Griff in Fairbanks wrote:

Today, I got a line on what may be one of the earliest production motorhomes every made.

If I have the history correct, Dodge made a few motorhomes in the 50's. Unlike most motorhomes, where the chassis is built by Dodge and the coach is built by someone else, these early prototypes were built entirely by Dodge.

The idea was, of course, ahead of its time and, around 1960, Dodge sold/spun off the production to a group that soon became Travco.

According to my buddy, an old-timer he knows has a very old motorhome he wants to get rid of. The motorhome has a 1953 VIN and a slant-six engine, two facts that match what I understand of the history. It's been a few years since my buddy saw it but he says it doesn't look like a conversion and appears to have been originally built as a motorhome.

Next week, we're going out there and look at it. The first thing I'm going to do is try to determine if it's original or a conversion.

My buddy also says the guy has an old Army-type tracked vehicle with a flathead inline eight cylinder Cadillac engine in it ... gotta love the weird things some of these Alaskan old-times have accumulated.