Glamping Like a Hollywood Star // 1976 Vintage FMC
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2019
- Ahhhh! Back in the day 1976, Hollywood Stars like Carol Burnett, Clint Eastwood, Mario Andretti and Max Factor toured around Glamping in their FMC luxury motorhome. Only about a thousand of these unique Class A motorhomes were made and we got to tour one at Jack Seismore's RV Museum. We loved it's unique characteristics and the fact that we were sitting in the seats that once carried the likes of Max Factor!
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Great video. I owed a 1975 MC #623, and regret ever having sold it. This motorhome was way ahead of it's time. It was an incredible ride, very stable, very quiet and just a joy to drive. There was no way you could stop to rest and not attract a crowd around this beauty!!!! You failed to mention some of the key features that really made this coach stand out in a crowd. For one thing, it was possibly the ONLY successful rear engine gasoline pusher ever made. It had a hugh radiator that kept that Chrysler 440 marine and industrial engine cool. It was low profile and had 2 central A/C units in it. No roof airs were needed.
One of the other "futuristic" features was the Thermasan Waste Disposal System. EPA nerds would go ballistic today if this system was still in ezistance, but back in the day, it was quite a system. If you determined your black holding tank was full and needed to be emptied, you merely drove around until the exhaust temperature reached a certain level. A red light would come on at the dash and all you had to do was flip a switch, which activated a macerator pump. The waste would be macerated, then pumped through a nozzle creating a fine mist that would be sprayed on a plate on the hot exhaust manifold. This would literally burn up the waste. It was odorless and very effective. As you drove, you would see the gauge on the black tank go down to "Empty" in short order. Amazing.!!
OMG, that is crazy! I love it! Thank you so much for sharing the finer points of this rig! I would have been one of kids standing around in the crowd watching, looking and dreaming of what your rig looked like on the inside. You are soooo lucky to have had it and I can see why you regret letting it go. We so appreciate your comment, letting us in on a little more of the magic. Thanks for watching.
Jlarm3, thank you for sharing! That is fascinating, never heard of such a super cool thing. Wonder why that technology is not around today. Cheers 🍻
@TheRealCritique I would imagine that the Thermasan systems on existing coaches have died and gone to heaven. My system didn't work well because the macerator was not really functioning well, so I dumped my tanks just like everyone else. Like I said, it was odorless and very effective back in the day.
@@SpykersB Your government ( the EPA) stepped in and protected you from all of that!!!
jlarm3 lol, my gov is 🇨🇦, but I’m sure same idea agency would have occurred here too. So was it fumigating? Or created a bad gas? Just wondering what the environmental issue was. Cheers 🍻
I'll tell you something else that was quite unique about the FMC. There was a thermostat that controlled a pump. The pump would activate in cold weather and actually pump some hot water ito the fresh water tank to keep it from freezing. The coach also had a drivers door, which made it very easy to get in or out when you needed to. The video didn't mention that the passengers seat could flip over to face the dinette, and there was a "dash air" in the bedroom.
The coach was AWESOME!!!!!
Those are all great additions. Thanks for sharing. Did you actually own one or get to stay in one? That would be so cool. Thanks for watching
@@DoesSizeMatter I actually owned it. I wish I could get it back, but after I sold it, I found out it was destroyed when a large tree fell on it. They were built like Sherman tanks, but couldn't survive the tree.
Interesting fact about these FMC motorhomes:
These were made on the same assembly line as the Bradley Tank.
I'm thinking of buying one of I can find one.
Aww. Rip Tim Conway. His son Timmy lives near us. We all liked his dad. They sue love the track at Santa Anita (:
Very cool 😎. I saw one for sale just recently in my area of NC. I had to share it too. Love your presentation.
Glad you liked it. This oldies are hard to pass by. Thanks for watching.
IMHO, the FMC was the best looking class A RV of the time. The only other motorhomes of the time I'd consider would be the Travco 270 and the GMC Motorhome. It's a shame that they were discontinued when they were.
It was a great rig to check out and we would love to see the others too. They are just so cool! Thanks for watching.
