Road Trip in my 89 CCC

[Bootjack]

Just got back home after a nice road trip in my 1989 Country Coach Concept. I had stored it in Las Vegas for the winter ( 6 months ) Sghe fired right up when I hit the key. From there we drove to Newport Beach CA. for a week. Back to Vegas for the NHRA Drags. Then we took our time working our way up HWY 15 North . I live in Fort McMurray Alberta Canada. Stayed a couple night in Utah. One night in Lava Hot Springs Idaho. Then a night in Northern Montana. From there we pushed non stop to Ft Mac ( 20 hrs ) The Coach worked wonderful with no problems at all. I have to say we really love the Country Coach Concept. Even if she is an oldie.

[cntrylife]

Originally Posted by Bootjack

I have to say we really love the Country Coach Concept. Even if she is an oldie.

But a goodie, She is pretty, built to withstand a nuclear blast, has no slides to leak or fail and is pretty good lookin.

We love ours as well. Glad you had a great trip and good Pic's

[Burlroad]

So good to hear. How many Concepts were produced? Was there a particular feature or advancement that was first debut on the Concept?

[Rsponsford]

Beautiful coach and thanks for the photos. We have a '90 Concept and love it as well. Great to see you're using and enjoying yours.

I once asked Gregg Bootes at CC how many were built and I think it was roughly in the 150 unit range.

[Rsponsford]

Originally Posted by Burlroad

So good to hear. How many Concepts were produced? Was there a particular feature or advancement that was first debut on the Concept?

The Concept was exactly that; a bus concept by Country Coach that was started in 1988 or 1989 and initially built on a Gillig chassis. I don't what year but CC later used a Prevost chassis until the end of the Concept line which I think was around 1999-2001. There really wasn't a follow-on model as CC by then had begun production on their newer models on their own Dynomax chassis. I would love it if someone more knowledgeable than me would write up a detailed history of the Concept. We have a 1990 Concept Anteres 36'.

[Bootjack]

Originally Posted by Burlroad

So good to hear. How many Concepts were produced? Was there a particular feature or advancement that was first debut on the Concept?

There seems to be a cloud of mystery around these coaches. I have had trouble finding out hard facts on them. This is the story I got from the seller. I am not sure how accurate the info is.

They made the Concept for 10 years 88-98 or 89-99

They made 10 per year ( 100 total ) all being different in some way, paint, interior, bathroom layout etc.

Some ( or all ) had a hand painted original murals on the side between windows.

They all had solid walnut wood though out. Including solid walnut pocket doors.

I did get the build sheet and original bill of sale with mine. It was bought and sent to Alaska. It had close to $100,000 in options including a full size jetted tub. 100 song musical horn, back up cam, built in blender and phone. Two basement AC units. Built in basement deep freeze, $6500 sound system to name a few. My coach is totally original except for the marble and carpet flooring. everything else in the coach is from 1989 and in fantastic shape. It still amazes me every time i walk in it. The final price was $467,000 in 1989 !

[Rsponsford]

Ours has all the same options listed by Bootjack except we have oak cabinetry and porcelain tile in the kitchen and bath instead of marble tile. We also don't have the washer/dryer like cntrylife has in his. Instead we have a second pocket door and different cabinet configuration between the bathroom and bedroom on the passenger side. The 100 song musical horn is hysterical. However, the $6,500 sound system had to go. Although I could tell it was quite the sound system for the day I replaced it with a modern system and added a subwoofer. It would be interesting to know how many of these coaches are still on the road.

[Burlroad]

These stories, facts and insights are awesome! My Lexa is too near and dear to me. Uniqueness is my preference as well. Love it!

[dons2346]

Couple of years ago I saw one at Oregon Motorcoach. Wasn't quite sure what it was because the front end had been "modernized". Gone was the grill and the head lights were changed to the more modern round ones. These are cool coaches and deserve the "cult" status

[Bootjack]

Originally Posted by dons2346

Couple of years ago I saw one at Oregon Motorcoach. Wasn't quite sure what it was because the front end had been "modernized". Gone was the grill and the head lights were changed to the more modern round ones. These are cool coaches and deserve the "cult" status

I would love to see a picture of that coach. It would be cool to have a new front face off a new CC mated to the front of mine. Then again keeping it stock has its value too.

[Bootjack]

Originally Posted by Rsponsford

Ours has all the same options listed by Bootjack except we have oak cabinetry and porcelain tile in the kitchen and bath instead of marble tile. We also don't have the washer/dryer like cntrylife has in his. Instead we have a second pocket door and different cabinet configuration between the bathroom and bedroom on the passenger side. The 100 song musical horn is hysterical. However, the $6,500 sound system had to go. Although I could tell it was quite the sound system for the day I replaced it with a modern system and added a subwoofer. It would be interesting to know how many of these coaches are still on the road.

The horn is funny, every time I leave a park I play " On The Road Again" by Willie Nelson. Who ever happens to be with me sinks in the seat and hides lol

[Rsponsford]

Originally Posted by Bootjack

The horn is funny, every time I leave a park I play " On The Road Again" by Willie Nelson. Who ever happens to be with me sinks in the seat and hides lol

Hahaha!!! I try to embarrass my kids with it but they think it's funny too.

[Bootjack]

Originally Posted by cntrylife

But a goodie, She is pretty, built to withstand a nuclear blast, has no slides to leak or fail and is pretty good lookin.

We love ours as well. Glad you had a great trip and good Pic's

FYI my Coach came with all the manuals . The seller said he has never seen a more well documented RV ever. I have them for just about everything for the Coach and all the brochures when it was new. If anyone has a CCC and needs information I would be happy to help with the info I have.

[Rsponsford]

Originally Posted by Bootjack

FYI my Coach came with all the manuals . The seller said he has never seen a more well documented RV ever. I have them for just about everything for the Coach and all the brochures when it was new. If anyone has a CCC and needs information I would be happy to help with the info I have.

Do you have electrical drawings? I think that's the only thing I'm missing.