Industry
Published on December 27th, 2012 |
by BajaBusta
1973 Coachman RV Test Drive
In this vintage video Car and Track host Bud Lindemann dishes the dirt on two examples of what motor home industry had to offer in 1973. Watch these “leave-it-all behind machines” as they are put through the motor home version of Car and Track’s rigorous road test. You might think from the “Found on Youtube” vintage Car and Track road tests we’ve shown over the past few months all Car and Track tested were supercars and malaise machines, but you would be wrong. True to the era, Car and Track liked to get weird every once in a while. Instead of testing a car or a truck, watch as Car and Track tests out two offerings from the fast expanding motor home industry, circa 1973. Although Car and Track aren’t able to do any four wheel drifting in these motor homes, they do manage to put the motor homes to do some performance testing. As Lindemann points out, these motor homes have “all the aerodynamics of a brick because creature comforts take priority”. This thought process produces some pretty amusing and slightly terrifying results when it comes time to do some handling and braking tests. Jalopnik
Tags: bajabusta, Bud Lindeman, Car & Track, Car and Track, Coachman, Mini Winne, Motor Home, Motorhome, Recreational Vehicle, Review, road test, Roadtest, RV, test drive, Testdrive, winnebego
do u have a travco or gmc motorhome review by any chance Baja??
oh man i wish i did! Those GMC units were super cool!
Modern American Muscle! I like this RV! 0-60 in 8 minutes very fast and comfortable muscle cruiser!
I have a 1972 Coachmen shown as the first on in the video=)
I’ve got a 1973 Coachman that I need 2 rear rims can someone point me in the wright direction Drew 816-878-9756
I recently purchased a 1973 Coachman RV and it has split rims on the front,I,m really in need of two metal rims with a 5 bolt pattern 17 inch to make my vehicle road ready. I wood truly appreciate any information that anyone can give me. contact Andrew Bates 816-878-9756 thank you in advance