 1970, with
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| | finished interior for the public as well
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| the market introduction planned for 1973.
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| | as unfinished to other RV manufacturers
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| "Doesn't look like a box or ride like a
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| | such as Avion and Coachman, who then
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| truck" was the GMC ad slogan.The new
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| | provided their own interiors before
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| vehicle would be unusual for this era in
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| | reselling to consumers.30 different floor
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| several ways. First of all, it was to
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| | plans were available, and models were
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| have a front wheel drive, a rare concept
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| | priced from $35,000 to $40,000.The GMC
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| in cars of that day and unheard-of in
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| | vehicle changed slightly over time, the
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| mobile homes.The drive train and
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| | most notable alteration coming in 1977
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| suspension were taken from the design of
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| | when the 455 cubic inch engine was
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| the Oldsmobile Toronado. The 265
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| | replaced by a 403 cubic inch model in
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| horsepower 455 cubic inch Oldsmobile
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| | response to the energy crisis.This decade
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| engine was attached to a Turbohydramatic
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| | caused hardship for all RV manufacturers
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| 425 transmission with torsion bar
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| | as the increased price of fuel pushed
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| suspension.The rear suspension was a
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| | large gas guzzling vehicles out of the
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| product of GM's bus design, using dual
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| | market.The GMC motor home had never sold
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| swing arms, one leading and one trailing,
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| | at high volumes, and the company decided
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| with a single air spring on each
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| | that the RV production facilities could
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| side.Instead of a auto body steel, the
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| | be more profitably used to make light
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| body was to be made of lightweight
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| | trucks. After the manufacture of 12,921
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| aluminum and molded fiberglass-reinforced
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| | vehicles, production of motor homes was
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| plastic such as was used in the Chevrolet
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| | discontinued after the 1978 model
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| Corvette.The front wheel drive and
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| | year.Almost immediately after production
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| independent swing arm rear suspension
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| | ceased, GMC motor homes became
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| brought great improvement to the standard
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| | collectors' items, with owners'
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| motor home design.The lack of drive
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| | associations being established to provide
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| shafts and axles underneath the coach
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| | parts and service for these
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| allowed a very low floor height, leading
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| | vehicles.Small manufacturers and garages
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| in turn to a low overall vehicle height
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| | developed a cottage industry servicing
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| and lower center of gravity.Aside from
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| | them. In 1992, as General Motors prepared
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| easier entry and exit, this reduced
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| | to scrap all remaining tools and parts,
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| rollover risk and wind resistance and
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| | Cinnabar Engineering purchased all the
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| made the vehicle much safer and easier to
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| | motor home manufacturing supplies and
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| operate for buyers accustomed only to car
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| | negotiated a deal to continue to provide
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| driving.A six-wheel braking system, with
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| | parts for the discontinued vehicles.In
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| disc brakes on the front and drum brakes
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| | 1992, a monthly magazine called GMC Motor
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| on all four rear wheels, further enhanced
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| | home Marketplace was introduced, and in
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| drivability. Previous motor home design
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| | 1994 Cinnabar started publishing a
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| focused mainly on the use of the vehicle
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| | quarterly newsletter called GMC Motor
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| as a temporary home once it had reached
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| | home News.The vehicle's futuristic design
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| its destination, an extended stay in a
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| | has even found a place in pop culture:
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| mobile home park or a camping spot.Ease
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| | Mattel Toys created die-cast versions of
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| of getting to the destination was of
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| | the GMC motor home for its Hot Wheels
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| secondary concern, and cumbersome
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| | line.More than 50 different GMC Hot
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| handling on the road was taken for
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| | Wheels are available, and in 1977, Mattel
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| granted. GMC made a special point of
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| | released three toy GMC versions in a
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| targeting this feature for improvement by
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| | Barbie Doll Star Traveler promotion.In an
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| adding visibility from the driver's seat
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| | amazing example of customer loyalty and
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| with a panoramic expanse of glass.The
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| | product durability, more than 8,000 units
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| motor home was featured in 23 foot and 26
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| | are still registered by owners.An
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| foot lengths, fairly small even for this
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| | internet search of "GMC Motor home"
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| era.Nowadays, much larger models are
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| | produces 771,000 results, as sites
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| common. The motor home's interior design
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| | advertise motor home parts, engines and
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| was compact, with no permanent sleeping
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| | upgrades as well as classic car rallies
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| areas in the original design. All beds
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| | for owners.Used GMC motor homes sell for
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| were converted from seating areas when
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| | $10,000 to $15,000 depending on the
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| required.Hot water was provided by water
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| | condition of the vehicle.
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| heaters using engine coolant loops, which
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