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freebeard · 05-22-2013, 05:23 AM

Am I late to the thread, or just getting back to it? I saw a Vixen once, in the parking lot at the Oregon Country Faire.

There have been some interesting comments, especially slowmover's posts

I offer this not because it gets good mileage or isn't a rust bucket, but because it is an ideal size for 2-4 people. It's 18 1/2 feet long and less than 10 feet high so it will fit in a coin-op car wash. With a separate bath, closet, 6' galley; it sleeps 4 plus.

Those tires are probably OEM from 1964. They hold 50 psi for years, but I'm skeered to drive on them. Apparently Hummer rims and tires bolt on. 9000lb/225 cubic inches/10 mpg/55mph on a good day. Later models came with the 450ci Olds Toronado—same as the GMC. But what might it do with a Toureg V10? Or a Clark electric forklift motor?

But it's a rust bucket and RV appliances may suck but I'm more concerned about the wiring. I owe the forum a post on aero-modding it but I'm held up because I can't find a X-ray view or a nice chassis shot like that light blue GMC. I was going to do more with lighting and rendering (and lens flares) but here's a preview of the rebody, a wooden geodesic dome:

*This* would be the world's most aerodynamic RV.

05-22-2013, 05:23 AM	#76 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,499 Thanks: 8,060 Thanked 8,862 Times in 7,315 Posts	Am I late to the thread, or just getting back to it? I saw a Vixen once, in the parking lot at the Oregon Country Faire. There have been some interesting comments, especially slowmover's posts I offer this not because it gets good mileage or isn't a rust bucket, but because it is an ideal size for 2-4 people. It's 18 1/2 feet long and less than 10 feet high so it will fit in a coin-op car wash. With a separate bath, closet, 6' galley; it sleeps 4 plus. Those tires are probably OEM from 1964. They hold 50 psi for years, but I'm skeered to drive on them. Apparently Hummer rims and tires bolt on. 9000lb/225 cubic inches/10 mpg/55mph on a good day. Later models came with the 450ci Olds Toronado—same as the GMC. But what might it do with a Toureg V10? Or a Clark electric forklift motor? But it's a rust bucket and RV appliances may suck but I'm more concerned about the wiring. I owe the forum a post on aero-modding it but I'm held up because I can't find a X-ray view or a nice chassis shot like that light blue GMC. I was going to do more with lighting and rendering (and lens flares) but here's a preview of the rebody, a wooden geodesic dome: This would be the world's most aerodynamic RV.