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The GMC Sunshine Statesmen is the Florida contingent of a group of motor home enthusiasts dedicated to the preservation of the classic GMC Motor home built by General Motors starting in 1973 with a production of close to 13,000 units ending production in 1978.  These unique vintage vehicles were built on a purpose built chassis (not a production truck chassis) and employed the powerful 455 and 403 Oldsmobile front wheel drive system also used the the groundbreaking Olds Toronado and Cadillac Eldorado cars of the time.   The entire coach deriving ideas and concepts from the GM design team, this vintage coach was so far ahead of it's time that even today they are a viable alternative to spending big dollars for a new coach. 

Welcome to our web site, feel free to surf around and see what we are all about and investigate more on the internet about our classic motor-home and I think you will see why we are so enthusiastic about it's past and future.  You do not have to live in Florida or even own a GMC to be affiliated with our club, we have an associate program where you can enjoy the rally schedule and information put out by club members and since we have many "snowbirds" who come to Florida during the winter months, our rally schedule runs from October through May so these folks can be involved-- besides it's rather hot during the summer down here and most of us sit in front of our air conditioners!

Please contact us if we can be of help, we hope to see you at one of our rallies-- oh, and thanks for the visit.

With Deep Regret we will morn the Passing of Willie Williamson one of our Members

 The viewing will be Thursday April 19, 2012 Oak Lawn Funeral Home from 5 to 7 pm

and the funeral will be Friday April 20, 2012 at 11 am  Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel 619 New Warrington Road, Pensacola, FL 32506      850-453-2321 http://www.oaklawnfunerals.com/    with burial to follow at Barrancas National Cemetery.

We Have A New Newsletter Editor

Sally Sirum has volunteered to take over the newsletter

you can email her at gmcssnewsletter@yahoo.com

By Laws amended Dec 10 2011 on members pages

An interesting article on the Classic GMC

My name is Rich Truesdell and I am the editor or Automotive Traveler, an
online-only magazine focusing on covering cars, travel, and great road
trips.

On Thursday we posted an article I wrote on the development and history
of the http://automotivetraveler.com/jump/3044. I'm hoping that the
members of this forum will enjoy taking a look and will leave comments
and feedback as appropriate.

http://automotivetraveler.com/jump/3044
 

Past Rallies

  Click here for details

 If you have pictures of past rallies please send to Cat Meyer at gmcsunshinelady@yahoo.com

                                                1/23/12 Cruise                                         2/2012 Brooksville     

                          3/2012 Moorehead                                                                  4/2012 Sarasota

        Future rallies  

        Click here for details                       

       May 11 - 13,2012   Jolly Roger Park, Marathon Key   www.jrtp.com

           Friday night dress as Gilligan's Island and Saturday dress as Pirates. 

<<<<  The newsletter for this month is posted on our member pages >>>>>

You are visitor since our last update 5/5/12. Thanks for the visit, come again soon.

 Please make reservations ASAP for rallies you would like to go to this upcoming season, having numbers helps the rally master plan everything.  Thanks for your help with this.

WORLD-WIDE GMC MOTORHOME REGISTRY

FOR RELEASE MAY 1, 2011

 WORLD-WIDE GMC MOTORHOME REGISTRY GIVEN NEW LEADERSHIP

 After 18 years of maintaining the GMC Motorhome Registry, Founder, Dave Greenberg is handing over the reins to a younger, but equally dedicated GMC owner and able administrator, John Shotwell. John, who lives in Ridgeville Corners, OH with his wife Patricia, has been working in parallel with Dave over the past several weeks and will assume responsibility on May 1^st.

 The Registry is a data base of nearly 8,100 TZE GMC motor homes and transmodes, as well as GMCs used in commercial or municipal applications. It tracks prior owner histories, major changes in specifications, build dates, coaches destroyed, celebrity owners, original selling dealers, etc. It has often been used as a resource by new owners as well as prospective owners for most of the 18 years of its existence.

 While demographic data is available for GMC clubs or others doing research, specific current owner info is generally held confidential as per request by many owners. The data is not sold, bartered, rented or leased to ensure commitments to those owners are maintained.

 The Registry web site can be found at HTTP://GMCmhRegistry.com and John Shotwell can be reached at john@GMCmhRegistry.com. Please contact John for more information.

 I am honored and humbled to have been chosen to carry on the fine tradition of the GMC Motorhome Registry that was conceived 18 years ago by Mr. David Lee Greenberg. The Registry has helped countless persons in their quest for knowledge pertaining to the lineage of these fine machines, and I will strive to continue in that effort. David has amassed a tremendous amount of GMC knowledge during his tenure, and with his guidance, I plan to keep this knowledge alive, and ongoing. Also, the GMC Registry web site will continue in its existence at http://GMCmhRegistry.com.

I want to say "Thanks, Dave" for your confidence in me! Only 4,821 to go!

John Shotwell