Did GM. Make a RV
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I actually worked for Monaco Motorhomes, out here in Eugene, Oregon, a few years back. They built them with different types/suppliers of chassis and all the other components. They sourced all kinds of components from many different suppliers. My 2nd wife, who passed in 2011, was a parts manager there and I suspected what I just said and recognized many OE part numbers from my auto shop/light truck days.
strutaeng
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I can't really make much from that photo, but yes, I've seen a lot of GM motorhomes. I've seen them from the 80s on that Vandura cab with the 5.7 & 7.4/TH400.
Also in the 2000s on the Express Van cabin with the LQ4/4L80e. I think those were like 16k GVWR. And they made them on the Workhorse platform with the 8.1/Allison 1000 transmission.
Also in the 2000s on the Express Van cabin with the LQ4/4L80e. I think those were like 16k GVWR. And they made them on the Workhorse platform with the 8.1/Allison 1000 transmission.
iamdub
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I think he's referring to the headlights. Hard to tell from the pic, but they're probably GMT900 headlights. What I've noticed is the headlights and taillights seem to often be from the same brand as the motorhome's power train.
In addition to the other good information offered here, GM also makes RV chassis, but Ford tends to dominate there with their v10 previously and now with their 7.3L gasser v8. That said, GM did make a line of motorhomes starting in 1972, and they're among the coolest ever built, in my opinion. They used a modified Olds Toronado FWD drivetrain with the 455 gasser v8:
GMC Motorhome - Wikipedia
Sparksalot
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In addition to the other good information offered here, GM also makes RV chassis, but Ford tends to dominate there with their v10 previously and now with their 7.3L gasser v8. That said, GM did make a line of motorhomes starting in 1972, and they're among the coolest ever built, in my opinion. They used a modified Olds Toronado FWD drivetrain with the 455 gasser v8:
GMC Motorhome - Wikipedia
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Sparksalot
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The EM50. For picking up girls in Minsk.
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I passed an RV with Tahoe taillights the other day
Stripes!
Best movie ever. Great lines in that one.
“wh…. wh…. where the f u c ‘s my truck…”
It’s like going to Wisconsin…. I got my ass locked In Wisconsin
Sparksalot
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I keep telling my girlfriend I’m going to give her the Aunt Jemima treatment.
I found this doing a little research the bumper shape is almost like the tahoe too!
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RV Project: New Headlights
Under the file of “they don’t make things like they used to” is a large section for vehicle headlights. There is a cottage industry for various ways to combat the annoying cloudi…
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adventurenali92
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GM did actually make a handful of class a motorhome I can think of a few 90s models. But GM has not made a motorhome since then. Most class A motorhome manufacturers use headlights from car brands so that when it comes time to replace headlights they can easily be obtained through various sources instead of having to get them from the RV manufacturer. Especially if the RV model in question is no longer being manufactured. Tiffin likes to use Chevy headlights. Several year models of the phaeton class A diesel pusher use GMT900 Tahoe headlights. A few years of the allegro bus gas class a use gmt900 Silverado lights. And if I remember right one of the tiffin diesel pusher models used 2003-2006 Silverado tail lights on the back end. Several early 2000s models made by the motorhome company national, used GMT800 Tahoe headlights and corner lights in their front end setup. Somewhere around 2014 or 2015 I think, one of the big holiday rambler diesel pushers, I think it was the HR Navigator used GMT800 Escalade headlights.
