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Originally Posted by axis earl
I wondered what in the heck those were.... there is one parked at a home in our neighborhood.
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I considered getting one to restore as a project that I could work on with my son, but found that getting parts can be difficult and expensive.
The original Vixens had small BMW turbo-diesels in rear with manual transmissions (great mileage), and later models were available with Buick 3.8L gasoline V6 and automatic -- basically a FWD engine and transmission mounted in rear. Rear engine permitted ultra low floor and low profile (most had a pop top to increase headroom anyway, but you could move around easily without raising top).
As far as I know it's been a long while since any entrepaneur has tried to create a motorhome with a dedicated chassis, structure, and suspension. With exception of classic GMC and FMC motorhomes, I'm not aware of any dedicated-chassis motorhome that sold in large numbers (not counting diesel pushers). Apparently we like motorhomes on truck chassis because they are cheaper.
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