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Flared rear ‘guards hide tandem rear wheels, while the polished aluminium finish is reminiscent of a 1930s DC3 airliner. Flying bridge is accessed by stairs up the vehicle’s spine.
The Decoliner is a one-of-a-kind custom motorhome built on the chassis on a 1973 GMC front-wheel drive motorhome. Randy has added the cab of a 1955 White truck and a totally handfabricated body – complete with a working flying bridge – into something totally unique.
455 cubic inch (7.5 litre) petrol V8 drives the front wheels though an automatic transmission. The original chassis had a gross vehicle mass of 12,500 lbs (5670 kg), but due to its lightweight aluminium body the Decoliner tips the scales at just 7000 lbs (3180 kg), so performance is ‘brisk’ to say the least…
Built in an exaggerated Art Deco style, streamlined mudguards hide the GMC’s But performance isn't really what this tandem rear axles, while up front an Oldsmobile remarkable motorhome is about; it’s about style