20 OLDEST RVs and Motorhomes That You Didn't Know Exist
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Welcome to 20 OLDEST RVs and Motorhomes That You Didn't Know Exist
Did you know that some of the oldest RVs and motorhomes date back to the early 1900s? Back then, long-distance travel was tough, with few paved roads and limited gas stations. The idea of taking a home on the road started as a way to cut hotel costs, with some clever entrepreneurs transforming cars using canvas tents.
The first RVs were built around 1904, featuring basic comforts like radios and refrigerators. But it wasn’t until 1910 that RVs became mass-produced.
So, join us as we explore 20 of the oldest RVs and motorhomes that you probably didn’t know existed!
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Although the GM Future liners looked like motorhomes , they were not . They were traveling stages used to showcase GM designed tech for the future at expositions around the country . Their construction included elements used to build streamlined locomotives and streamlined rail coaches
Right. Not an RV. I have seen one that was restored. The video says it was stable and had a panoramic view. I sat in the driver's seat, the view was terrible. They required an escort.
@@Bluesmobile3 I believe one of them was converted into a motorhome like vehicle. I remember it being offered on Ebay many years ago. It was setup like the ultimate tailgate vehicle with a full bar in the middle.
RVs we’re certainly NOT equipped with radios and refrigerators in 1904. Holy crap. 😂
I own a pristine 1966 Clark Cortez. It’s awesome, drives so smooth but definitely heavy and slow uphill.
I've got a 1987 VW Vanagon with a rear seat that converts into a queen-size bed, and a table.
This person who made this know nothing about RV history
You are very confused about the GMC motorhome. It was actually Revcon that started in 1967, building a motorhome on a Toronado half frame. John Hall, the stepson of Wally Byam (Airstream). When John Hall ordered 25 half frames from GM, GM decided that these needed to be tested. 5 Revcon shells were built and run the brickyard test at GM test facility. Once it passed this durability test, Revcon began building these highend motorhomes in California. The first production models were released in 1971. GM, seeing the possibilities of a front wheel drive motohome copied the idea, and targeted a more economy oriented market. Their first motorhome was released in '73. While the 70s Revcons and GMCs share a near common drivetrain, the rest of the coach is much different between the two. Revcon featured high end teak with laminate interior, while the GMC used paneling, pressed wood and plastic. Due to its higher end construction, the Revcon was lighter weight and had better handling. Later on, in the 80s, Revcon designed a custom drivetrain. These motorhomes from the early 80s are by far the best handling motorhomes ever built. I had my '83 cruising at 100 mph and was steering with my knee. Yes, it was that easy to drive.
Could have been an outstanding video, But it was a real chore to follow and watch. Something I did not expect. Narration did not fit some pictures or info was incorrect! Sorry a fail. I have viewed another of your video's. Both video's are on a par, with a fail. Sorry, because I'm a big fan of Motorhomes and the like.
If You want the Man to be more real Try using ur real name ,😮 im a Big fan of RVs and people that use there Real Name , other wise ur just a mouth hiding in a crowd shouting Bullsht
@@dudleybaggerman9574 I really don't think it was bird- shit At all, I can say that he is right when explaining the first motorhome winnebago I was being showen a travel trailer and all I could see 👀 of the motorhome was Emty chassis,
And I really like watching RV,s stories, Cause I do happen to have 4 being my first is a 1998 ford E-350 Class C Jamboree my second one is a 2002 Starcraft Starshuttle Toyhauler, My Third one is a 2014 self built Teardrop trailer and my fourth is my latest buy a 2015 Jayco Jay flight SLX 154BH, And I added a champion dual fuel generator in the back bumper and it worked great this last summer on our 3000 mile trip.
I agree. And a lot of the ones they showed here are not "old"
@@dudleybaggerman9574 You need to raise your standards as this video was below par and & Caspaabriel4794 was right on point with the deficiencies of this video.
AI generated video.
What I noticed was the evolution of the appliances in the beginning the stove and fridge were apartment sized appliances then they evolved into the modern RV appliances that we see today
Did Not know, canned ham
Was aerodynamic
They go back to the 1800 cover wagons were rv s to get across the country ❤❤❤
a very keen observation!😉
@ thank you 🙏🙏
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.
Future liners were not RVs. They were educational demonstration classrooms.
What about the 1954 Kampmaster? Now THAT was innovative! Popular Mechanics published complete plans so the DIY folks of the day could build their own!
Very interesting history ... perhaps showing how function followed form through to the 60s at which point most examples reversed that trend to form taking second place to function, although that might simply be a reflection of my personal aesthetic. Thanks for uploading, much appreciated.
Wild. Wonderful. 😊
Westcraft & Spartan trailers are not considered canned hams, in the vintage camper hobby they are considered bread loafs. The Tin Can Tourists vintage trailer club classify campers in three classes, Teardrop, Canned Ham & Bread Loaf. A canned ham camper is a camper strictly for camping and is usually 16 feet or smaller. Over the years they lost their curvy style. I have seen some vintage campers that looked like a canned ham on steroids, but is still a "Bread Loaf". The person who did this video needs to get the facts straight. Other than that on a scale from 1 to 10 I'll give this video a seven.
Number 14 I would love to build a replica of that someday for my own camper because the chances of finding one are probably slim my great grandfather similar to that from pictures I have seen my best guess is that he would sleep in it behind the house during the day when he wanted to take a nap because I don’t think he ever went traveling. On vacation being they would have never been able to afford that I never knew him in life, but I had heard stories about him
Go to the Glen Curtis museum and you will see one of the first purpose-built travel homes. They even modified the vehicle being used by the buyer to tow it. It's nice!😌
1. Future liner ( for its inspiring design)
2. Gipsy van (for the adventurous atmosphere on board)
3. Curtiss land yacht (for the genius car tow hook)
The Futureliner isn't an RV.