@@DoesSizeMatter You're welcome. I hope you can find RVs like that to do a video on. I've only seen one GMC Motorhome, and I've never seen a Dodge Travco.
@@DoesSizeMatter I'd buy something like this if I had someone to share the experience with.
@@jasoncarpp7742 Although we agree it is nice to have a partner, you should go for it anyways there are lots of solo travellers and groups out there that you may find super fun to connect with and could be great company along the way.
@@DoesSizeMatter Very true. Depending on where I'm going, I don't mind traveling alone. There are some places I like to visit though where I like to have a companion to travel with. Not only to enjoy the experience with, but also to share the responsibilities that come with operating an RV.
Love the Vintage Glamper! Question, at 0:04 in the video you are using a phone/camera handle, what brand/model is this?
Hey there, we love all of these vintage rigs too. It's so amazing how functional these rigs were way back then. The phone/camera handle you are asking about was sort of a mixture of pieces that we were trying to out to see what would be comfortable for us to use while getting the job done at the lowest price point. Since then we have found an actual combo unit that does all of the same functions. Here is a link to our camera gear page where you can see the combo unit as well as the individual pieces and we do talk more about them in the links on that page. koryanddenise.com/2019/04/30/camera-gear-backpack-2/ Hope that helps you out. Thanks for watching.
Several years ago I remember reading of a FMC that was (at great expense) extended to 33' and converted to diesel power. I'd like to know if it still out there.
Yes that would be very interesting to check out. There are so many experiments out there that make them one of a kind. We'll keep our eyes open, thanks for watching
Awesome! Looking for Tim Conway, very funny.
Haha, I loved that show! They were sooo funny!
@@DoesSizeMatter reminds me of watching it with my dad and sister and laughing so hard
@@stuwardw Those sketches were so memorable. They just stick with us. Do you remember when Tim had Carol as "Mrs. Hwiggins" or when Carol made herself a dress from the drapes during their spoof on Gone with the Wind?
@@DoesSizeMatter oh yeah! She still had the curtain rod in. Tim Conway always had everyone laughing, I really wanted to grow up and be just as funny as he was.
@@stuwardw Ahhh we are busting a gut just talking about them. I think I'll go online and see if I can buy the episodes. I know I will find them just as funny today. Thanks for making me remember more and laugh more.
I had #1032
How's that for "glamping"?
It's exactly what a Hollywood Star used for Glamping back in the 70's, pretty cool rig, eh? Thanks for watching.
You're welcome. I'd buy one if I had someone to share the experience with. I love road trips, but I don't like travelling alone.
@@jasoncarpp7742 You should check out some of the groups of solo travelers. It might make the travelling more fun if you did it in a group.
@@DoesSizeMatter I'm sure there are groups for those who like to travel.
In terms of size, I think the FMC was perfect. It's large enough for two adults to travel comfortably. But it's not so big, that you'd have to have a special driver's license to drive.
I hear you, it would be very comfortable for 2 adults. Hmmm, I wonder if I could convince Kory to get me one of these too, haha I love them all. Thanks for watching.
@@DoesSizeMatter Most RVs today are 35-40' feet in length, maybe even longer than *that!* are as tall as double decker buses (laughs), and weigh in at around 15k lbs. What I've never understood, and therefore don't like, are the slide-outs you see on most modern motorhomes and travel trailers. That's fine if you have more people to travel with. But I would think it would just complicate things, it would add weight to an already heavy vehicle.
As we always say, there is an RV out there that can suit everybody's likes and priorities, depending on what type of travel a person wants to do. The slides provide soooo much more living space that you can still close back up and drive down the road with. So we think they are worth it. But I agree they do add wt and another moving part to maintain. Depending on what your priorities are there are some lighter wt no slide options out there. Are you looking for something specific or do you already own an RV?
@@DoesSizeMatter I agree. I regret that I don't already own a motorhome. The largest vehicle I've driven was a 1978 Chevy Caprice that belonged to my grandmother.
Well you can always learn, but who am I to talk I never drive the Beaver! haha Maybe one day you will find the perfect RV for you and join us out on the road. It is so much fun no matter what rig you are in.