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While surfin', I came across this unit on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Medical-Office-RV-30K-Mi...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

(Item 4562524258 if link doesn't work)

...Sure looks to me like PEI Specialized Commercial Coaches Inc currently uses exterior skin with the same profile as Barth used.... Goshen IN being a short hop from the Barth plant supports this theory....

Might be worth checking out if ya need some pieces for a fix. Couldn't find a PEI website, but they're at 64868 County Road 27, Goshen, IN 46526 off: 800-434-7344, Fax: 219-534-0645.

I've asked them to send me a small sample so I can lay it up against my '78 skin...I'll post the finding.....Dave, you happen to know if Barth used the same corrugated profile for their entire production run?
 
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This rig sure looks like someone from the Barth plant works there. It does look like the same type of aircraft construction down to the cabinets. The front end is just a little more rounded but man does it look like a close relative (brother/sister) or what!

Let us know what you find out. How long have they been around?

Bill

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