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Hi !!!! New RVing from Poland need help

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06-27-2011, 03:47 AM
Polska
Hi !!!! New RVing from Poland need help
Hello  I did it !!!!!!
Im from poland exactly Warsaw  , It s 2 years I'm looking for a American Motorhome in Europe with my low budget and I find him . 
- 1995 Chevrolet Odessa 9  6,5 l V8 diesel  9 meter engine of hummer   prepared for UK that all what I no !!
I try to find with this information something on the net ,  but nothing  !!! no picture  
The more important thing . The mechanical  side of this Rv are perfect , Now I  have to rebuild everything inside because it's completely  dirty And  just a bed for 2 peoples so I have to make a project to give him a second life , I want to travel with 6 people . I have to paint him . My question if somebody no this model ? 
I'm looking for some tech information  , or maybe some picture about this model but I don't no where I can find some , Maybe somebody can help me ;-) 

Up thank you 

Pozdrawiam/Regards
06-27-2011, 04:05 AM
Polska
here somes pictures







up thank you
06-27-2011, 07:57 AM
Moonbeam-Express
Welcome from America!!

American motorhomes, or RVs are almost always made by putting a body on a standard RV chassis then filling it with all the components like refrigerator, stove, lights, electrical converters. If you were lucky, you got a lot of paperwork that explains the manufacture of all these items, if not you will need to assemble your own documentation over time. The important thing to understand is that most of the mechanical items are made by some other company, so you will want to search under those brand names to get the information for maintenance and replacement.

A really important question is who made your chassis. Spartan, Oshkosh, freight-liner, Chevrolet, Ford are some of the manufacturers. This will help you get replacement driveline and suspension items.

As far as body and interior, I've never heard of an Odessa. It doesn't really matter as the interior will be mostly custom made anyway. The exterior parts are probably no longer made either. This is something we deal with in the US too, often needing to improvise or make our own parts when the original company is either gone away or don't make parts for older models. Luckily, RVs are pretty easy to swap parts from other makes, so a little ingenuity makes up for lack of parts.




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06-27-2011, 09:51 AM
Mogan David
They were associated with Overland:
http://overlandpremierclub.com/profile.html

From NADAguides:
http://www.nadaguides.com/RVs/1995/Odessa-Industries

hmm... so port side was made "Curbside". But, is it right hand drive? I see the driver's door (a fairly rare class A RV feature) on the port side.
06-27-2011, 11:41 AM
RichieC
Welcome and hello from Canada! That's a nice RV and I especially like the fact that it has doors on both sides, which is very uncommon.
Richard
06-27-2011, 12:10 PM
Dick Dubbs
NASCAR, Osprey, Charlotte: Maybe Richard Pugh knows something about these.





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07-23-2011, 05:26 PM
Gary Carter
Chevrolet chassis with 6.5T diesel. Left had drive according to the pictures.

If it was make for Europe will be set up for 220VAC.

Probably has a gas generator.


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07-23-2011, 06:54 PM
Dick Dubbs
quote:
here somes pictures


looks very fibre-"glassy"





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07-30-2011, 11:28 PM
lenny and judy
IT is so pretty you give it a girls name.please give pictures of inside parts.and the way it looks now before you rebuild her.
lenny


lenny and judy
32', Regency, Cummins 8.3L, Spartan Chassis, 1992
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08-09-2011, 01:00 AM
PALEHORSE
If you have a nasty rug rip it out and go for a hard wood floor quite easy to install and looks great and easy to care for. I think that model would be great with a rear bed floor plan . Is it just going to be you on trips or others too? I think you can make a great RV out of your buy good luck. Kim