Len and Jo
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Dream vans ...... http://houselove.org/van-dreams.php
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I always thought the old GMC motorhome (basically a stretched Olds Toronado with a custom body) was a "dream van". I guess it is considered a Class A since it was built to be a motorhome body rather than being a converted van, but it is (to my eye) more like a stretched B van than an A.
http://www.gmcclassics.com/chatter/4sale.html
http://www.gmcclassics.com/chatter/4sale.html
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Gary RV Roamer said:
A 26 footer is much bigger and more confortable then a 21 footer for sure, just like any 35 footer class A compared to a 45 footer pusher!
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Yeah, they are longer and thus more roomy, but I was thinking more of the van-like body shell and height plus an interior that is reminiscent of a classy conversion van.
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Gary RV Roamer said:
The GMC was more like an Airstream TT with an engine, front wheel drive and rear air suspension, quite a confortable ride, a pure quality of motorhome that I wish had owned !
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Len and Jo
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legrandnormand
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Who needs a tub in a mh ?Len and Jo said:
Those double wheels were for the confort ride, just like today's rear double side by side wheels ! Those rv were not wide !
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They needed two tires on each side to carry the weight of the rig. I think they used tandem single wheel axles so that the wheel wells didn't intrude so far into the interior. Similar to the logic of RV trailer design, i.e. more space between the wheels. That's just my guess, though.
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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/commemorating-100-years-of-the-rv-56915006/?no-ist
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Quite interesting !
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Len and Jo
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Gary RV Roamer said:
I am sure Gary is correct, but they still look odd to me (aesthetics vs function).
Great selection, to feast our eyes on!
I've saved some bohemian interiors (girly mostly) but some cool looking vans, too.
https://ro.pinterest.com/tabimh/livin-in-a-van-down-by-the-river/
And from CL
I've saved some bohemian interiors (girly mostly) but some cool looking vans, too.
https://ro.pinterest.com/tabimh/livin-in-a-van-down-by-the-river/
And from CL
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Len and Jo
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Now this I like. In the floor wine rack!!
In our van the cabinet I have my eye on for wine only holds two bottles. Wife has the rest of the space (I could get 4+ more bottles in!) filled with extra TP and paper towel rolls. We each have our own priorities.
In our van the cabinet I have my eye on for wine only holds two bottles. Wife has the rest of the space (I could get 4+ more bottles in!) filled with extra TP and paper towel rolls. We each have our own priorities.
