On Mon, 1 Dec 1997 23:39:53 -0800 Rick Gordon said: >An item of curiosity that some of you might appreciate: a 'garageable' RV >with a BMW engine, made by Vixen Motor Co. in Michigan. Supposedly only 587 >of them were made, they stopped production in 1989. >http://www.rv-online.com/motorhomes/123me001.html >http://www.agencyrv.com/vixen.html >Personally this smells too much like an RV to me, and my garage won't >handle a 21' vehicle either! >Very unusual looking though, and with a slick poptop too. for those of you who've never seen one, take a look. :) it's a sleek almost-VW bus. rear engine (either a BMW turbo-diesel, or a later model with a Buick V6 gasoline). the top "pops" sideways on a tilt. you have a full bed in back, a small toilet, sink/stove/fridge on the drivers side (hmmm. wonder if that is some sort of design criteria for ALL RV's??). but they are expensive. :( used ones are going for about $35-40,000. :( joel > > >Rick Gordon >Bainbridge Island, WA, USA >------------------------------------- >rickgo@halcyon.com >http://www.halcyon.com/rickgo/ >KC7QEG >------------------------------------- |
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