*SOLD* www i94rv com 1978 GMC Motorhome RV Birchaven Eleganza Royale Glenbrook Oldsmoble EM50
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Wow an actual honest salesman, a rare breed. The motor home is cool!
Yes
He admits that he knows nothing
What he isn't telling you ?
And he doesn't know either.
That you can easily spend $50 to $100 thousand to restore correctly.
@@soillife1 imo, he says it like it is. How perfectly it needs to be restored depends on the buyer, who evaluates the cost Vs. benefit, right?
I worked in parts at a GMC dealer from 78-80 and then from 86-90. Parts for these in 1980 were hard to find. I can only imagine how hard it would be now.
this is a 23 ft. GMC made 23/26 ft. There are around 12 that where stretched to 33 ft long. Those fender flares goes in front of the airbags. Looks like a good candidate for restoration.
It's been loved.
Always liked these from when it came.out,and back in the 70,s thought wow could make a loading ramp out of back
You got your “Classic GMC ignition keys” WOW!!!
Wow!! 8 track!!!
Drove a brand new one in 1978, fantastic! Like driving a sports car. Only problem was more expensive than my 3,400 square foot home with five bedrooms and three full baths on 6 acres of land. It didn't have any bedrooms and a very tiny bathroom.
Not living in that home anymore, now worth over $300,000.00, ran across a 78 GM motorhome, could have picked it up for $5,000.00. But also needs a lot of work. That rear air suspension scares me for replacement.
Looking at rear diesel motorhomes, talk about astronomical depreciation as soon as you drive a new one off the lot.
Astronomical depreciation = every time you drive a car off any lot. oops.
Very nice 👍🏼
Love these including the beastie engines they came with
Love the 1973-1978 GMC. "Motorhome" models....and yes, this is the shorter wheelbase coach. These things are awesome. I have a rare 5.0 Mustang that I would consider trading for one of these things.
Soo cool
GMC got to have the blueprints and plans someplace too... They should Upgrade the design for now, and produce a Hybrid GMC RV with solar panels, all new materials and quality safety features like anti collision technology, air bags, regenerative breaking, 360 cameras, etc.
1978 GMC RV 41 year old design and still nicer than some modern RVs!!
SeaJay Oceans Hybrid?Yuk! Solar? Why? Safety features? Let me guess, you’re a democrat LOL
"Big Jim's Birchhaven! Action's here with vinyl veneer!" …
Matthew Fogarty Naw, that's just Big Josh, after 46 years, recognition don't come easy … th-cam.com/video/wlZJBhUqGW8/w-d-xo.html
Just reminded myself of the "Tenement on wheels" comment; Chevy Chase, Christmas Vacation movie; and Randy Quaid emptying the toilet into the catch basin.
Hopefully, it has an 8 track music player.
HOW MUCH?????
Well they were rounded not an ugly square box and had front wheel drive and rear wheels were on outside of frame and had airbag suspension so it was wider and had more room
Still modern today
The rust bucket!
It looks next century.
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There is some of these in El Dorado Ar off hwy 82
Way ahead of there time
In what way were they ahead of their time? (I hate that expression, but I'm interested in your opinion.) What made these particular RVs so special?
other motorhomes of the 1970s were basically very square boxes sitting on top of a standard truck frame with dually tires on a large drive axle
...this, with the front wheel drive meant for a much more compact drivetrain that didn't have to run under the whole floor, even putting the rear tires in line allowed a wider interior without protruding humps and they have no axles running across so things like the tanks could be located low under the floor....it thus rides much lower for better handling and climbing in and out of.....really it was(and still is) a fresh design from scratch, vs a truck or bus turned into a RV
Dear Santa....
look at Jay lenos garage deco liner! DO IT.
Ready for a 'Race With The Devil' remake.
wow. THIS would be the GMC model that I would love to own and restore. I guess its a 'birtchhaven' model I will be looking for. anyone know if there is a site to see all the GMS interior layouts?
I have an '87, 25' Coachman Classic, Class A for sale. Camper has 72,000 miles on it. New 454 engine has 7000 miles. Rebuilt transmission has 3500.
Peach carpet with white seats is a Terrible combination lol
Too bad these things got horrific gas mileage & that's the reason that most have low mileage. I'm actually surprised that you don't see them with modern-day fwd Drive trains. It would be easy & cheap to find a Cadillac with a good Northstar d-train in a junkyard. Or even better yet a bulletproof LS 5.3 d-train from a newer Impala SS/Pontiac GXP!?! Both of those D trains made around 300HP & got around 25mpg hwy.... If I only had money,lol....