Right man, if you take off the seats, it will! 🍾
I don't think anyone knows of RVs being mass produced in 1910, or even in the 1920s. The GM Parade of Progress was not an RV. The three units built were mobile theater systems that portrayed various futuristic themes.
Some of those contraptions were built to last and their makers were proud of them. These days where car makers are just after money, some contraptions cannot last just five years!
I had the rare chance to buy a GM Future Liner 55 years ago It was only 30 year old vehicle back in the day, like a 1995 model year would be today, but was Future Liner was rode real hard and hung up wet. but the body was very straight, windshield glass good but 1/4 secton of the corregated stainless steel lower deco body wrap was missing, Somebody had made a one-off add-hock habitat for humanity stationary housecar out of it and lived in for quite awhile with a ton or so of full size kitchen appliances & house furniture not to speak of them being a yard sale hoarder.All i cared about was the elevated cockpit, body shape and space, I had ideas to cut 1/4- 1/3 of the rear body off and make it a small self contained camper/sleeper with 8-10 foot flatbed using existing roof as open sided canopy, for hauling bikes & having an outdoor kitchen ,A good enough reason for me not to have got my hands on such a rare piece and butchered it, but i was tempted and came close to buying it, the owner wanted $400 obo for it and it needed to be moved yesterday, but it also needed at least Six tires to move it, and 4 more to be complete and roadworthy also some mechanical & electrical work, i think it had an inline Six Cylinder. Anyway another one of those strange vehicles i wish i had bought and kept for the future today.
So many wild inconsistent facts shown here. For instance, at 12:55 you talk about the Winnebago motor home, but you show a travel trailer? This is just another fluff video with lazy editing. The whole point of producing special interest videos is to illustrate the specific technology that is mentioned in the narration. Most times, you succeed in this task, but if you can't find the appropriate imagery, then perhaps you should not include that particular subject matter. Good effort, less than spectacular presentation.
If the vehicle on your start page was a 122 years old it would have been manufactured in 1902 and it wasn't More like the thirties .
I just came on to say there is no way this is 1902 and therefore I’m not watching the video
The oldest one's were the originals they were called Covered Wagons.
Some of them were under powered and couldn't make it up a hill.
thanks mister.
My dad built a replica of the lamstead camper on a 1923 model t from photo s from a magazine whit Henry ford the president of the time and Alexander Bell I believe we’re in the photos they came from out of American model T Ford Club magazine. I believe there is only one in existence at the Smithsonian or somewhere like that in America. It was very cool. The camper.
You should have mentioned the 1976 Chevy Blazer Chalet made by Chinook and sold at Chevy dealers alongside other Chevy models
Sounds like "A I" wrote and "voiced" the script. The first factory mass produced RV travel trailer was the 1933 Covered Wagon.
you forgot the vw camper and the winnebago lesharo
Lordy...if some of the comments on this post are representative of the RV community I'll be sticking with hotels 🤣
1964-69 corvair power UTRA VAN OR ultra coach design was influenced by the spartan manor
There are incongruities between the narration and images shown.
I had a 1921 Ford Truck
Before 1966 there were no factory built motorhomes. All had to be custom built which means $$$$ so they
were quit rare. The state DMVs called these HOUSECARS. In 1966 the Winnebago co, an Rv trailer mfg
built the first factory built motorhome on a FORD truck chassis with 428 power. Called the F-19 for FORD &
19ft long. Winnebago coined the term MOTORHOME. This motorhome was offered for sale at about HALF
what a similar custom built housecar went for and they sold like hotcakes. Americans love bargains.
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WOW, yet another AI generated narration of public domain videos... Example - 1961 Winnebago motor home on a chassis while showing a trailer.
No Airstream spin offs? Streamline, Silver Streak, Boles Aero.
What no Boler trailers?
The GMC motor home.
How could you leave out the 1972 Condor, build on a Ford chassis. I had to live in one for a year in 2008. What a nightmare..
I have often longed to grow vegetables during a trip, but I never drive more than 25 miles. Answer: drive very, very slow. I found exactly the right speed, using Toyota testing facility. To get a ripe tomato, I needed to go no faster than .00035 mph
It's not a motor-home if it doesn't have a kitchen, bed and toilet.
Sad, do you know there's a whole world outside the Excited States, take a peek, it's shocking!
17:36 LOL Food Machinery Corporation?!! The FMC Motorhome was produced by Fairbanks Morse Corporation.
Some nice pictures, but poor theming and awful automated narration.
Stainless steel counter top looked like formica to me. Get the narrative straight.
Pictures do not match the dialogue
This video is so misleading. You need to visit the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Indiana. It has the oldest known enclosed housecar. a 1913 Earl. Your car with a seat that lays flat is not a RV classification. Nor is the GM futurliner. Trailers were Housecars till post ww2. That is when they became a travel trailer and motorhome. You state your video shows the oldest 20 RVs. I suggest you redo this video title.
Wrong coverd wagons or supper luxury coaches that were used since the early 1800 not to metion people who owend private trains with all the luxurys
The real old campers of all in the world was the Mongulian Western Conquor commander campers, 16 horses great carts, wide up to 6 meters length up to 18 meters, 4 huge wheels, the tent cabin 4 meters high, complete equipped living necessaries as heater, stove, living room also bedroom, guarded by a large troops.
Someday we will see the real Gangihan's luxury camper in his grave.
The AI voice is annoying. It can't pronounce certain words properly, like altimeter. The video showed too many not "oldest" RVs and motorhomes.
GM future liner's we're not rv,s
SHUT IT, WILL YA ?
One can only home this video was generated by AI because it contains some of the stupidest comments and photo illustrations I've seen in awhile.
GM future liner's we're not rv,s