Article retrieved from an issue of Popular Mechanics from 1976 about a Champion Class C motorhome. Ironically; the motto of this particular coach was same of the new age smaller coaches of today; "Small is the new Big".
http://books.google.com/books?id=gAEAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=champion+motorhomes+dryden,+michigan&source=bl&ots=S9ACGECUp6&sig=NiLWXJ-oFh5AO533LJDPKbehHmc&hl=en&ei=UzaqTfngAuHe0QG0s5WhDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false
And that as of today; Champion's manufactured home division is still "alive and well" and in existance in Auburn Hills, Michigan while I believe what was their RV and Bus division is now the Champion Bus division of Thor.
Here is an aerial view of what used to be their facilities in Dryden, Michigan:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5573+North+Street,+Dryden,+MI&aq=0&sll=42.946902,-83.127791&sspn=0.007319,0.013711&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=5573+North+St,+Dryden,+Michigan+48428&ll=42.947141,-83.121829&spn=0.007319,0.013711&z=16
http://books.google.com/books?id=gAEAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=champion+motorhomes+dryden,+michigan&source=bl&ots=S9ACGECUp6&sig=NiLWXJ-oFh5AO533LJDPKbehHmc&hl=en&ei=UzaqTfngAuHe0QG0s5WhDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false
And that as of today; Champion's manufactured home division is still "alive and well" and in existance in Auburn Hills, Michigan while I believe what was their RV and Bus division is now the Champion Bus division of Thor.
Here is an aerial view of what used to be their facilities in Dryden, Michigan:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5573+North+Street,+Dryden,+MI&aq=0&sll=42.946902,-83.127791&sspn=0.007319,0.013711&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=5573+North+St,+Dryden,+Michigan+48428&ll=42.947141,-83.121829&spn=0.007319,0.013711&z=16
