A motorhome that has set the record for being the fastest Class A RV on the Bonneville Salt Flats is now up for sale in Englewood, Colorado. The RV has a record velocity of 121.5 miles per hour and is priced at $95,000.
To achieve this speed, the 1977 GMC Motorhome has been modified with a fuel-injected 502-cubic-inch (8.23-liter) Chevrolet V8 with nitrous injection that makes 700 horsepower. The power runs through a Turbo-Hydramatic 425 automatic transmission to a limited-slip differential. The RV is street legal and has a passenger seat, roll cage, and fuel cell in place of the original kitchen, bathroom, bed, and other amenities that were removed to reduce weight and maximize top speed.
The custom cockpit of the RV includes aluminum dash panels and a custom instrument setup with a data logger. It also has a camera system that provides side and rear views outside of the vehicle.
1977 GMC Motorhome
The exterior of the motorhome has a black, white, and gold color scheme with large decals on the windows to promote awareness about the neurological disease CMT. For top-speed runs, the owner can mount a front splitter and side skirts to improve the vehicle's aerodynamics.
The motorhome set the speed record in August 2016, with a one-way run of 122.156 mph. However, the two-way average is the speed that goes in the record books. The seller claims that this RV has appeared in publications like Autoweek, Popular Mechanics, Hot Rod, and Auto Bild Germany.
Source: The Drive
