Hello all: This Barth is owned by a master mechanic who now has dementia. It has a 300hp caterpillar engine that purrs like a cat. (no pun intended) We just drove it around town. It runs great. Spedometer and mileage are tracked by GPS.
Its a 32ft. Spartan chassis. It is located in Naples,FL.
Kim, Thank you for offering your Barth to our members here. I urge you to post a phone number here too. Many of our members prefer to chat with the seller personally. Good luck with your sale.
Posts: 2475 | Location: Ohio | Member Since: 07-29-2012
I sent an email to this email address to get the price and got an answer back saying ,"It's still for sale, asking 12." I sent another email and said I might be interested, but would like to see a picture of the driver's side, and asked if it would be driveable as is, and the condition of the appliances, a/c, generator, and tires, but never got a response. Anybody else tried to contact them? Also the data tag Kevin posted has a date of 4/89 but the listing says it's a 1991?? Is this just another Craigslist scam?
Posts: 46 | Location: Sanford,NC | Member Since: 10-19-2012
Yeah, like my "98" Monarch. Built on a Spartan chassis completed 4/95. Completed in August of 97, sold as a 98 model! (I think Barth closed dooors permanently in Jan 98)
9708-M0037-37MM-01 "98" Monarch 37 Spartan MM, 6 spd Allison Cummins 8.3 325+ hp
Posts: 5291 | Location: Kalkaska, MI | Member Since: 02-04-2011
Originally posted by Dan Snyder: I don't think that the Cat is a 3208. In the photo of the engine, it appears to be an inline (6). Probably a Cat 3176, which could be rated at 300 HP.
Nice catch Dan. I think you are correct. The data tag project shows build number 0154 and 0155 to have 3176 motors. The build number above is 0151. Could be the factory purchased several frames with the 3176 Caterpillar during this time?
Posts: 2475 | Location: Ohio | Member Since: 07-29-2012
Check out the variety of the 3176 engines. I would ask for the Cat s/n and call Cat for the actual data. The info above says some are great while early ones are poor.
1993 32' Regency Wide Body, 4 speed Allison Trans, Front Entry door, Diamond Plate aluminum roof & 1981 Euro 22' w Chevy 350 engine and TH 400 tranny
Posts: 1514 | Location: Houston Texas | Member Since: 12-19-2006
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