Hi Folks!
So...I grew up in the Reading, PA, area, about 90 minutes northwest of Philadelphia. My parents were both school teachers (in my school district, which made me untouchable in every meaning!) and in 1980, after my dad had a 1970 17' Winnebago for many years (yes, they made a class-A 17' MH!) he finally bought a '76 Eleganza II. Having parents who were teachers was great. We would spend weeks at a time traveling in the summers in the GMC, taking it cross-country numerous times, to see family in WY, CA, FL, NC, VA, and other places. Because of their love of travel, I was fortunate to have been in nearly all the 48 contiguous states before the end of college.
Sadly, my dad died of a heart attack in 2000. Sometime between 2000 and 2005 my mom and one of my older brothers sold the GMC. I'm not sure how or to whom. I wasn't in a place in my life that I could have handled having a high-maintenance RV properly, and I stupidly didn't ask about the sale, partly because I was already living in another state by then and wasn't involved with the family estate. Unfortunately, both mom and my brother have since passed as well. I thought I'd take a shot in the dark here since I'm just curious what happened to our GMC after it was sold. As I said, this would have been between 2000 and 2005 in the Reading, PA, area. I won't post my mom's or brother's names publicly, but if this manages to somehow reach the buyer or someone who knows of them, I'd be happy to share in a PM. A distinguishing feature of our Eleganza II was that dad had removed the rear exhaust and ran pipes from the mufflers directly out the sides of the MH, under the frame, forward of the fuel tanks. One was forward of the entry door and one was in the couch area on the driver side. He did this as a way to deal with vapor lock from the fuel tanks getting too warm.
Again, total shot in the dark but I thought I'd reach out. I love seeing how some folks have really upgraded and updated their motorhomes. It's exciting that 50 year old RVs still have such an interest. Thanks for listening!
Kevin E.
So...I grew up in the Reading, PA, area, about 90 minutes northwest of Philadelphia. My parents were both school teachers (in my school district, which made me untouchable in every meaning!) and in 1980, after my dad had a 1970 17' Winnebago for many years (yes, they made a class-A 17' MH!) he finally bought a '76 Eleganza II. Having parents who were teachers was great. We would spend weeks at a time traveling in the summers in the GMC, taking it cross-country numerous times, to see family in WY, CA, FL, NC, VA, and other places. Because of their love of travel, I was fortunate to have been in nearly all the 48 contiguous states before the end of college.
Sadly, my dad died of a heart attack in 2000. Sometime between 2000 and 2005 my mom and one of my older brothers sold the GMC. I'm not sure how or to whom. I wasn't in a place in my life that I could have handled having a high-maintenance RV properly, and I stupidly didn't ask about the sale, partly because I was already living in another state by then and wasn't involved with the family estate. Unfortunately, both mom and my brother have since passed as well. I thought I'd take a shot in the dark here since I'm just curious what happened to our GMC after it was sold. As I said, this would have been between 2000 and 2005 in the Reading, PA, area. I won't post my mom's or brother's names publicly, but if this manages to somehow reach the buyer or someone who knows of them, I'd be happy to share in a PM. A distinguishing feature of our Eleganza II was that dad had removed the rear exhaust and ran pipes from the mufflers directly out the sides of the MH, under the frame, forward of the fuel tanks. One was forward of the entry door and one was in the couch area on the driver side. He did this as a way to deal with vapor lock from the fuel tanks getting too warm.
Again, total shot in the dark but I thought I'd reach out. I love seeing how some folks have really upgraded and updated their motorhomes. It's exciting that 50 year old RVs still have such an interest. Thanks for listening!
Kevin E.
Also interesting that you re-met someone from school and very nice that worked out. I moved away when I was 19 to finish my final two years of undergrad at PennState and never lived in the Reading area again. I lived in the Baltimore area right after college for a couple years, then in CT for a couple, then back to central PA till the mid 90s, when my ex-wife and I split. I met my partner the next year and we've been together ever since. We lived in south Jersey when we met, outside Philadelphia, but moved to south Florida in 2003 to escape the cold. We still get back to the area every year for his college reunions and to see family if time permits. I still have a niece and her family, as well as step family, who are still in the area. 
