Hello

[lvmci]

Hi Newman, beware of rust, one of the worst things that can happen to an older buss, expecially coastal busses. Take a busnut with you to check it out, lvmxi...

[windtrader]

Ditto on the make sure you have it fully checked out. It's bad when one buys a car that is a dud. It's alot worse when it's a bus. Everything with a bus is magnified. Take your references and multiple a few times and you start getting into the reality of busnut ownership. Everything is bigger, heavier, costlier, more time consuming, more headaches.... but best of all more FUN!

fyi - I got in my first potential purchase in January and spent the next 6 months very heavily investing time and energy until the right one came along. Involved a couple plane trips and $$ for professional surveys but the best spent money of all so far. Do your homework and take your time.

[bigred]

Some of you have recommended going with an already converted or semi-converted bus...that IS something I'd very much consider.  Theres a 1958 GM 4104 around the corner that sold locally to another local guy and I keep seeing it on the side of the road and waiting for the for sale sign to go up in the window because it just doesn't look like its being used as they had intended to.....oh wait a second, what do we have here: https://cnj.craigslist.org/rvs/d/1958-gmc-4104-coach-e41/6335622811.html

Converted by Prevost??? That's interesting!!!

[bigred]

Hi,

It has been at least 20 years since the last time I was on my grandparent's bus but I can remember it clear as day.  It was a mid 60s GM 4106 and is the foundation for my fondness and fascination with RV's and motorhomes.  Now that I have begun a small family of my own, the thoughts and memories of motorhoming have begun to dominate my leasure-time daydreaming.  My mother and her siblings still have these deeply rooted memories of traveling America in a converted bus when they were kids and that is the kind of impact I want to share with my family.  My grandpa found an old Flxible for sale and went to town converting it into basically one of the first RVs ever.  Our family FMCA # is 750, a point of pride among us to be honest, and is a tradition I'm really beginning to envision carrying on.  I don't want to just buy some second hand Winnebago (no disrespect intended to them), I just have this deep desire to truly embrace the conversion aspect of this endeavor.  My affinity is toward the vintage MCI MC 5/6/7 (especially the 6) but the 4104/6 also catch my eye.  I don't want to go further into depth on this greeting, just wanted to say hi and give a little introduction.  Thanks and I look forward to participating on the forum.    Newman: Fellow in Morganton N C has what I believe is an MC-5 .Was never a revenue bus and has an 8v71 and auto transmission .I think u could buy this very reasonably PN 828-874-6105

[kyle4501]

Ever heard of a Barth motorhome?

http://truckroadservice.com/barth_attachments/6351010991_1979_Barth_Classic_Full_Brochure.pdf  


http://www.barthmobile.com


For reference - Newell's are built like a bus.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-Newell-40-039-/322648956942?hash=item4b1f60600e%3Ag%3AdM0AAOSw5n5ZhHrM&vxp=mtr&nma=true&si=dVJwRmSq7YXTV1wPKwCWnY5mF8g%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[richard5933]

Welcome to the board. I'm a big fan of the older GM buses, and just got our second. If you like the one in NJ, maybe you can take it to Luke at US Coach for inspection. Would be worth the money to catch any hidden problems.

Richard
1974 GMC P8M4108A-125 (Current bus)
1964 GM PD4106-2412 (totalled Sept 2017)
Located in beautiful Wisconsin
KD9GRB

[eagle19952]

Ever heard of a Barth motorhome?

http://truckroadservice.com/barth_attachments/6351010991_1979_Barth_Classic_Full_Brochure.pdf  


http://www.barthmobile.com


For reference - Newell's are built like a bus.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-Newell-40-039-/322648956942?hash=item4b1f60600e%3Ag%3AdM0AAOSw5n5ZhHrM&vxp=mtr&nma=true&si=dVJwRmSq7YXTV1wPKwCWnY5mF8g%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

key word like ?

[dtcerrato]

We've owned our 1953 4104 for 38 years & love it - welcome and go get er'...

[kyle4501]

key word like ?

Dang, it worked last night - This is working now --
www.truckroadservice.com/barth_attachments/6351010991_1979_Barth_Classic_Full_Brochure.pdf

www.barthmobile.com

ebay completed listing -- 322648956942

[chessie4905]

You tell me where they got a "new" transmission for a 4104.

[B_K]

Ever heard of a Barth motorhome?

http://truckroadservice.com/barth_attachments/6351010991_1979_Barth_Classic_Full_Brochure.pdf  


http://www.barthmobile.com


For reference - Newell's are built like a bus.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-Newell-40-039-/322648956942?hash=item4b1f60600e%3Ag%3AdM0AAOSw5n5ZhHrM&vxp=mtr&nma=true&si=dVJwRmSq7YXTV1wPKwCWnY5mF8g%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Kyle back in the day Barth was a very well built RV.
My family came close to buying one in the late 70's but dad decided on a 1980 Journey motorhome that we/he actually was able to have a couple custom changes made to it while it was on the production line. (the dealer had set us up for a tour of the factory while we were shopping and while we were really leaning toward a 2yr old Barth that was "old stock" on the dealers lot, mom & dad really fell in love with one that was in production during our tour. Dad told them if they'd make the changes we wanted while it was on the line we'd buy it and pick it up when it was finished.

The Barth's were very well built and very nice. But dad was partial to several things on the Journey and the fact they could would make it 100% like we wanted it and it would be done in less than a month so we didn't have to order one and wait for our turn for it to start/finish production.
  BK