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Old 04-04-2008, 09:29 PM   #48
REDNAX
Aluminum Vintage Kin
Profile:  Corpus Christi , Texas
Posts: 473

It may be an A/S motorhome, but it's still sitting on a conventional chassis. Want different? Have a look at an FMC manufactured in the 1970's: fully independent suspension, rear-mount Chrysler engine, low exterior height, extra-low center of gravity, resistant to wind, able to track curving roads well, etc. Would run 90+ mph.

There's the sad partof the A/S motorhome: a nice body on an otherwise ordinary furniture-truck chassis. A/S could have cleaned house had they made a motorhome that was as well-engineered as the trailers, could have been stand out for something besides looks.

Sorta like a hot rod that won't perform: if it's slow, chrome it.

Now, that junk aside, I like the looks of them too. Hope they're holding up well.
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2004 2WD Dodge CTD Ram 2500 longbed 6-spd/3.73; Leer topper; 7,400#; 138,000 miles.
19 city/22 mpg solo (63 mph/1800 rpm)
1983 Silver Streak 3411 Supreme; 7,320# w/ Hensley Arrow (TW: 980#/13%)
http://www.tompatterson.com/Silverst...1983/19831.php
Rig is 15,700#; 15 mpg at 63 mph
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