65 gallon black and 60 fresh water tanks

[thomas r whitton]

Ken,
Right you are, I have one of the two Elam Fayard coaches.  There was a third, a 23-foot, but it was, unfortunately, destroyed in a fire. I have kept his upgrades: the slide-out shower, the hidden bathroom sink, the hidden toilet, the TV cabinet in the dash, the hidden TV cabinet in the rear, the slide-out pantry, the custom oak cabinets, the hardwood floor, etc., etc.  His son told me that he bought the coach, stripped "everything" out of the interior and started over.  He also lifted the body from the frame, re-did the running gear and developed many of the add-on fiberglass items we have on our coaches.  I never met him but, obviously, he was a very creative gentleman.  I understand that he was also the first president of GMCMI.  I'm proud to be the custodian of his work.
Tom Whitton26 foot updated GMCPaducah, KY

 

[kingsley coach]

Tom
Do you have a a web site where we could see some of these things?
Good ideas are timeless !!

Mike in NS

On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 11:43 AM, THOMAS R WHITTON Ken,
> Right you are, I have one of the two Elam Fayard coaches. There was a
> third, a 23-foot, but it was, unfortunately, destroyed in a fire. I have
> kept his upgrades: the slide-out shower, the hidden bathroom sink, the
> hidden toilet, the TV cabinet in the dash, the hidden TV cabinet in the
> rear, the slide-out pantry, the custom oak cabinets, the hardwood floor,
> etc., etc. His son told me that he bought the coach,
> stripped "everything" out of the interior and started over. He also
> lifted the body from the frame, re-did the running gear and developed many
> of the add-on fiberglass items we have on our coaches. I never met him
> but, obviously, he was a very creative gentleman. I understand that he was
> also the first president of GMCMI. I'm proud to be the custodian of his
> work.
> Tom Whitton26 foot updated GMCPaducah, KY
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1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

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[emerystora]

>
> Ken,
> Right you are, I have one of the two Elam Fayard coaches. There was a third, a 23-foot, but it was, unfortunately, destroyed in a fire. I have kept his upgrades: the slide-out shower, the hidden bathroom sink, the hidden toilet, the TV cabinet in the dash, the hidden TV cabinet in the rear, the slide-out pantry, the custom oak cabinets, the hardwood floor, etc., etc. His son told me that he bought the coach, stripped "everything" out of the interior and started over. He also lifted the body from the frame, re-did the running gear and developed many of the add-on fiberglass items we have on our coaches. I never met him but, obviously, he was a very creative gentleman. I understand that he was also the first president of GMCMI. I'm proud to be the custodian of his work.
> Tom Whitton26 foot updated GMCPaducah, KY

Tom
Elam Fayard was a President of GMCMI but not the first one. He died when he was still holding that office.

Here is the list:

Oct. 30, 2016
PAST PRESIDENTS OF GMCMI
1982 – 1985 Ralph Luby
1985 – 1986 Roland Wilber (deceased)
1986 – 1994 Ralph Luby
1994 – 1996 Don Brown (deceased)
1996 – 1997 Elam Fayard (deceased)
1998 – 2000 Max Rockafellow
2000 – 2002 Clarence Durban (deceased)
2002 – 2004 Glenn Herzburger (deceased)
2004 – 2006 George Baxter
2006 - 2008 Fred Hudspeth
2009 - 2010 J.R. Slaten
2011 - 2012 Carol Baxter
2013 - 2014 Emery Stora
2015 - 2016 David Blackshear
2017 - Stan Edwards

We put a two year term limit on in 1994

I have the original fiberglass rear bumper storage unit that Elam built. It was on the GMC that Bob Drewes bought. I got it from Bob.
Frank Jenkins is currently making them.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO

 

[wrightjohn 2646]

The other Elam Fayard coach was owned by Bob Drews who removed most of the trick stuff and it was a good idea at the time by really not practicable. The coach is now own by Kim Weeks and her husband.

JR Wright
Michigan

>
> Ken,
> Right you are, I have one of the two Elam Fayard coaches. There was a third, a 23-foot, but it was, unfortunately, destroyed in a fire. I have kept his upgrades: the slide-out shower, the hidden bathroom sink, the hidden toilet, the TV cabinet in the dash, the hidden TV cabinet in the rear, the slide-out pantry, the custom oak cabinets, the hardwood floor, etc., etc. His son told me that he bought the coach, stripped "everything" out of the interior and started over. He also lifted the body from the frame, re-did the running gear and developed many of the add-on fiberglass items we have on our coaches. I never met him but, obviously, he was a very creative gentleman. I understand that he was also the first president of GMCMI. I'm proud to be the custodian of his work.
> Tom Whitton26 foot updated GMCPaducah, KY
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