Bendix Corsair
The Bendix Company, founded in the 1920s and absorbed by a competitor in the early 1980s, was a well known producer of automotive parts, avionics equipment and the like. At one time they also manufactured retail electronics, TVs, Radios and so on. Interesting, during the recreational vehicle boom of the 1970s (and into the 1980s), they manufactured motorhomes and even camping trailers.
This particular model is a Corsair. Little information can be found on the model or even the make, but this one appears to be a late 70s example. We found a few photos online showing ones from that time, looking identical to it. As was common at the time, the body is mounted on top a stripped down commercial truck chassis. Underneath it’s a GMC.
Today, most of the larger motorhomes are built using more specialized chassis, which for one, means much better handling and over the road comfort. The old motorhomes were rough riders.
A sexy RV…
Vixen Motorhome.
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Date of adventure: July, 2015.
Location: Crowsnest Pass, AB.
Would love to see the inside. I’m working on a similar one but it was gutted and would like to honor the original layout.
Peaking into the window but not take a picture. Will see if I can track down the owner.
I just bought a 1976 bendix corsair 26 ft motor home here in williams lake bc it has under 48,000 original miles on it
Oh, that sounds cool! If you want to share photos of it, go to the “Reach Us” or “Contacts” page on this site. We’d love to see it.
I have an original one
Interesting!
I have original 1977 plus have original Owners manuel Plus its safetiyed and ready for rod in Spring
Thumbs up! The Bendix owners are coming out of the woodwork.
I have a 1979 Citation on Vancouver Island. Love it. Would like to find new windshields for it, I’ve heard Guardian still makes them…?
Would love to see it. Go to the contact page to see how to email to us directly. I’m not sure about parts, but perhaps someone in the know can chime in.