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07-05-2012, 04:16 PM
Doug Smiley
before there were Barths.....
there were homes that were strange:

http://blog.hemmings.com/index...home-on-the-strange/


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The 82 MCC {by Barth}
is not an rv--
it is a Motor Coach!!


07-05-2012, 04:34 PM
Danny Z
A fun little trip through history. I'm sure there are many more.


79 Barth Classic
07-05-2012, 04:51 PM
K&E
Think of the weight on those narrow Model T tires....

and I thought an 8Rx19.5 was skinny....
07-05-2012, 05:32 PM
Mogan David
I am surprised the author refers to them as "motorhomes".
They were known as "house cars".
The bar rail "bumper" on the first may have been almost as effective a bumper as one made of fiberglass on a late Barth.
07-05-2012, 05:53 PM
RainCatcher
I particularly liked Willis Roy Willey. Thumbs Up


"Keep On Truckin"
94 30' Breakaway #3866
5.9 cummins on spartan chassis
07-06-2012, 12:50 AM
bill h
quote:
Originally posted by Mogan David:
I am surprised the author refers to them as "motorhomes".
They were known as "house cars".


They still are in California. There is even a special "housecar driver's license" for owners of motor homes longer than 40'.


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84 30T PeeThirty-Something, 502 powered
07-06-2012, 07:23 AM
Dick Dubbs
At least one candidate for "overhang hall of shame"





#1 29' 1977parted out and still alive in Barths all over the USA




07-08-2012, 11:07 PM
Rusty
Here's another little bit


Rusty

MilSpec AMG 6.5L TD 230HP; built-to-order by Peninsular Engines: Hi-pop injectors, gear-driven camshaft, non-waste-gated, high-output turbo, 18:1 pistons. Fuel economy increased by 15-20%, power, WOW!"StaRV II"

'94 28' Breakaway: MilSpec AMG 6.5L TD 230HP

Nelson and Chester, not-spoiled Golden Retrievers

Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not.
In either case the idea is quite staggering. - Arthur C. Clarke

It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I've been searching thirty years to find her and thank her - W. C. Fields