I have nothing to do with this. Just saw listing.
1990 40ft foretravel grand villa Diesel pusher 300hp Detroit Diesel
1990 40ft foretravel grand villa Diesel pusher 300hp Detroit Diesel... (https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/rvs/d/lewisville-ft-foretravel-grand-villa/7167559957.html)
Good price, nice shape, stored inside or under cover as decals in good shape. Lots of green and blue. Love the double bumpers. Rear radiator can be a real plus. Potential buyers should buy a good P95 mask and be on the next flight to DFW for an inspection.
Pierce
SAI is rare. BLUE.....
All always loved side aisle's I realize they aren't practical (wasted bathroom space), but way cool.
Always said I would own one, had a chance and passed.
Chris
Color is insane, but I love the layout. I'm bummed about how much wasted space is in the one I'm about to buy. There's like... 4 entire cabinets of space back to back between the fridge and the bedroom.
One item about the turquoise turtle in Texas. Looking at all the external signs of membership. The owner at least had access to information. For sales presentation I think a++.
Colors can be changed. Bones take coach bucks.
Look at the TT. You only have time.
Vr Mark
Not for me. Blue is definitely not my color.
This is a great deal.
At $15000 if everything is working, it is great deal.
What I spend on my cheap 1991 GV so far is almost about $15k and I can't say everything is working yet.
I'm kinda glad I haven't shown the "Tiffany" coach to any of the ladies in my family.
I'm thinking this one needs to self-quarantine in an interior design shop south of the border, maybe.
MAYBE?
OMG what were we thinking as far as interior design in 1990?
I have to erase that interior from my mind or a good nights sleep may not happen for a long time.
We were turned on to Foretravel (as well as Country Coach and Alpine Coach) because of the side radiator. When we had our Safari, I kept thinking about what I would do if our drive ("fan") belt came apart while on the road. How would I replace it with the radiator in the way? Even Country Coach has partial access to the back of the engine.
Foretravel could have implemented a swing out rear radiator. Big design fault. But the hydraulic system is way too complex and you have three components plus hoses to fail. A much bigger chance of that happening, plus, where do you get if fixed if out in the middle of nowhere? That is why I want to stick an electric fan on the outside of our side radiator. It would give you the ability to get off the freeway at the least and if you had several fans, drive on at lower speeds.
With a little engineering, a swing out radiator could be fitted to the rear radiator coaches.
We blew a hydraulic hose on our coast to coast trip. No fun to clean up the mess in the engine compartment and on the toad.
Our bus conversion also had a side radiator (huge) but the engine was a sidewinder and the fan was directly driven. Even the AC came off a PTO plus it had a 300 amp direct drive alternator with no brushes, oil cooled. Zero belts on the engine. Greyhound and GM made a bullet proof bus for many years.
Pierce