nyse nav industry automobile manufacturing founded 1953 headquarters coburg oregon united states key people kay l. toolson chairman & ceo john w. nepute president products recreational vehicles rv chassis revenue 202 million usd fy 1992 1 parent allied specialty vehicles website www.holiday rambler.com holiday rambler corporation is an american corporation which primarily manufactures recreational vehicles . it was founded in 1953 . in 1961 holiday rambler s introduction of aluminum body framing ushered in a new era of lighter stronger and more durable recreational vehicles rvs . this aluminum frame alumaframe became the standard for lighter and stronger rvs for 40 years . holiday rambler was also responsible for many firsts ; built in refrigerators holding tanks and aerodynamic radiused corners . as holiday rambler moved into motorhomes they were the first with tag axles and the kitchen slide out revolutionized interior engineering in the field . 2 holiday rambler was sold to harley davidson in 1986 and later in 1996 to the monaco coach corporation where its future then under navistar international corp. was difficult in 2010 as it was for most motorhome manufacturers . 3 4 in may 2013 holiday rambler was sold by navistar international corp. to allied specialty vehicles . 5 contents 1 models 1.1 class a motorhomes 1.2 class b motorhomes 1.3 class c motorhomes 1.4 fifth wheel towables 1.5 bumper pull towables 2 history 3 see also 4 references 5 external links models edit holiday rambler manufactures motorhomes which travel on their own power and towables which are designed to be pulled by a motor vehicle . all of these recreational vehicles have toilets and facilities for cooking and sleeping . motorhomes can be quite large and expensive . the navigator prices start at 495 000 usd manufacturer s suggested retail price msrp . 6 the navigator is a class a motorhome . class a motorhomes edit traveler navigator imperial scepter endeavor ambassador neptune vacationer admiral arista aluma lite a class a motor home has a large frame similar to that of a bus but is built on its own specialized chassis . these large holiday rambler motorhomes can be 45 feet 14 m long and 12 and 1 2 feet high . they can carry as much as 100 us gallons 380 l of water and 100 us gallons 380 l of diesel fuel . when fully loaded these vehicles can weigh as much as 50 000 pounds . class b motorhomes edit augusta b a class b motorhome is usually built on a cargo van chassis . these holiday rambler vehicles can carry as much as 35 us gallons 130 l of water and 57 us gallons 220 l of gasoline . when fully loaded these vehicles can weigh as much as 20 000 pounds . class c motorhomes edit atlantis a class c motorhome is usually built on a truck chassis . these holiday rambler vehicles can carry as much as 29 us gallons 110 l of water and 57 us gallons 220 l of gasoline . when fully loaded these vehicles can weigh as much as 14 000 pounds . fifth wheel towables edit presidential suite presidential imperial alumascape suite alumascape next level savoy lx fw savoy le fw fifth wheel towables are trailers that are designed to connect to the towing vehicle between the front and rear axles . usually these are towed by pickup trucks and the fifth wheel receiver is placed in the bed of the truck . these holiday rambler towables can carry as much as 70 us gallons 260 l of water . when fully loaded these vehicles can weigh as much as 17 000 pounds . bumper pull towables edit savoy lx tt savoy le tt mintaro black diamond campmaster bumper pull towables are designed to attach to the towing vehicle behind the rear axle on the bumper or on a receiver that is attached to the frame . these holiday rambler towables can carry as much as 50 us gallons 190 l of water . when fully loaded these vehicles can weigh as much as 10 000 pounds . these towables start at 20 000 usd manufacturer s suggested retail price msrp . history edit rv building started out in wakarusa indiana in the 1950s with the holiday rambler company founded by richard klingler . wakarusa is ten miles 16 km south of elkhart indiana . 7 richard klingler started building trailer parts in a chicken coop and assembling the trailers outdoors in the 1950s . 8 the first holiday rambler recreational vehicle was a travel trailer introduced to the public in 1953 by the klingler corporation . a fully restored example is in the rv museum in elkhart indiana . there is a watercolor painting of it by artist paige bridges . 9 holiday rambler corporation and its subsidiaries holiday rambler was acquired by the harley davidson inc. in december 1986 . holiday rambler s recreational vehicle division competed primarily in the mid to premium segment of the recreational vehicle market . 1 on march 4 1996 the monaco coach corporation of oregon acquired from harley davidson inc. certain assets of holiday rambler the holiday acquisition in exchange for 21.5 million in cash 65 217 shares of redeemable preferred stock which was subsequently converted into 230 767 shares of common stock and the assumption of most of the liabilities of holiday rambler . concurrently the company acquired ten holiday world dealerships for 13.0 million including a 12.0 million subordinated . 10 on june 23 2009 judge kevin carey agreed to the monaco coach corporation s request to convert its chapter 11 bankruptcy filing to a chapter 7 case so it could liquidate its remaining assets . the order converting the case to chapter 7 was effective june 30 . monaco coach corporation sold its factories inventory brands and intellectual property to navistar international corp. earlier in june for 47 million . once the remaining assets were liquidated under chapter 7 the entity ceases to exist and effectively spelled the end of monaco coach corporation . 11 wikimedia commons has media related to holiday rambler . see also edit list of companies based in oregon allied specialty vehicles references edit a b harley davidson inc. december 31 1993 form 10 k holiday rambler founded in 1953 holiday rambler the holiday rambler rv a historic look http www.alliedsv.com files 051613 asv acquires monaco rv.pdf holiday rambler navigator the lay of the land bird s eye view of trailerville the rv capital fun facts the colorado ramblers monaco coach corporation may 19 1999 form 10 k the register guard monaco s case in final phase june 24 2009 external links edit holiday rambler official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title holiday rambler & oldid 730925870 categories recreational vehicle manufacturersnavistar internationalcompanies established in 1953companies based in oregon1953 establishments in the united statesmanufacturing companies based in oregonhidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main 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