You can also find a Volvo roof.
Are you familiar with the Queen Mother RVs Unicat made? We have just met her king. It’s one of most ingenious motorhomes that we have ever seen.
This is the RV we are referring to – a mix of a firetruck and Kenworth semis and a wrecker that was spotted while it was on its way from Texas to South Padre Island. According to a Texan TV Station.
ABC South Texas The vehicle’s driver and manufacturer were found by the. Brian Portman is the owner of the firetruck motorhome. He is a former boat builder, and this big red RV was not the first one he built from leftover firetrucks.
Portman said that his first one, which he had built over ten years and was three years old, was destroyed. The irony!
Portman built his second RV with the same specifications, despite the loss of his first firetruck-based RV. Portman spent $12,500 on his second model’s engine, which is now 25 years old.
Portman used a Peterbilt semi and a Kenworth roof to expand the body. Portman used a wrecker to make the rear end. For passengers to stand, the Volvo roof over the RV’s midsection is installed.
There are two bunk beds inside, as well as a fridge and small stove to heat the interior. You will find the cooking stove at the side.
Doug Poggensee saw the RV-operating firetruck while on his way to South Padre Island. He shared his photos to a Facebook group for vintage fire engines enthusiasts.
Portman, his creation, drove 2,570 miles from Vancouver, Canada to get there.