Truck Conversion & Toterhome Community - View Single Post - Auction Sale. 1937 WESTERN CLIPPER MOTORHOME. Sold for $60,000.

BravestDog · 10-24-2019, 03:13 PM

Fair Condition. Needs major work. Mecum estimated it would sell in the $20,000-30,000 range.

https://www.mecum.com/lots/CH1019-38...per-motorhome/

The Western Clipper motorhomes/sales vans were designed by Brooks Stevens
They were built for the Western Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin to be used as mobile sales offices
This motorhome is one of very few known to exist today
Zeppelin air ship styling
Cab over engine configuration
Upgraded 327 CI V-8 engine
Dual rear tires
Over the years 26 variations of these vans and motohomes were designed
The brake system will require maintenance
The cars from the Petrozzini Estate were recently removed from long-term storage and have not been started or driven in recent years. We encourage potential bidders to attend the auction and personally inspect the cars prior to bidding.
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10-24-2019, 03:13 PM	#1
BravestDog Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 748	Auction Sale. 1937 WESTERN CLIPPER MOTORHOME. Sold for $60,000. Fair Condition. Needs major work. Mecum estimated it would sell in the $20,000-30,000 range. https://www.mecum.com/lots/CH1019-38...per-motorhome/ The Western Clipper motorhomes/sales vans were designed by Brooks Stevens They were built for the Western Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin to be used as mobile sales offices This motorhome is one of very few known to exist today Zeppelin air ship styling Cab over engine configuration Upgraded 327 CI V-8 engine Dual rear tires Over the years 26 variations of these vans and motohomes were designed The brake system will require maintenance The cars from the Petrozzini Estate were recently removed from long-term storage and have not been started or driven in recent years. We encourage potential bidders to attend the auction and personally inspect the cars prior to bidding. VIN ANNOUNCEMENT __________________ "I have marveled often at the thin line that divides success from failure and the sudden turn that leads from apparently certain disaster to comparative safety." Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic Explorer, Sea and Land, 1874-1922.