1976 GMC Motor Home 2 owner just 61,308 miles original and mint its scary new

1976 GMC Motor Home palm beach edtion.

(((((Mint in everyway shape and form)))))

always being garaged and kept all original and mint all these years. e have all books

and manuals that came with from new.

we just had this unit completely inspected and made and 1100 miles trip without  any kind of issue

folks this has to be the best kept 1976 gmc motor home in the world.

we bought this gmc from well known classic car folks being in this industry for 40 years. the condition and cosmetics are the best to be found with just 61. 08 miles . as you look at picks below you will see we have found the most amazing gmc motor home to be found . all your inspector drive to florida yourself . just cannot see anyway you would not be more then happy with this find.

12. 21 GMC motorhomes were produced from model years 1973 to 1978. Over 7. 00 are currently listed in an international registry. Estimates suggest that at least 8. 00 to 9. 00 of the original production are still in running condition.

A press release datelined Pontiac. Nov. 11. 1977 read as follows: "GMC Truck & Coach Division of General Motors plans to discontinue producing luxury Motor Homes and similar Trans Mode multi-purpose vehicles and convert those plant facilities to expand truck operations. a GM vice president said today. Robert W. Truxell. general manager of GMC Truck & Coach said. "As a result of this action. GMC will be able to utilize production facilities more effectively for servicing growing truck demands. " William Bryant[

The GMC motorhome also enjoys an active online presence. with hundreds of owners participating in an active online forum and with a large number of web pages devoted to information on maintaining and updating the GMC.

Many GMC owners have volunteered to appear on a list that makes them available to other GMC owners who experience mechanical difficulties in their areas. The characteristic mutual support of GMC motorhome owners is a reason cited often by new owners for why they picked a vintage GMC over a new motorhome.

Several companies specialize in parts for GMC motorhomes. and the strong community has developed a substantial cottage industry for needed replacement and modernization parts. Most parts are still available from GMC or aftermarket suppliers who support muscle-car-era Oldsmobiles. or from suppliers dedicated to specialized GMC parts production.

Industry rumors had been circulating for some time that GM was going to be building a motor home. On February 7. 1972 it was made official. About this time the new vehicle was known as the TVS-4. Travel Vehicle Streamlined. The Motor Home design continued to evolve in the two main areas of styling and chassis. The Design Center was continuing with both the external and interior designs. There were twelve designers working with sketches and 1/8 scale (A-scale) clay models. Three or four of these 1/8 scale clay models were made. each with unique design characteristics. each refining their shapes closer to the final form. Once these models were completed. evaluated and approved. full sized drawings were made using 1/4 inch tape to outline the front. rear and side design. These drawings would guide the designers in the next stage: a full size clay model.

The clay full scale 26-foot (7. 9 m) motor home was likely the largest clay model GM ever made. Once the shape was completed. the clay surface was “polished” with a sponge and cold water and finished with a silver-blue film of Di-Noc. replicating the painted surface of a vehicle. Upon completion of the full scale clay. plaster cast segments were made of it. Dimensional drawings were made of this final design for tooling and early fiberglass prototype parts for the first prototype bodies. The evolution from the earliest designs with pronounced fender flares. wrap around rear windows and tail lights and other eye-pleasing shapes. drifted toward a still pleasing. but more "manufacturable at reasonable cost" design in the end.

The motorhome had a front-wheel-drive transaxle used in the Oldsmobile Toronado and Cadillac Eldorado with an Oldsmobile 455 cu in (7. 5 l) V8 from the Toronado. but the later models made use of the 403 cu in (6. 6 l) V8. Both used the GM-designated Turbo-Hydramatic 425 automatic transmission. with a wide chain drive to connect the output of the longitudinally oriented engine to the transmission. The final drive was connected directly to the transmission. and power was fed to the front wheels using half-shafts that ran under the front portion of the engine. The engine was fueled with regular gasoline stored in two 25-US-gallon (95 l) tanks.

The GMC was equipped with front disc brakes and drums on all four rear wheels. A popular owner modification puts disc brakes on a pair. or sometimes all four rear wheels as well. The front-drive configuration eliminated the driveshaft and rear differential and solid axle found on most front-engined motorhomes. As a result. the floor could be designed only about 14 inches (36 cm) above the roadway. The low floor was too low for a rear cross axle. and GM designed the rear suspension as a tandem pair of wheels. mounted on bogies which rode on pins attached to the sides of the low-profile frame. With the exception of the wheel wells. the rear suspension does not intrude into the living space. The rear bogies are suspended using a double-ended convoluted air bag that is pressurized by an automatic leveling system to maintain the designed ride height. The leveling system can also be manually controlled to level the coach at a campsite. The overall chassis design. from the use of an existing GM E platform powertrain and a modified rear suspension has been considered an early ancestor of the crossover.

The motorhomes were built in either 23-foot (7. 0 m) or 26-foot (7. 9 m) length. with about 90% of the total production being the latter. The wheelbase from the front wheels to the centerline of the rear tandem pairs is 140 inches (360 cm) for the 23-foot (7. 0 m) coach and 160 inches (410 cm) for the 26-foot (7. 9 m) coach. All GMC motorhomes are 96 inches (240 cm) wide and about 9 feet (2. 7 m) tall including the usually-installed roof air conditioner. Interior head room is 76 inches (190 cm).

Gross vehicle weight rating for the 23-foot (7. 0 m) coach was 10. 00 pounds (4. 00 kg) and 12. 00 pounds (5. 00 kg) for the 26-foot (7. 9 m) coach. Most GMCs with factory interiors have a 30 US gallons (110 l) freshwater tank and a 30 US gallons (110 l) holding tank.

Body construction consisted of a rigid frame made of welded aluminum extrusions. The body frame was mounted on the chassis steel ladder frame using body isolators. The floor was marine plywood. except where it sloped up at the extremities. where they were plate aluminum. The body panels are fiber reinforced plastic (fiberglass) below the waistline frame extrusion and at the ends. The upper side body and roof panels between the ends are sheet aluminum. GMCs are notable for their large expanse of windows. which redefined the RV industry at the time. By avoiding materials that can rot in the body skin and frame of the motorhome. the GMCs retain a reputation as being the most restorable and rebuildable of vintage motorhomes. Many formerly abandoned GMCs have been successfully brought back to life because of the durable design.

They often had luxury features common on upper models of GM brands. such as cruise control. air conditioning. AM/FM/8-track sound systems. an aluminum/fiberglass body. as well as air suspension. The aerodynamic styling. with the wrap around windshield and expansive glass area. gave the vehicle a futuristic appearance.

Rear lower compartments provide space for generators and propane tanks. GMCs were optionally supplied with generators from Onan in 4. 00 watts and 6. 00 watts. many of which are still in service.

GMC motorhomes in good condition and in proper tune are as efficient as similarly powered modern motorhomes. despite the use of computer-controlled engines on the latter. and typically see 9 to 11 miles per US gallon (21 to 26 L/100 km; 11 to 13 mpg-imp) of regular unleaded fuel. GMC Motorhomes tested via a wind tunnel were reported to have a drag coefficient of 0. 31. which is typical of modern sedans (although offset by the large frontal area).

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