Revcon 250 - first time purchase: good idea?

There is at least one Revcon group on the web. It would be smart to start there. I don't have a link.

As the owner of a coach from about the same period, I will caution you that you had better be a pretty capable mechanic or have a considerable financial backing to manage this. The drive train is only part of the issue. In all practicality, any repair will require significant effort and planning. For some of the driveline and front suspension problems, you can ask the GMC group for assistance, but they are only similar and not identical.

Can it take you to coast to coast? There is no way to know. We did 12K in our antique last year, and during that I had to adjust the carburetor on the generator and repair a draw slide. But I also had to change the lube oil twice and do two full lube jobs. This is not like a modern vehicle. When these were made a 3000 mile service was expected for everything and that usually included a full tune-up.

What to knoe more about coaches this age, I suggest you start at GMCers.organd follow links. We have the advantage of many more on the road, but I have found the problems of all old coaches to be similar.

Good Luck

Matt

Wou;d you expect a 1972 car to do this with no breakdowns?

Many people just love them and think they are just great. 10 or 15 years ago I would have said no problem, now the problem might be finding someone who knows what a carburator is, and how points work... Anyway, after a certain age the number of years no longer matters, what matters is parts availability and how well it's been maintained. My motorhome (an MCI bus) was built in 1980, and I wouldn't hesitate to drive it anywhere.

Brian

Not sure I would want a front wheel drive?
It was great back in its hayday, but not sure about now.
If it was me I would stay with rear wheel drive RV. Just my 2 cents.

stevekk wrote:
Not sure I would want a front wheel drive?
It was great back in its hayday, but not sure about now.
If it was me I would stay with rear wheel drive RV. Just my 2 cents.

I had to go back and look again. I didn't notice that it was FWD, but I did see the Olds logo on the steering wheel.

Where on the border are you? Brookings for me.

Last year a Revcon group came in the park here in Mexico. In talking to them I found out that all parts are readily available. They were head of the times when they were built and have excellent workmanship.

I'd like to have one myself

I didn't see a price. If the price is low enough, and you have a good budget for maintenance, can do a lot of the mechanical stuff yourself, I would see this as something you could use for a cross country round trip, with schedule flexibility for service along the way. I remember long distance travel in the 60s and 70s, changing oil, changing spark plugs, adjusting valve lash, cleaning and resetting points, readjusting timing before each trip and sometimes enroute. Didn't leave home for a trip more than 200 miles without toolbox, spare points and plugs, grease gun.

From the description, some of the things in the suspension and drivetrain that used to wear out on early GM front drives at the 20-40,000 mile range have recently been taken care of. This one is not a complete restoration but is described as pretty good.

Personally, I would rather have something from the late 1990s or newer, for modern engine systems (electronic ignition and fuel injection, 50,000 mile or longer spark plug life), transmissions with 30,000 mile service interval rather than 3000-5000, and "lubed for life" suspension parts rather than 1000-3000 mile service.

I see something like an old Revcon, FMC, or GMC motorhome as something neat to collect, if I wanted to be collecting in that category. For a cross country trip I would be looking for as new as my budget could handle.

This 25 foot size in more modern times would more likely be a type C motorhome, although Winnebago, Fleetwood (Fiesta and Terra) were still making 26-28 foot type A motorhomes at the turn of the 21st century. 24-25 foot size has recently come back on the Sprinter chassis from Daimler, and a few offerings recently on Ford's E-series bare chassis or light models of the F-53, with 100,000 mile tuneups, 5000-7500 mile oil changes, 30,000-50,000 mile transmission service interval.

Just don't know whether budget or novelty would lead to this choice, and if it is budget, add in the price again for maintenance and emergency repairs.

According to the craigslist ad... price is $9500 for a 1972, which to me ain't no bargin.
Says it has 25k miles, but does not say if that is original or is 125K?
May not be bad if that is original.