A few questions (1981 Pace Arrow, Dodge 440)
Hi everyone! This is my first post on here, and we're super new to the site and the RV world, so please bear with me. First - I just bought a 1981 Pace Arrow with a Dodge 440 motor. I believe it i...
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Hi,
It is easy to figure out if it is a class A, B or C.
If it has two front doors that look like they can belong on a pickup or van front end, then it is a class C, chassis mount RV that is built onto a van or pickup truck front end.
If the front end looks like the front of a bus, and the manufacture built that front end in it's factory, then it would be a class A. I also think it is class A because you described the parking brake as mounted to a wood structure, that is part of the dash and front end of the RV.
Class C would have a metal front end and metal cab, with a wood framed camping area in a large box behind the cab section.
You still should have a release for the parking brake. Perhaps the people who towed it to the location pushed on the parking brake and not giving a darn, broke it on accident or not accident.
It seems like you should have taken it for a test drive, before buying, and if it would not move, then asked to get paid more for removing it from their property. It seems like you are not so much getting a camper you can enjoy, as collecting something from their yard and putting it into yours.
It is possible to spend many hours restoring such a RV, and untold times to the parts store. Hopefully it will be worth restoring.
Good luck!
Fred.
It is easy to figure out if it is a class A, B or C.
If it has two front doors that look like they can belong on a pickup or van front end, then it is a class C, chassis mount RV that is built onto a van or pickup truck front end.
If the front end looks like the front of a bus, and the manufacture built that front end in it's factory, then it would be a class A. I also think it is class A because you described the parking brake as mounted to a wood structure, that is part of the dash and front end of the RV.
Class C would have a metal front end and metal cab, with a wood framed camping area in a large box behind the cab section.
You still should have a release for the parking brake. Perhaps the people who towed it to the location pushed on the parking brake and not giving a darn, broke it on accident or not accident.
It seems like you should have taken it for a test drive, before buying, and if it would not move, then asked to get paid more for removing it from their property. It seems like you are not so much getting a camper you can enjoy, as collecting something from their yard and putting it into yours.
It is possible to spend many hours restoring such a RV, and untold times to the parts store. Hopefully it will be worth restoring.
Good luck!
Fred.
