Making Old Like New

Db00,

There is a lot of merit to that though, but the big problem will be choosing what to take on. My simple advice (being possibly worth less than the cost) would be to (much as with cars) be certain what it is you are dealing with.

By large measure, RVs are a wooden frame with aluminum sheeting fastened on the outside. There in is the problem. When any water gets in an is not dealt with promptly, the frame rots. Repairs like this are never cost effective. They are restricted to those that are restoring for love only.

There are RVs that are an all metal or fiberglass structure. Those are a different game and demand different prices. You can hunt them up and not loose you ass in the restoration. Most of these also have a cult following that:
A - Makes marketing a restoration much more practical. And
B - Holds that lines prices above the rest.

Line be can be managed because the seller is often unaware of the existence of cult of ownership.

Good Luck

Matt

Welcome to the forum. You got your Shasta in good shape.
Take it out and enjoy the RV life.

There's a 1995 Shasta TravelMaster (Ford chassis) on RVTrader for $7995. You can use that as a very rough idea of what yours is worth.

Odds are, you won't make much if any money on it - usually they don't gain that much value after new/rebuilt engines, carbs, trannies, etc.

One important reason is that it's hard to get financing for RVs over 10 years old. So, the prices on the older ones tend to stay pretty low regardless of condition.

Generally, restoring RVs are not worth it unless it has a brand name like Airstream, or there is something collectible about the motorhome, such as a specific type of design, like the six-wheel GMC chassis types.