07-28-2019, 09:43 AM
Good Morning,
My name is Don, and I am from the central coast of California, I live in a town called Atascadero. My coach is not a Newell, but it has the DNA that Newell’s were created with. I am the proud owner of a 1966 Streamline Travel Home. I have owned the coach for almost 20 years and have never spent one night in it due to the fact it needed a tremendous amount of work. During this time, I have done a complete mechanical overhaul of the power-train, which is a Ford 331 industrial engine with a cruise-o-Matic transmission. I have upgraded the wheels from 16” to 19.5” and added dual wheels on the rear. Tires are Michelins. Brake system and all motor/trans mounts are new also. I also have stripped all the clear coat off in advance of polishing the exterior. The interior has been freshened up with birch paneling, and I have had a professional RV restoration shop replace all the RV systems. AC units, Dometic refrigerator, tank less water heater, furnace, new freshwater holding tanks, new black tanks, and toilet. New flooring has been installed, and I converted the two rear twin beds into a single bed that is almost as big as a cal-king mattress. I had a custom mattress with the curved corners made by an excellent company in Bakersfield. I also added a 6.5KW Onan to replace the original unit. All of this RV system work is happening as we speak, and I hope to get to finally take the coach out and use it in August sometime. Like many people on here I have several other interests besides RVs, I enjoy high-Performance boats and cars and have a family which includes three adult daughters and a couple of grand kids. I have been lurking on here for a bit, and I enjoy the content. Thank you, and I hope to see you out on the road. I will post more detailed pics in the next few weeks as I get closer to being able to use the coach. I have had a tremendous love/hate relationship with this thing, and I surmise that coupled with my other interests is why it has taken so long to get it usable. Thanks for letting me share with you.
My name is Don, and I am from the central coast of California, I live in a town called Atascadero. My coach is not a Newell, but it has the DNA that Newell’s were created with. I am the proud owner of a 1966 Streamline Travel Home. I have owned the coach for almost 20 years and have never spent one night in it due to the fact it needed a tremendous amount of work. During this time, I have done a complete mechanical overhaul of the power-train, which is a Ford 331 industrial engine with a cruise-o-Matic transmission. I have upgraded the wheels from 16” to 19.5” and added dual wheels on the rear. Tires are Michelins. Brake system and all motor/trans mounts are new also. I also have stripped all the clear coat off in advance of polishing the exterior. The interior has been freshened up with birch paneling, and I have had a professional RV restoration shop replace all the RV systems. AC units, Dometic refrigerator, tank less water heater, furnace, new freshwater holding tanks, new black tanks, and toilet. New flooring has been installed, and I converted the two rear twin beds into a single bed that is almost as big as a cal-king mattress. I had a custom mattress with the curved corners made by an excellent company in Bakersfield. I also added a 6.5KW Onan to replace the original unit. All of this RV system work is happening as we speak, and I hope to get to finally take the coach out and use it in August sometime. Like many people on here I have several other interests besides RVs, I enjoy high-Performance boats and cars and have a family which includes three adult daughters and a couple of grand kids. I have been lurking on here for a bit, and I enjoy the content. Thank you, and I hope to see you out on the road. I will post more detailed pics in the next few weeks as I get closer to being able to use the coach. I have had a tremendous love/hate relationship with this thing, and I surmise that coupled with my other interests is why it has taken so long to get it usable. Thanks for letting me share with you.
Don Hudson
Atascadero, Ca
1966 Streamline Travel Home 30', 1959 Pontiac safari wagon, 1967 Hydro flyte V-drive,
lots of other "stuff"