GMCWS members George and Nancy Michalko entered their 1976 GMC Palm Beach in the 2013 Rat Fink Reunion Car Show in Utah on June 1. The show is a tribute in memory to “Big daddy Ed Roth” who was a hot rod icon from the late [read more]
Jun 142013
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Jun 062013
The June 2013 GMCWS newsletter (#90) is now available for viewing or printing by clicking on the box below. It is a large file so be patient.
May 082013
Click on the “button” on the left to view and/or print the current schedule for the Fall 2013 rally at Coos Bay, Oregon – or look below.
May 082013
Click on the “button” on the left to view and/or print the announcement along with the registration form for the Fall 2013 rally at Coos Bay, Oregon. Click on the “button” on the left to view and/or print the registration form only. Hi [read more]
Apr 302013
Dave and Arlene Cantrell will host our Spring 2014 rally at the Golden Village Palms RV Resort (http://www.goldenvillagepalms.com/) in Hemet, CA. from April 24th to 28th. To register for the rally please use the pdf displayed below or you can click >>HERE<< to download and [read more]
Apr 182013
The following are videos I know of at the time I am posting this. If more people tell me about theirs I will add another post rather than update this one. Hula Lessons: GMC theme song: The Green Green Grass: Steve Ferguson’s Crokie (karaoke) Night: [read more]
Apr 172013
Gene Fisher gave a presentation that encourages the GMCer to use his/her ears to help diagnose many problems that can occur with the GMC. You can view and/or print Gene’s presentation by clicking on the “button” to the left.
Apr 162013
Kathy Stouffer is an Occupational Therapist and she gave us two non-technical seminars in one: “Aerobics for the Mind” and “Fall Prevention”. Yes, many club members are old enough to worry about both of those subjects and Kathy did a great job of explaining the [read more]
Apr 162013
Was this a great rally or what? Tuesday the GMCs began to roll in. After a lot of gripping and grinning and renewing acquaintances, the attendees enjoyed a Social Hour (aka Happy Hour) with Dave deGraffenreid’s Margarita Bucket available to loosen folks up and followed [read more]
Apr 162013
The first batch of photos below are from Carl Stouffer and are mostly of GMCs (of course) and the second batch, by Donna deGraffenreid, are mostly of the people and the social activities – Thanks Carl and Donna. The photos below are by Donna.
Apr 122013
Carl Stouffer gave a presentation on his work to adapt his GMC motorhome for dry camping. Carl told us why he wants to dry camp, how his work has made dry camping more pleasant, and what he has done to make his coach electrically self-contained [read more]
Apr 102013
Last time we weighed 16 coaches. This time we weighed 12 of them. Below are our results. Everything is pretty much self-explanatory except the “X-factor” which is my try at looking at the theory that a heavy side in the front might be caused by [read more]
Apr 102013
This quote is from Schneider Racing Cams: “As many of you already know, there have been dramatic increases in flat tappet camshaft failures over the past few years. According to our research, this is due mostly to recent changes in motor oil formulas. Current strict [read more]
Mar 292013
Alvin Macks, a classic car enthusiast, produces this list of classic car shows in California and Arizona. This is a list of shows for the rest of the current year. Click on the “button” at the left to view and/or print this file. Remember, GMCWS [read more]
Mar 152013
I think I have written to you before about my objective of using the internet to help pursue the club’s mission of preserving and promoting the Classic GMC Motorhome. We can go a long way towards doing that by helping GMCers buy and sell their [read more]
Feb 202013
The March 2013 GMCWS newsletter (#89) is now available for viewing or printing by clicking on the box below.
Feb 132013
Nancy and I have only had our Gherkin, (our 26 foot Parrot Green 1973 GMC Sequoia) for five years now, so we are relatively new on the GMC scene and can’t be considered experts on anything by any stretch of the imagination. However, we are [read more]
Feb 122013
Steve Ferguson has been working on GMC front-ends for many years and has given seminars at our rallies many times. He recently updated his seminar and we have included it here as both a PowerPoint presentation and a PDF. These are extremely large files and [read more]
Feb 122013
Thetford, the parent company of Norcold has asked us to tell our members about a recall of their 1200 series rv refrigerators. Details of the recall, including serial numbers, is available at http://norcoldrecall.com. Please take a look if you have a Norcold rv refrigerator.
Feb 102013
Join us in Amado, Arizona and rediscover the Old West. April in Amado is the perfect time to explore the west and to reconnect with your GMC friends. You’ll get to experience a little of the old west through music, seminars, activities and of course, [read more]
Nov 222012
The following article was written by Chuck Botts, a long-time member of GMCWS and the proud owner of a 1977 23-foot GMC motorhome. This is the story of how Chuck and Mary became GMC owners and their remodeling project on it. “R YCHT” is their [read more]
Nov 112012
There are several items that our members need to be aware of that were brought up at this meeting. #1 As of September 30, 2012 Motorhome Assist Program was canceled for all members. FMCA will continue to offer an Assist Program but members will have [read more]
Oct 312012
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Oct 252012
Jim and Audree Rowe have done it again. They got our classic GMC motorhomes some great press in the November 2012 issue of the FMCA’s Family Motorcoaching Magazine. Jim and Audree, along with two other GMC couples, entered their GMC in a local car show. [read more]
Oct 112012
The following message was written for the November 2012 newsletter. Hello fellow GMCers. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to serve the GMCWS community in this position. I was surprised when I was asked by the Nominating Committee to consider running for [read more]