popping polish is full of amazing custom R.V. . Who would n’t want to jaunt in Eagle 5 , the galaxy - cover Winnebago from " Spaceballs " ( concluded with " I Heart Uranus " bumper sticker , of course ) ? On the less sophisticated destruction of the spectrum , MTV put an RV front and shopping mall with its long - running " Road Rules . " And let ’s not bury the ultimate customized RV : Walt and Jesse ’s third collaborator , the Fleetwood Bounder in " Breaking Bad . "
But movies and tv have nothing on the actual recreational vehicle that occupy the road . Inthis episode of CarStuff , hosts Scott Benjamin and Ben Bowlin give you a peep inside some of the most extravagant RV that have bumped their room down the main road . If you ’ve ever want to survive the life sentence of luxury — while also consume the surety of knowing you could bolt at any second — you ’ll require to check out the princely offerings .
A honest start?The 1971 Star Streak motor base and 1976 Star Streak II . The 1976 adaptation was actually built on a Cadillac chassis , from the bottom up . And while it may look like something the Jetsons and the Brady Bunch would vacation in together , it ’s still designed to fit in a received garage room access . ( But they ’re both currently put up at museums , so no need to move those box of wintertime wearing apparel . )
A mass of us need far more lucullan atmospheric condition than that for our family pilgrimage to Grammy ’s for Thanksgiving . So perhaps the Vantare Platinum Plus , by Featherlite Luxury charabanc , might be a ripe fit . The fashion model has all the small things you ’ll postulate on your road trip to Delaware , likeSwarovski watch glass emphasis and a built - in treadmill . But most significantly , it features a slide - out " garage " in the undercarriage of the RV that fit a fun automobile . ( Unfortunately , this little beaut is no longer for sale on theFeatherlite website , but you could find all sorts of tantamount pushchair . )
R.V. and motor homes have an other berth in history , too . In 1931 , Mae West was magnificently establish what wascalled a " housecar"by Paramount Studios to entice her to come to Hollywood . It was not a place to sleep , but alternatively a chauffeured car to make West ’s travel to the studios more comfortable , making for an extremely high-minded way to convert to the old salt mine .
But that ’s just scratch the surface . Join Ben and Scott as they step into the world of brainsick custom RVs — include even more blinged bus topology , tricked - out trucks and veritable house on wheels — onthis installment of CarStuff .
