Have 77 Frolic Home on GMC chassis 16 ft
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Gary RV_Wizard
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A photo might help. Is it a motorhome or a trailer? Class A or C?
From what little I can find, the Frolic brand went out of business in 1988
From what little I can find, the Frolic brand went out of business in 1988
Kirk
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It was an Elkhart, Indiana company founded in the early 1960s, Frolic first began producing range of travel trailers for the families of weekend campers. In 1983, Frolic added fifth wheel trailers ranging from 20 to 36 feet in length. Production of Frolic products ended after the 1988 model year. In my searching I can find nothing about them building any motorized units, only travel trailers and later fifth wheel trailers.
Gary RV_Wizard
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Me neither, which is why I asked when he stated "GMC chassis".
Larry N.
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I wondered about that too, Gary. And he's not been back since half an hour after he posted.
Sorry I took so long.
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Gary RV_Wizard
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OK, so it's a class C type motorhome built on a GMC van cutaway chassis. You should be able to find a service manual for a 1977 GMC van (probably the one ton "3500" model) and maybe even a van owner manual. That will cover most of the vehicle mechanical stuff. Finding any documentation on the Frolic body and its systems is extremely unlikely, but you can probably find manuals for some of the appliances, e.g. furnace, water heater, & fridge.
Kirk
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The plate does tell us that the cutaway chassis is from GM but the coach part was build by Frolic Homes Inc., a company that no longer exists. The company shows as dissolved involuntarily in 1981. I found a listing or two for travel trailers and fifth wheels by Frolic but nothing at all of their class C.
I used to have a Midas (also an orphan) and from what I noticed when I had it was that Frolic and Midas were VERY similar. Since it was an orphan, we felt free to remodel the camper to suit our needs. Actually, if it wasn't an orphan, we would have felt free to remodel it to suit our needs.
The parts we needed to repair the vehicle section was bought based on the van specifications. The chassis was a P-30 I believe (we added firestone air bags under the rear).
The parts we needed to repair the vehicle section was bought based on the van specifications. The chassis was a P-30 I believe (we added firestone air bags under the rear).
