by Guest Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:13 pmThank you all for the info, ive talked to Tazz already,
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1966 chevy Cruis Aire
savage- Number of posts : 2626
Location : Where Rust Never Sleeps in Ft Wayne IN
Registration date : 2008-05-15
CV93 Where in Indiana are you?? I'm up North in Fort Wayne
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Iam in michigan city indiana
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Looks like theres quite the collection of vans up on the hill in the backround, they all yours?....64chevy wrote:
I've got the beginnings of one...Or possibly the end.
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Twinpilot001- Number of posts : 6186
Location : spokane ,Wa.
Registration date : 2009-09-28
Tub it!! shorten it!! add a Bed!! 
Kip-On-Truckin'- Number of posts : 4
Location : Akron OH
Registration date : 2015-03-17
Hi fellas. New to the board, but I stumbled on it while getting ready to put El Home back on the road after 15 years in storage. Brace yourself for the magnificence!!!
Kip-On-Truckin'- Number of posts : 4
Location : Akron OH
Registration date : 2015-03-17
Kip-On-Truckin'- Number of posts : 4
Location : Akron OH
Registration date : 2015-03-17
Some history: I got this ridiculous thing for $100 in 1993 from the orig owner. I drove it DAILY till 2000 or 2001. The Can-Am paint job and functional wing were done in 1996. In 2001, the Powerglide started slipping too much, so I put it up in a boat storage place for $25/month.
Years went by. All my friends said "why the hell do you still pay to store that monstrosity?" The owner of the boat place would call every six months or so and threaten to scrap it, but he still cashed the checks.
In 2007 I finally bought a house with a garage and some space. I had El Home flatbeded here. These days, I have two kids 7 and 5, and they use it as a clubhouse.
The bug to get it back on the road has bit and bit hard. I started by looking around the web for info on motor swaps and disc brakes. That led me here, where I find rumors that there were only SIX of these made? I found photos of a blue one on photo bucket, and there's the brown one on this post, and also you guys mention some guy on here who also has one. With mine, that makes 4 existent examples of the breed. I gotta get in touch with you guys - I have a big folder with brochures, letters from the company, the original window sticker, and other stuff.
As for El Home itself, it was marginal but drivable when parked. Motor is ok, trans needs replaced, some wiring, entire brake system is shot but I want discs anyway. Maybe 75% of the "house" stuff worked then - toilet, fridge, shower, etc. Much will need cleaned up and gone through, but the thing survived surprisingly well during it's hibernation.
At any rate, we have much to discuss!
Years went by. All my friends said "why the hell do you still pay to store that monstrosity?" The owner of the boat place would call every six months or so and threaten to scrap it, but he still cashed the checks.
In 2007 I finally bought a house with a garage and some space. I had El Home flatbeded here. These days, I have two kids 7 and 5, and they use it as a clubhouse.
The bug to get it back on the road has bit and bit hard. I started by looking around the web for info on motor swaps and disc brakes. That led me here, where I find rumors that there were only SIX of these made? I found photos of a blue one on photo bucket, and there's the brown one on this post, and also you guys mention some guy on here who also has one. With mine, that makes 4 existent examples of the breed. I gotta get in touch with you guys - I have a big folder with brochures, letters from the company, the original window sticker, and other stuff.
As for El Home itself, it was marginal but drivable when parked. Motor is ok, trans needs replaced, some wiring, entire brake system is shot but I want discs anyway. Maybe 75% of the "house" stuff worked then - toilet, fridge, shower, etc. Much will need cleaned up and gone through, but the thing survived surprisingly well during it's hibernation.
At any rate, we have much to discuss!
Big W- Number of posts : 3282
Location : Saskatoon,Sask,Canada
Age : 59
Registration date : 2011-01-13
Welcome to VV Kip. Make sure to start a build thread and post lots of pics. Weed love to fallow along on your build as you get that bugs worked out. These campers look pretty cool.
tazvan67- Number of posts : 89
Location : Waukegan, IL
Registration date : 2008-07-21
That is too cool!!
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Kip-On-Truckin'- Number of posts : 4
Location : Akron OH
Registration date : 2015-03-17
I've talked with Taz, and we are geeking out to see minor differences in the 3 Cruis-Aires. Someone earlier on this thread mentioned that only 6 were made. Where does this info come from? I can't find squat on the company or the vehicle on the web.
LiveWire64- Number of posts : 244
Location : Cali
Registration date : 2009-03-17
I have pictures from 2003 of one that was in a wrecking yard in the midwest that was supposed to be crushed. I have no idea if it did get crushed.
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