Almost half produced are still registered and on the road. They used the Olds Toronado 455 V-8 originally and FWD. They were low to the ground for better handling, and used two back to back rear wheels on each side with no axle for space saving and weight reduction. GM only stopped production because they needed the manufacturing capacity for trucks which had more profit and higher production capacity.
@@dalefaro4044 yeah I've been doing a lot of homework about them lately. they were way ahead of their time! I want one bad!!!
I see a few here around 6500.00 to 12,000
Thats asking price
Probly got half that.
These are money pits.
The longer one would have a master bedroom in the rear, instead of just a bathroom!
Made of fibre-glass. Won't rust!
it looks like an old chevy van from back then, it looked like
It basically was... same headlight bezels, headlights,turn signals,tail lights. Obviously they did all this to keep cost down.
Hey bro...... Just remember to grab em by the pussy!
45K miles, you sure? They were 5-digit odometers back then (plus the white tenth-mile). I'm guessing 145K at least, if not 245K.
It leaked. I see water damage.
Trent Tulpo the interior is gonna need to be completely gutted anyway. It’s a good base to start with. These are becoming increasingly valuable. A nice updated one would not be cheap nowadays.
All RVs leak...You need to learn to seal the roof if you own any RV . Check for leaks and seals every year. Get up and fix it.
BigBitch OMG.... no! You NEVER gut a vintage vehicle. You RESTORE what's there. Not a single thing should be changed from the original. Put a modern interior in it and it loses all its value.
how many bedrooms has this old bus got?
Has the top of the line padded vinyl toilet seat too boot...
MrGGPRI
I wish it would’ve been in rich Corinthian leather.
The white Urkle
I want one
I own a 1977 Argosy Airstream. Drivers condition. Its for sale.
Its either an Argosy?
Or an Airstream?
Not both
It's a party van, no bed unless you like sleeping on the couch.
Take it to applied GMC get it rebuilt
elganza?
And TTTHHHHHIS, thats some Doug demuro stuff going
I hear engine brakes (Jake brake)
Peach and white great color combination, LMFAOL 3:07
A 406?
is it sold ? if not how much? I am very interested I would be bring it up to canada
Sorry, but we're adding a 25% tariff on all GM motorhome exports.
Ass Hole
Jgaskan666, are you REALLY that incapable of writing down the phone number in the video and calling it?
How do you even find FOOD, eh?
You call an American an asshole for being funny, yet he is spot-on. Check the tariff your nation slaps on US Dairy products, for example.
The tariff Canada charges on fluid milk is 241%, cheese is 245.5%, ice cream is 277%, cream is 292.5%, and butter is 298.5%.
This is BEFORE President Trump looked at the numbers and got defensive about the US being shat on so hard.
25% is NOTHING compared to that, gaskan666, so suck it.
logmeindangit Another Trumpster.
He got them angry at Canada .lol....
They had no problem he went to the murderer in the Philippines and shook hands with the Saudis ....
Let not forget his boyfriend Vlad.
8 track tape player?
Yeah, I guess that would have to go. Impossible, practically, to find eight tracks anymore. I had two tapes left that I had put together myself up to ten years ago. I donated them to a time capsule my college put together.
Yeah something you milennials will never have a clue about
@@hollands694 I'm old enough to have had a 4-track player. Had the rubber roller that hinged up from the player, and was not in the tape itself. That design was quickly replaced with the 8-track. I've had an 8-track player and a bunch of tapes on Craigslist and no interest in them.
Cortesemente, quanto chiedete? Prezzo?
And a Jake brake cowboy making noise in the background.
It started with an alien device did what it did
403 olds engine
I thought they were 455 olds
455 until 1977 or 78 I believe. They changed it to the 403 in the final production years.
@@johnrobi0 76 was last yr for 455.
@Joel Sullivan yes Joel they were, even a little higher than the Toronados numbers. I'm assuming because it was a truck, truck emissions were a lot looser than cars. 73 being the 1st yr & I believe it was the 2nd yr of the beginning of emission standards. It had 265hp,15 more than the Toronado. Both share the almost 400lbs.ft. of torque. Torque stayed the same until 77. But the horsepower declined as the yrs went on. The last two yrs they used the 403 & had to make do with around 200hp & 330 lbs.ft.
