Some months ago I saw an FMC for sale and became enamored. Unfortunately, the timing was not right, as my wife was about to drop our second boy and didn't want...
Hi Jim ----- yes, the FMC is an amazing machine and a great design ----- you may also want to consider mine, which is probably the lowest original mileage FMC...
... Thanks Eric, I will consider it. I saw your photos in the group gallery, but I was kinda hoping for a nice blue :-) I'll chat with the wife... I...
There, I *finally* fixed the broken club picture link. I must have done something stupid to break it in the first place... If any group members are interested,...
Hi Jim ------ if you want a blue one, it sounds like you should look for a re-done one ---- mine is completely original and should really go to someone who is...
... look for a ... Ok, sounds like I was too glib. I apologize if I offended while trying to sound funny. You have a beautiful coach and the all- original is...
Hi Jim ------- many people like fully renovated and updated coaches, which is certainly understandable ... if the FMC had come originally with an efficient...
Hi Jim, Our FMC Is white with blue stripes.still have some of the blue interior.There are several pictures at rvliquidators .com(stk#101721-1)several more FMCs...
with the number of FMCs for sale I had to start a list. Then I saw the 'database' like to your left, and built an online table of FMCs I can find on the...
Hi FMC Enthusiasts, I have a FMC Motorhome that I had restored and modified to my specifications in 1998. I have 32,000 miles on it since the restoration....
Hello FMCMotorCoach members, Steam here. Very interesting website foran equally interesting motor coach, a rare bird I've seen only onceor twice over the...
Hi Steam, You'll probably get several replies.FMC is Food Machinery Corp.I understand they started out building canning machinery for Calif. produce.Over the ...
Thanks to Jim Clay and Jim Steinborn for info. Jim Steinborn, thetransit conversion looks very sharp! What role did Jim Black at RVSplay in the conversion /...
... The actual conversion of the Transit into a motorhome was done by the previous owner, a resident of Boulder, CO. He bought the bus from a fellow who had...
FMCMotorCoach members, let me know if any of this is incorrect: Fromscanning the postings, I believe all FMC motorhomes (when new) hadthe Chrysler 440 engine...
... Correct. I suppose there is probably at least one exception, but all Motor Coaches came with the Chrylser 440 Marine/Industrial engine (commonly referred...
Hi Guys ------- Jim, when you switched to 19.5 inch wheels ---- did they give you better handling / less wander ? and how about fuel economy? Are these 19.5...
... They are pretty much the same pattern as the stock wheels. You can se them in my pictures (in the 'Photos' section of this club and on my website...
Hi guys,On the wheels.Part of the story on the FMC is that the co.had lost a military contract at that time but,had won another govt. contract(along with ...
Another thing on the wheels.Jim Black told me he has the 19.5s made for the FMC by Alcoa which means a minimum order of whatever number they say.I bought mine...
That's interesting that a 19.5 inch wheel and tire can besubstituted for a stock 17.5 inch. Did FMC offer the larger size asan option? If not, did the...
Steam, I do not believe FMC ever offered 19.5 inch wheels. My bus did not require any modifications to use the 19.5 inchers, and haven't had any problems w/...
Don't think so,Steam.I know the 22.5 fits just as well,and a lot of guys use them. This is just my thoughts and I've never asked anyone who might know.I ...
Hi Jim ---- do you think that the 19.5 or 22.5 wheels would eliminate the FMC ""sway"" or ""wander"" problem, or is that something else ? thanks, Eric ... ...
Hi Eric, Don't think so.It might help some but,most of us are accustomed to a front engine---mid transmission---- long driveshaft to a suspended differential...
An interesting note on the FMC suspension: This design was lifted, nearly intact from the front engine BMW 326 of the late 'thirties, which had it's roots in...
hi tom ----- thanks for such great information ... next time i'm at my fmc dealer (who sold my number 980 new, but who unfortunately no longer has the old fmc...
