Hello All,
My husband and I jumped in with both feet and bought a 1966 Gillig Schoolie. We are board members for a girl's softball league, and travel a lot going to softball tournaments all over California. We have been seriously discussing buying an RV for about a year, with the major criteria being that it needed to be a diesel. My husband is a career diesel mechanic, and while he's been in management for the past 20 years, he still bleeds diesel and loves to work on them. With that in mind, we looked at lots of RV's but never really found anything we liked. Then, while searching online I came across an ad for a lonely '66 Gillig that needed a home about three hours from home. It was converted by the previous owner, given a new crate Cummings and Allison combo and then sat for ten years untouched. Due to divorce he finally decided to sell, and priced her fairly low (9K) in order to get a quick sale. We fell in love with the photos and actually put a deposit before we could see her in person because there was a lot of competition and we didn't want to miss out on her. The first opportunity we had to take a trip there we did, and were SO glad that we had sent the deposit. She was better than the photos by far. There is some small rusty spots on the roof, but nothing that my husband (also an excellent welder) can't handle. The interior is about 80% done, just needs some finishing touches to be perfect for what we wanted. So top priority now is new wheels and tires, AC system (former owner didn't put one in) and paint. With my husband's contacts in the trucking industry, we can get great prices on things that regular people can't. This was a big part of why he wanted a diesel in the first place. Anyway, we are really happy to join the Schoolie family and we are thankful for this site and all of it's resources. If anyone would like to see our photo album so far, here is is:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/303510...57670354955776
Happy to be here with our Gillig
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