This is the story of an outlandish restoration of a classic 1973 motorhome into a Land Yacht completed in 2009.
The GMC Motorhome was concieved in the late 60′ by GMC and Boeing and the ultimate land cruiser. This is the only motor coach design and built as an integrated drive train and coach body. About 10,000 units were built between 1973 and 1978. About 2,500 are still on the road in 2025 after more than 50 years.
For more on the history of the these motorhomes, click on this link to Alex Sirum Vintage GMC.
The GMC Motorhome East Club did a booklet for its members on the restoration, click on the link to view.
With the restoration complete in 2009, the coach has traveled over 25,000 miles in 38 states and several Canadian provinces. The Smart car was flat towed all of these miles and driven another 25,000 on side trips.
Click on this link for the blog of the Travels of True West.
The vehicle in currently in storage after a refurbishment in 2025, below is a show of the finished vehicle.
The 60 page owners manual is available below. Please wait until a picture of the vehicle appears…it’s a very slow load. Alternatively, download the file..