Hey fellas,
Anyone know about or seen one of these before? I'm going next weekend to pick up a free 1959 GMC 20' Motorhome. It's built on a 3/4 ton 250 chassis with the venerable GMC inline 6.
The thing's been parked 25 years and is registered non-op. Any google searching I do for GMC motorhomes either brings up the GMC busses of the 50s, that someone converted into a motorhome, or the 1970s+ motorhomes... nothing on 50s RVs though...??
It's in pretty good shape, it's definitely got some kind of custom frame on it to accomodate the furnace and gas tank, both of which are mounted underneath the camper. The rear of the cab is cut out (and when I say 'cut out' it's actually more molded... well done and not a hack job) with access to the camper, and a double sized bed over the cab. It's pretty much fully featured with a dining area, sink, bathroom with toilet, stove and refrigerator... all of which are "period" 1950s appliances. There is no bench seat, instead there are two 'roadster' style bucket seats to allow access into the rear.
I suppose my question is this: Did GMC make this or is it some kind of aftermarket conversion? It's definitely not a homebrew job since all of the work done on it looks 'factory,' know what I'm saying? Also, how can I tell what type of engine is in this... would this be the 302 of that smaller one? I think the thing is pretty trick, and I'm going to restore it in all it's flamboyant '50s glory.
I really appreciate any info at all I can get on this since nobody seems to know anything about it.