I wonder if anyone swapped in or ever considered a diesel engine for one of these?
So many "cool" things.
Ok. The new sales speak for leaking is "soft" .... Got it folks "soft" ...
imagine that. a review without stupid music and some jerks sitting around drinking beer.
NOT LIKE BATHROOM IN BACK SHOULD BE BED ROOM
You don't have a clue huh ?...lol..
Good thing it sells itself...Steve can't
what is the price?
where are you located
So, . . . where am I supposed to sleep?
This is more of a party mobile than a traditional RV. You could recline in one of the chairs! Lol!
I'm being very serious, is this still for sale?
Who can say? It's too bad a didn't mention how much they were asking.
@Omega Juicer I did, its gone
@@logmeindangit usually if a company is willing to communicate with people in a media they upload information on, i wanted to know if its still there before i called and had to deal with them trying to sell me the one they want to sell me. Thank you for wasting the time it took to write thar
I would also like to see the asking price also but since the video does not change once uploaded, I am sure the price most definitely will so I can understand them not including one.
Nope, it's a 26'. I don't think they made the Birchaven in 23 foot length.
they did too
403 OR 455 .
@Tumbleweed no, it's an Olds 403.
I live in one
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Except the 1978 was never made
73 to 78 do some homework...
Hahahaha! OMG. Bill Murray couldn't have done a better job. Should be a bit on SNL. He was even running out of breath.
he trued to over sell it so badly
That's not true, he tried though
2 grand
Cheap!!! If it didn't cost me hundreds of dollars in gas to get it up to New York I'd buy it, lol....
Trust me you dont buy one if Fuel cost are gonna be a factor I have 2 I am restoring
@@CORNDODGERthe I don't think people grasped just how much fuel they were going to use, until it's was too late, lol... I was thinking how cool it would be to convert 1 to a caddy Northstar drivetrain. Or better yet the 5.3LS Impala SS drivetrain. As far as the two you have that's awesome man I'd be happy with one, lol...
Are they both 73-78 GMC's? Out of curiosity, what kind of mileage do they get?
Jack 1 is a 84 Class C winnabego Minnie Winne
the other I will keep it is a 79 Dodge Class B Brougham 23 footer all Fiberglass that I am lifting 4 inches putting 35 AT s on it and total off road gear plus soon a Diesel engine
@@CORNDODGER Nice, sounds interesting. 5.9 Cummins T/D will slide right in!! Can use the strangled 360 for a boat anchor,lol.... If you're lucky you might find a wrecked Ram. Could use the whole drivetrain!!
This dude is a sales embarrassment!!! What a dope!!!!!
Richard Smith he probably is a trailer rat himself
Agree, Richard; he should have done some preparation so that he could at least appear to have some knowledge.
Well, he could have given a better presentation, but I wouldn't say he's an embarrassment. This is more of a tour than a sales pitch.
why don't you show him how it's done
I know he's so cringy
Never trust a Used Car Salesman, NEVER EVER EVER!!!!!
NOR his wife, kids or pets - by association.
The bull shit just flows between them all.
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What every single real estate rat now days are getting into van business too?
Bu karavan bentenin karavanı
Older low mileage RVs are a dime a dozen. That's cuz they literally eat hundreds to thousands of dollars in gas,depending on the trip! Most are in really good shape as well. Replace the tires that are dry-rotted give it a tune-up and you're good to go. Wish I had one!!!
Since they built these with aluminum body and fiberglass--they should have put in a V6 engine instead back in those oil embargo days! Winnebago did that with a VW V6 in all their best selling Rialta line for 10 yrs!
