The Class A Lurking in my yard

This is the interior picture of the LH2. There will be some modifications with additional gauges and other monitoring and GPS devices mounted up here to allow for better navigation and operational functions but this is the basic layout.

Interior layout of front control cabin with cushy seats and HUGE dashboard area you could sleep on! Good for the kitties!

The Allegro in the dark. I still cannot believe we have a Class A Motorcoach sitting in our yard.

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Yep, we came back from our Thanksgiving trip and this was still in the yard. I look at this motorhome and still cannot belive that it's here and ours. I cannot wait to plan this next years set of trips around NYS and beyond once we know the LH2 is ready to go the distance.

Received a Tiffin Time Capsule: NOS Allegro Logos!

I'm starting to get things set up for the winter but we may just squeeze in one short trip for Thanksgiving in the LH2. Stay tuned while we figure this out and what we're going to to. In the mean time, I tried to get some new trim strips and this is what the manufacturer sent me...

On Top of the Allegro!!

The sun managed to come out today and allow me some time on top of the LH2. These Allegros are built really well. The entire roof is one sheet of aluminum! While the roof material was pretty much untouched for 30 years the other items such as the skylights, vents and other bits really are showing their age. Amazon is my friend and I've ordered 3 new venting skylights, 2 plumbing vent caps and the associated gasket kits. Along with the cans of Rustoleum sealing spray, this will definitely upgrade topside! Now, the only thing left is the crazy TV antenna system that's totally outdated. Stay tuned!

A Shot showing the roof from the back. Note the tape on the skylight! Time to upgrade.

Ugh. Old and dried out caulking around the rack system. Time to reseal.

Plumbing vent? What plumbing vent?

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.... Smarter? That's up for Debate..

After a lengthy search in both soul and body, this is the "Long Hauler 2". Thanks to Brian for being patient and allowing 4 test drives to make sure everything was working. I scoured the interwebs for months, just looking and not committing to anything until Rach and I agreed on IF we did put in an offer how much it would be and what would make us walk away.

While it's late in the season to do anything we may get her ready for a trip before the snow flies and do a short trip to see how it runs and works out.

Thanks for checking in and maybe we might just pull in your driveway someday soon! Hey, do you have a sewer grate by the curb in front of your place??

Allegro Tour

The Long Drive North

Well that was certainly an interesting two days in Daytona. In the end, the "Long Hauler" found a new home as a home for someone that needs to get their life back together and my hope is that it will become part of something positive for someone. This is the parting shot of the RV before I headed out of town and back north today.

 No scrapping -- no scrap yard will take RV's anymore with all the regulations. All the wood and insulation needs to be removed before anyone would even consider scrapping it. So, the old RV will become a new residence for someone.

After doing a first day of clean out and packing of the truck I recharged the battery and restarted the engine. I couple quarts of Lucas oil treatment and the engine kept pressure for the trip to it's new home! Hot and sticky outside and it was a reminder of the 5 days in the RV hoping that the shop would help out and fix the engine.


The 440 engine was sold for the reserve price to an owner of a Plymouth Fury yesterday evening and so that part of the project will be picked up next week.

So, that's the end of the "Long Hauler" being stored in purgatory for over a year. Not the way I anticipated but it's the way life is!

A Day in Paradise.

I managed to survive the first day after the "going to the airport" fiasco this morning. Got on the plane, made it to Florida, took a taxi to A-1 Rentals to pick up the rental truck that would bring home all our personal belongings from inside the RV. Great folks at A-1 Rentals! Got me on my way in under 10 minutes!

After that it was off to Bill's Carb shop to let him know I was in town and formulate a plan to get the RV either scrapped or sold off.....

Pulling into the storage yard, I was waiting for that key fob card to not work at all and having to deal with all that instead of just going in and checking out "The Long Hauler". Gotta say it weathered a year in Florida pretty well but despite that the faded lettering on the back of the RV really said it all.

I spent most of the afternoon clearing her out and sorting the garbage from the stuff going back home. That first step into the RV brought back some memories. Not only the bad ones but the kids and the camping on Cape Hatteras.

There she is in Florida. Maybe someone can take her on, swap out the crank and main bearings and have a really cool vintage RV..... We'll see how that works out this week. More later!

On my way, with a few diversions.....

Left the house at 3:30am to catch my flight out of Rochester only to have the Subaru freak out on me just as I got off the Thruway!! Got her off onto Route 96 at a Mobil station. Popped the hood, suspect that transmission so I went in at 4:15 in the am to buy automatic transmission fluid. Nope, they're out of it.... Joy. Called 2 tow truck companies only to find that they aren't 24 hour service. Got Ricci Towing to come by but only after I had to leave in an airport taxi to rush at 80 mph to the terminal to get my flight on time.

Crazy on top of all of it. Called Van Bortel Subaru to let them know my car should be sitting out in front of their service area. At least it was really close to where the car stopped working!

Hoping that is the only big glitch this trip. You'd think this whole mission to FL was cursed or something.....

I'll provide an update once I'm on the ground and have the rental truck. Oh, Penske called. They are still trying to find me the truck I reserved.....