The "Commodore" is
Richard "Arch" Archer, a professor of Industrial Design at Southern Illinois University, "Arch" wears the Commodore moniker
as a result of his involvement with The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta. He recently came upon a 1976 GMC Glenbrook for sale at the "bargain" price of $5,000 with 128,000 total miles and 12,000 since a "rebuild" of the engine and transmission. However, Arch, who had previously rebuilt a motorhome from the ground up,
harbored no illusions concerning the nature of this find, which had been sitting for
the majority of the past 12 years and, in his words, was "a sad case". It was
stored outside, squatted down in the position that GMC's with deflated air springs assume.
The headliner was in tatters and all the exterior window felts were rotted. But, on the
brighter side, the cabinetry was in good shape and the Oldsmobile 455 fired right up upon
request with no smoking.
Well, in no time, the deal was done and, Arch, with two years left until retirement, set out to rebuild his new acquisition. He has graciously agreed to document the process and allow us to vicariously follow along. We at gmcmotorhome.com hope that these pages will help to answer some of the many questions that inevitably arise whenever someone unfamiliar with these coaches locates a "bargain" GMC.
Back to gmcmotorhome.commember of |
||||
 |
 |
Analysis by |
||
 |