jack ill be 41 this year but thanks for the compliment my mentality is definitely near my shoe size so good call on that one sort of a manchild id say and by trade i do metal fab and hold a cdl license that ive had since i was 21 I probably have more miles backward than most people got forward so doomed i am not. I was simply pointing out the painfully obvious, everyone wants to restore things but they dont realize the depth of whats involved and it becomes a headache and then they bring things like this to me and i then have to listen to stupid questions as to why dont we do it this way like they have mice in their pockets we!! i am doing the work not we!! people want to repair wiring as opposed to making a bread board and creating a new harness, fuses where relays should be! aluminum instead of steel it goes on and on and then they bitch about cost well guess what a good job aint cheap and a cheap job aint good!!!! and there aint no middle of the road.My dad is in his 70s and when we were younger he would get junk and make better junk but it was still junk thats why i made the dad comment it sounded like something he would say!! when people say wow thats nice they dont know what they are talking about 95percent of the time if its shiny people like it thats all then you hit them with the reality that its junk and they get angry and take it personal i didnt write the check for it they did but im the bad guy because they thought like yourself ooh neato!! and come to find out it aint so neat its sort of like telling someone their kid is ugly they know it but they dont want to acknowledge it!!! and as to following people yeah i dont all my friends have new car loans not me sir i drive a bone stock 78 monte carlo 305 with a rochester 2g, baby blue with white gut and blue carpet no cd or mp3 either cassettes for me if that aint original i dont know what is? my daughter wont even get in it shes too cool, hell her friends have nicer cars than me but people always have a good word when they see it ive never owned a new car closest was an 01 maxima that was a great car but not new at all!! I guess i was just pointing out the folly of man in my comment, id even say im jaded!! Well getting to the brain tumor those surgeries can be a bit tricky from what i hear, but that meningitis is no joke either ,no sir and you dont just get that lopped off at the local e.r. now do ya? last but not least i wont deny it i am an asshole in the grandest fashion from the capital a to the capital e, you certainly hit the bullseye on that one fella!! but as a matter of fact you just cant live without an asshole!!!! Bye jack and have a wonderful day p.s. when you take a shit, promise youll think of me!!
@ okay so I was a little Brash with my reply. I didn't know you were serious I thought you were talking shit,lol... We actually have a lot in common. I've been buying,fixing, selling cars for 20 plus yrs. I also work auctions/transport vehicles. I've loved anything with a motor since I was a kid. when I was talking about the RVs you're right I guess I should have been more detailed. I was strictly talking drivetrain maintenance. A few of my friends bought the van front-end ones from the early 80s. And other than the things I mentioned they haven't had to do much else. Interior wise that's a different story. It's going to take time/money. Two things they definitely have little of,lol.. two of them are Chevys. 1 has a 400 the other ones a 350. The other being a Ford with a 460. Of course it's the one that requires the most wrench turning, shocker right!?! Lol.. still it's no big deal. Parts are cheap and they're easy to work on. That's why I've been watching vids/doing my homework. Because of course I got to get one now, lol. Of course that ain't happening anytime soon that's way down the road.... Btw- My 1st car was a 77 Caprice Coupe with the cool Aero back window. It was powered by that same 305 2 barrel in your Monty. I couldn't kill it! NY winter's/salt did that for me. Still ran great when it went to the Boneyard. You can only weld/ repair a frame so many times,lol....
@@williedaniels3882 how reliable were they though!?! Hard to beat a GM V8 for reliability / longevity. I guess it depends on the years they were made. VW products have been completely hit-or-miss for the last 20 years... Bulletproof before then!
jack Macer hey jack glad you picked up on the sarcasm but i am a smartass have been since i could talk i do get fixin stuff up though, its awesome when you finish something and people realize what actually went into as you probably know!!! those rvs sound cool and done right can be fun and my older neighbor growing up had 2 dr caprice but he put a 402 in it and man that thing was fast for a big girl it lunched the 10 bolt so we put a 9in disc lincoln rear in it, lot of work and only had a lincoln tombstone buzzbox but all the welds held fine he ended up selling it. Im in n.y. too whereabouts are you? right now im upstate at my parents fixing some stuff for them my dad slowed down a bit but he helps when he can still loves to say that working with me is like trying to find the corner of an asshole!!lol!! so if you need anything hit me up on here maybe well swap emails well good talking to ya see ya later
You cannot be serious that you were going to sell that in the condition that cannot be legal
You cant park this in ANY new campgrounds!! To old!! I had a 92 winnebago one owner used only for hunting season!! Like new!!
patrick partridge not exactly. Maybe with your standard Winnebago of the same vintage would definitely not be allowed, but a nice restored GMC Motorhome of this vintage would probably be fine.
What, why?
Why?
George White I’m assuming because of a risk of fire. Modern RV manufacturers are notorious for cheaping out on electrical work, raising the risk for electrical fire.
@@cats400 ok, thanks.
Is this guy for real or is this a gag? Maybe he should have done a little research about the vehicle and then did a serious walkthrough before getting in front of the camera. Prepping the RV before putting it on camera wouldn't have hurt either. Embarrassing.................