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Fleetwood RV's origins date back to 1950, when John C. Crean formed Coach Specialties Company in southern California, as a maker of window blinds for travel trailers. [2] Around 1953, Crean renamed the company to Fleetwood Trailer Company, a name inspired by the automotive bodies incorporated into various Cadillac lines of automobiles. [2]
The Elkhart and Wakarusa (ten miles (16 km) south of Elkhart) area of Indiana became the recreational vehicle (then called "campers") capital of the US after World War II. [6] The first Holiday Rambler recreational vehicle was a travel trailer introduced to the public in 1953 by the Klingler Corporation.
A popup camper (a.k.a. tent trailer) Also known as a folding trailer, tent camper, tent trailer, or camper trailer, a popup trailer is a light-weight unit with pull-out bunks and tent walls that collapse for towing and for non-use storage. These campers are suitable for towing by most vehicles. [citation needed]
Truck camper Caravan (travel trailer) Static caravan 5th wheel ... Defunct.Produced travel trailers from 1946 to 1980. ... Fleetwood Enterprises.
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The wheelbase from the front wheels to the centerline of the rear tandem pairs is 140 inches (360 cm) for the 23-foot (7.0 m) coach and 160 inches (410 cm) for the 26-foot (7.9 m) coach. All GMC Motorhomes are 96 inches (240 cm) wide and about 9 feet (2.7 m) tall including the usually-installed roof air conditioner.
Allied Recreation Group is one of the manufacturers of Class A gas, Class A diesel, and Class C gas products for Fleetwood RV, American Coach, Holiday Rambler, Monaco, and Trek. [3] The company maintains manufacturing operations, including a service center in Decatur, Indiana, and Coburg, Oregon ; and a parts store.
Following a pattern common in RV history, in 1958 Frank designed and built his first motorhome so his family could take vacations to Florida and the mid-west; it was 27 feet (8.2 m) long and mounted on a Dodge chassis. Soon afterwards, other campers took an interest in the design and asked Frank to build them one too.