1951 Prevost

[haydoracin]

a friend of mine is in San Marcos Texas and sent me these pictures. Apparently this is one of one Prevost MHs built in 1951. It was owned by a gentleman from Montana.

[NOT_A_Camper]

it's a gorgeous motorhome. When I saw it I didn't realise how rare it was, and how little info there is on it. Hopefully he'll bring it out again and I can get more info on it.

[rgatijnet1]

I would guess that in 1951 it would be only 96" wide, instead of the 102" we have now. That is a nice looking coach.

[Bruce_Brown]

That's pretty sweet.

[tragusa3]

Beautiful!

[ArchHoagland]

NOT A Camper....thanks for the information!!! That is a really neat motorhome for sure.

[NOT_A_Camper]

Hello everyone out there in RV land. I am not an RVer and I know this is an old post but I joined up just so I could add a few things to the post.

First of all you're all wrong about it having Montana or Colorado plates, it actually has MANITOBA plates and the owner is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

It showed up at a car show a couple months ago and when I tried to find more about it I came across this forum.

Here's what I found out about it from the owner. It is 1 of only one ever built. It was built by MR Prevost himself. The owner uses it alot and most (if not all) of the interior is orignal. Unfortunatly I didn't get any interior shots.

[frankdamp]

I agree on the "bus conversion". It still has the old destination indicator above the windshield.

Some years back, I saw a conversion of a 30' Leyland double decker bus. It still had the roller in the destination indicator with all the original routes in it, and the owner's kids kept changing the display. I don't think I'm brave enough to drive a 14' 6" tall RV!

[dodge_guy]

CKNSLS wrote:
I wonder if he runs in to the "10 year rule?"

Not when you tell the "resort" your driving a Prevost! :B

[coolmom42]

Deano56 wrote:

Executive wrote:

haydoracin wrote:
It was owned by a gentleman from Montana.

But, it has Colorado plates on it....:h:h...still cool tho...Dennis

you must have good eyes to tell that!

Both states have lots of vanity plates, so it could be either one. But it is definitely neither the basic Montana nor the Colorado plate.

Either way, it's a cool bus.

[coolmom42]

Deano56 wrote:

Executive wrote:

haydoracin wrote:
It was owned by a gentleman from Montana.

But, it has Colorado plates on it....:h:h...still cool tho...Dennis

you must have good eyes to tell that!

Both states have lots of vanity plates, so it could be either one. But it is definitely neither the basic Montana nor the Colorado plate.

[fla-gypsy]

Way cool

[Golden_HVAC]

I wonder if that bus came with a gas engine when it was new?

Many came with 500+ cubic inch engines back in the 50's. It was not until around 1960 when they started using diesel engines on a regular basis, starting out with the 6V71 two stroke Detroit diesel. That engine was also used in train service, many times as a generator on the diner car. . .

Looks great! I bet it has a Detroit 71 series or 92 series engine in it now. . .

Fred.

[Deano56]

Executive wrote:

haydoracin wrote:
It was owned by a gentleman from Montana.

But, it has Colorado plates on it....:h:h...still cool tho...Dennis

you must have good eyes to tell that!

[Dale_Traveling]

First Prevost I like. Thanks for posting the pics.