Elkhart claims to be America’s RV capital. This is because of the concentration of RV and Motorhome manufactures within 50 miles of the city. So, what would be appropriate to have in such an area? Well, the RV/MH Museum, of course.
Let’s look at a few of the classics. Here’s a 1954 Holiday Rambler. The beds were canvas stretched over a pipe frame.
How about this 1964 Coachman Cadet, it was the very first production model. By the way, the Dalmatian’s name is Pete and he is the company’s mascot.
Look at this 1957 Serro Scotty 12 footer. It’s low silhouette allowed it to be stored in a standard garage. Probably also made for a backache if you spent a lot of time inside.
Here is my personal favorite. I can clearly remember trying to convince my father (a GM employee) to use his employee discount and buy one of these for his retirement. He didn’t, so I didn’t inherit it, and now I live in a fifth wheel instead. This is a 1974 GMC Motor Home and was considered to be of the most advanced design available at the time. It had front wheel drive and air bag suspension. General Motors only manufactured their motorhome from 1972 to 1977. Although there was nothing about it in the museum’s write up, I think these were called the Discovery Motor Home.
Let’s look at a few of the classics. Here’s a 1954 Holiday Rambler. The beds were canvas stretched over a pipe frame.
How about this 1964 Coachman Cadet, it was the very first production model. By the way, the Dalmatian’s name is Pete and he is the company’s mascot.
Look at this 1957 Serro Scotty 12 footer. It’s low silhouette allowed it to be stored in a standard garage. Probably also made for a backache if you spent a lot of time inside.
Here is my personal favorite. I can clearly remember trying to convince my father (a GM employee) to use his employee discount and buy one of these for his retirement. He didn’t, so I didn’t inherit it, and now I live in a fifth wheel instead. This is a 1974 GMC Motor Home and was considered to be of the most advanced design available at the time. It had front wheel drive and air bag suspension. General Motors only manufactured their motorhome from 1972 to 1977. Although there was nothing about it in the museum’s write up, I think these were called the Discovery Motor Home.
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