TimTaylor751647545500 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/rvs/d/vancouver-1973-dodge-discoverer-25/7191875206.html 1973 DODGE DISCOVERER 25' CUSTOM - $17,950 (Vancouver) 1973 DODGE DISCOVERER 25' CUSTOM History --- DISCOVERER25 was the most Expensive Motor home ever built at that time. DISCOVERER25 was Designed by Larry Sakota whom earlier worked for GM and designed the STINGRAY CORVETTE and later the Z28 CAMEREO , then went to FORD to design the BOSS 302 MUSTANG ... Then to White Corp. to design the DODGE DISCOVERER25. The requirements were to be FUTURISTIC .... STREAM LINE ... and get at least 10 MPG. DISCOVERER25 is the only motor home Ever Designed in a AIRCRAFT WIND TUNNEL Top Speed is Over 100 MPH and gets just over 10MPG. 1500 produced. Bought in Reno Nevada 2003 --- Complete Remodel Interior and Exterior including ---Runs and Drives Great --- Newer Tires and Egal Claw Mags --- New Brakes --- Lines --- Master --- Vac Booster --- Recent Tune up 413 Dodge V8 --- 144 k --- Transmission New oil and Filter --- New Stainless Turbo Thrust Mufflers sounds great --- New 4 Firestone Air Bag Suspension and VIAIR compressor system --- New Color Changing LED RGB HALO head lights with remote controller set in a Custom 1959 Chrysler Imperial Grill --- New Paint in and out --- Cracked windshield ... usable --- New custom designed mirrors --- Pull Out Motor Cycle ... Bike,,. Storage .... Custom Bumper --- New air horns --- New LED running light front and back --- New roof seal --- NEWER ONAN 4000 Watt GENSET --- New INFINITY LED Tail light and Turn signals ---- INTERIOR --- --- Completely Remodeled with--- --- New Space age Cabinetry --- New Vinyl Diamond plate flooring --- New LED Touch Lighting with USB Outlets and LED RGB light bar --- New Ceiling Trusses --- New Insulation ... Paneling and Trim --- New Plumbing Lines ... New Faucets --- Custom Fold down Couch to bed --- Custom Captain and Navigator Seats than are removable and recline. --- New Furnace electronic start and thermostat There are some smaller items that still need to be done --- hook up water lines to hot water heater... cushions needed... curtains.... More pictures are coming of interior soon If ... You are Interested in the DISCOVERER25 ... Please TEXT ME FIRST ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace1647545504 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 He designed the CAMEREO...dammmmmmmmmm that must be pretty rare never saw one. Anyway that thing is really ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hoo boy...that's an ugly boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Apparently there's quite a following for these things. Even used in movies. https://www.imcdb.org/v596145.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 a bucket of bondo with dreams is all one needs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 What I've learned after buying my RoadKing is that Dodge 3/4T and 1T (B200 and B300 chassis codes, respectively) underpinned a huge crop of new Class A and Class C motorhomes in the '70s. This beast is no exception, but gaddamn is it ugly. Another fun fact: The grilles on these Dodges are worth a pretty penny now for good examples ($200-500). The earlier '70s were stamped metal and the later '70s like mine were plastic...that is falling apart now. Rest of the thing has been solid, and I consider my investment paid off after over 3k miles of trips since June. That's an important lesson on older RVs: $17,500 is a crackhead price. These old machines are simple to work on, but unless you have extensive maintenance records or are talking the old man that owned it most of its life the online research for specific RVs is dicey, given pre-internet. Buy a good one with good history for the right price: you'll still be replacing parts, but if the initial purchase price is low it won't hurt. A neighbor bought a 2018 Forest River camper trailer a month after I got my RV. Had to replace his Tundra with a Cummins RAM ($$$$) and the first trip to TN, a China-bomb cheap tire blew on the trailer, sending tread through the guard into the camper, knocking the propane furnace out into the cabin. It may need to be totaled. He replaced the tire with an unused spare, and just outside of Stringtown Rd on I-71 the spare blew. I'm happier with an older machine I can fix stuff on that's not made like shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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