My Telstar 27' - Love this Motorhome

My parents bought an 87 Econoline with the 4.9 straight 6 engine. It was very reliable through the 15 years they owned it. Regardless, I agree that having the shop manual would be a very good investment.

Congrats!!!!!! As a owner of a older RV I would recommend you use a VIN decoder and find the chassis year then order a Ford Shop Manual have seen them from $30 and up on CD. Had a electrical issue with ours this year and the shop we took it to said that by having the Shop Manual saved them a minimum of one hour in tracking the problem down.

Nice class C! You may find some interesting reading and pictures at the misnamed 'Classic_B_Vans' group in the Yahoo Groups 'auto' category. There used to be a wide variety of small and medium class C's, and a lot of them and a few B's are pictured in the photos section. The fiberglass-bodied C's seem to survive better than their sheet-aluminum-sided brethren.

Jim, "Why do I wear loud socks? To keep my feet from falling asleep!"

Very nice! I've always like the Telstars.

ron.dittmer wrote:
When people are in the market for a low priced older motor home, I always bring up the Telstar for it's quality of construction & structural design with well placed structural seamwork, domed fiberglass roof, & seamless fiberglass front cab-over cap. Most other motor home brands built in the late 80's early 90's need to be in a salvage yard because of detrimental water damage, rotten structural framework, mold & mildew, etc.

I love your a/c unit down below. They are generally used in commercial applications like hotel courtesy transportation vehicles. It is nice to have a roof without the biggest hole as well as the biggest obstacle of low hanging branches.

Nice detailed video. Thanks for sharing. Safe Travels!

BTW: I tried to post my comments on your You-Tube video but it didn't let me.

Hi Ron. Thanks for your kind message. I am not sure why that video did not allow you to post comments, but I am not very experienced with Youtube.

The Telstar is of such a fine build, I am amazed. There is just absolutely no mold or mildew smell at all, it is today a lot like it was brand new. The previous owner did not detail it out, there were old bits of dust build-up here and there, but no sign of any water damage ever. The seats, cushions, cabinets, etc, are all very well made. It drives like a dream. Plenty of power. Has a very unique and cool "look".

I paid $9000 for this. There was one locally for $7000 also as I recall but it was a bit tired on the interior based on the description. In any case, I consider this motorhome a great bargain.

I also looked at a Clarion, you might be familiar with that one? Those Clarions are not as good though, I am sure of that, but similar.

When people are in the market for a low priced older motor home, I always bring up the Telstar for it's quality of construction & structural design with well placed structural seamwork, domed fiberglass roof, & seamless fiberglass front cab-over cap. Most other motor home brands built in the late 80's early 90's need to be in a salvage yard because of detrimental water damage, rotten structural framework, mold & mildew, etc.

I love your a/c unit down below. They are generally used in commercial applications like hotel courtesy transportation vehicles. It is nice to have a roof without the biggest hole as well as the biggest obstacle of low hanging branches.

Nice detailed video. Thanks for sharing. Safe Travels!

BTW: I tried to post my comments on your You-Tube video but it didn't let me.

Fantastic classic.

Brits would call it a low profile C class

It is definitely B+, actually predating the first use of the label by a dozen years. It is a streamlined C, and a nice one indeed

I love that they put the AC off the roof, and wish there were no things up there on MHs.

I'll bet it shares some design DNA from the GMC A class rigs a couple years earlier

Great rig. Ours has been under cover for all its 8 years, and I am pretty sure that has made a big difference on several fronts.

Nice rig! Congrats.
It looks like it's in great condition.
Thanks for sharing.