Influences
Prior to the introduction of the GMC motorhome, a handful of other manufacturers made use of a similar front-wheel drives, which went on to inspire the use in the GMC. These included the Cortez from the Clark Equipment Corporation which initially offered a four-speed manual transmission with front-wheel drive, available from 1963 to 1970 until the division was sold to Kent Industries. From 1971 to 1977, a redesigned Cortez-SD was manufactured, initially by Kent and later a group of investors, using the same Oldsmobile 455 and three-speed automatic transmission as the GMC motorhome would adopt in 1973.
Another parallel design was the Revcon motorhome, which starting in 1971 was an all-aluminum body front-wheel drive coach, initially with the same Toronado drivetrain as the later GMC. Beginning in 1978, the Revcon took on a more aerodynamic design similar to the just-canceled GMC motorhome, which included a slant nose and dual rear axle, while adopting a Chevy 454 engine and Turbohydramatic 475 transmission. These were in production through 1990, with one coach built in 1991 using remaining components before the factory closed.
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