[Fulltiming]

Welcome Bill. I do not know when the last 96" wide Newell was built but I suspect it was the 1989 that was custom built for Inter Auto Co. of Japan and exported to Japan. That coach was registered in Australia in 2006. While there were a few 96" wide Newells built in the late 1980's there were not many. In addition to the exported 1989, I am aware of at least one 1988 that was built on the 96" body. I also know that #129, a 1987 was 96" wide. 1986 was the year that Newell began making the wide bodies and only a small number of coaches were built as 96" after the 102" was introduced. I do not have much information on wide body vs. narrow body during the transition years of 1986-1989 but the limited number of photos I have that show the windshields indicate that the vast majority of Newells after 1985 were 102". It is very easy to tell the difference from the front since the 96" Classics had a 2 piece windshield which was the same windshield used in the Chevy Astro 95 truck. For the 102" Classics, a third 6" glass windshield section made from an "inside cut" of either a left or right windshield was installed in the center between the other two windshield sections.