01-11-2011, 08:38 AM
Moonbeam-ExpressNot a Barth, but super high cool factor
1976 FMC 30 foot Motorhome
Formerly: 1997 Barth Monarch
Now: 2000 BlueBird Wanderlodge 43' LXi Millennium Edition DD Series 60 500HP 3 stage Jake, Overbuilt bike lift with R1200GS BMW, followed by 2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited,
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”
01-11-2011, 10:14 AM
Danny ZIs this what morphed into MCC and eventually that particular Barth?
01-11-2011, 12:11 PM
RustyThat looks like the 29' gaso pusher. They had a Chrysler 440 in most cases.
Rusty
"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
01-11-2011, 06:00 PM
Bill N.Y.quote:
Originally posted by Danny Z:
Is this what morphed into MCC and eventually that particular Barth?
Yes... FMC tried to make a comeback as MCC but fell a little $hort. Barth stepped in and built the "MCC by Barth". It was the same thing as what the MCC would have been but they tacked on the "... by Barth" because of the new owners.
After making the "MCC by Barth" for a few years, Barth took this frame and placed it under an Aluminum Bodied Coach and called it a Barth Regency until they stopped producing the frame in 1985.
The limitations of that frame was 35', hydraulic brakes & a 22k chassis rating.
Here is a
post that is worth reading - actually, anything by
Leslie Hoagland is worth reading when it comes to the MCC's
01-13-2011, 10:43 PM
Doug SmileyThe FMC motor coachs were built in 1972 till 1976 when the FMC company went into military production and closed their RV operations.
The MCC RV was created by several of the exFMC guys who still were interested in the RV and used a FMC transit/bus as the basis for their new MCC!
