Looking for alittle help on what I've acquired

Regardless of NADA "values" anything is only worth what you can get for it, not what you THINK you can get. This hold for a MH, trailer, Car, house or piece of art.

That said, you have an interesting buggy! Enjoy and except for insurance valuation, don't worry about its "worth".

That model Xplorer is a RVIA Type A, house built on a bare chassis. Frank Industries or successors also built Type B (van conversion) and Type C (house on cab chassis or cutaway) motorhomes with the same brand name.

Value on Xplorers gets tricky, NADA estimates don't always work. Xplorer motorhomes, the Type A particularly, are historically significant and were well made, factors that somewhat defy depreciation formulae used for book pricing. However, there is not yet the combination of scarcity and cult following that puts them into the investment grade collectible market we now see for RVs like early Airstreams or first generation VW camper vans.

Whether it is worth $8000 or $20,000 is going to depend on condition and your intentions. If you are buying it to use, it probably has less value than an example restored to original that you might be buying to hold for investment in hopes of appreciation in the collectibles market.

Right now, the 1960s models are collectible because of scarcity. I don't know that 1980s models are there yet.

Thanks for all the responses. I was guessing class A. I did look up price on NADA, but also saw the pictured one above advertised for $19k. It does seem rare to find these units, so that is why I wasn't sure of value. I do appreciate all the input.

I haven't figured out how to upload pictures yet, but ours is the blue and white. Very nice looking. Thanks again.

What "Old Biscuit" said.

DutchmenSport wrote:
If this is it, it's an "A" Click here.

Neat looking rig. :C

If this is it, it's an "A" Click here.

1988 Xplorer M-340

Class A Motorhome 30'
Retail $8,500---$10,500


Originally an architect to the Dodge chassis based motorhome that dominated the high-end recreational vehicle product during the 1960s and 1970s, Ray Frank founded Xplorer in 1967. Developing Class A, Class B and Class C design motorhomes, Xplorer products cater to a wide array of vacationers ranging from van conversions to the four-wheel drive Xcursion model. In 2005, Xplorer corporate assets were sold to Bob Helvie of Startracks.

Class A's
M320, M-340, M-390 Diesel, M-440 & M-440 Diesel

Class B's
Lil'Xtra 218, M-220, M-221, Xtra VAN 222 & M-228