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Now a Newell Guy
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So i've been lurking for YEARS!!!!!!  Have had 4 diesel motorhomes throughout the years.
94 Gulfstream Tourmaster
84 Bluebird Wanderlodge PT40
93 Bluebird Wanderlodge WB40
97 Newell Coach 454
Needless to say i've been a participant on the wanderlodge WOG for a long time.  I've been trying to get this new coach of mine ironed out a little bit.  I've been searching for it for the last 12 years since MOT last sold it.  I went to Memphis to look at 452 which was Darrell Waltrips old coach and the same day I looked at that Jeff Lojudice told me 454 was for sale.  I made a deal and went down to Texas to get it.  It had been sitting for a couple years, and MOT I don't think did a very good job clarifying some things about it's condition before I traveled from NE Ohio to go get it.  But whatever.  It's mine now.

I do a lot of camping up this way, Ohio, PA, Kentucky, Tennessee, things like that.  My parents had motorhomes when I was a kid so I finally got the cadillac of all coaches.

Just thought I'd stop in and introduce myself so you guys kinda know who I am.

Dennis White from Canfield OH

Dennis White
1997 Newell Coach 454
Canfield OH
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#2

Welcome to the world of Newells Dennis. Glad you finally tracked down the coach you have been searching for.

Michael Day
1992 Newell 43.5' #281
NewellOwner.com
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#3

Welcome Dennis! I’m a former Buckeye! Grew up in NW Ohio .

1993 Newell (316) 45' 8V92,towing an Imperial open trailer or RnR custom built enclosed trailer. FMCA#232958 '67 Airstream Overlander 27' '67GTO,'76TransAm,'52Chevy panel, 2000 Corvette "Lingenfelter"modified, '23 Grand Cherokee.
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#4

Congratulations! Let the fun begin!

1999 45'  #504 "Magnolia"
Gravette, Arkansas
1996 40 XL Prevost Marathon 
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#5

Congratulations!! Curious what was not clarified. Either way post some pics!

--Simon
1993 8v92TA #312
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#6

(03-06-2025, 06:24 AM)BusNit Wrote:  Congratulations!! Curious what was not clarified. Either way post some pics!

It’s a case of on yeah everything works, heat works, ac works, and if you search my posts I’m sure you can see what I’m working on..  here are some pics


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Dennis White
1997 Newell Coach 454
Canfield OH
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#7

Beautiful coach. Looks like 454 spent a lot of it's life in enclosed storage. Let the adventure begin !

Guy & Sue Cobham
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
1984 Classic 40' #59
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#8

Congrats from one stalker to another!

Brad Aden
1997 Newell #458 - sold
2003 Newell #653 - sold
2007 Prevost Legendary XLII #20
Towing 2020 Grand Cherokee Summit
St. Louis, MO

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(03-06-2025, 07:57 AM)Guy Wrote:  Beautiful coach. Looks like 454 spent a lot of it's life in enclosed storage. Let the adventure begin !

Thank you..  it spend its entire life in Texas or down south.  Wrenching. That’s what my adventure has been soo far ?

Dennis White
1997 Newell Coach 454
Canfield OH
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#10

2 yrs. 20k dollars. Other new owners scoffed when I first told them that.

None of my comments are intended to be personal. They are intended to help you put the situation into a manageable expectation.

The coach was likely built in 95. Unfortunately, with any on our rigs, circumstances of last ownership are often someone in latter stages of life or latter stages of RV life. Either way, they stop putting money and effort into the rig. The real estate folks politely call it deferred maintenance. You are now playing catchup. It can be intense and overwhelming while you learn the intricacies of the machine. We are here to help you, and convince you that it ALL can be fixed.

The good news is the engineering is sound, and once you address any given issue, you are unlikely to face that one again.

Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
95 Newell, 390  Ex caretaker
99 Newell, 512  Ex caretaker
07 Prevost Marathon, 1025
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home Cool )
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