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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
The names of the GMC's are actually related to the interior and exterior color schemes used in the 1970's when they were built.
1973 - 1974
The Canyon Lands had an orange interior with plaids and large prints. The Painted Desert had a more conservative interior, by using solid colors on the furniture and bold prints for the curtains. The color scheme used in it was orange, yellow and chartreuse.
The exterior colors for these two coaches were either camel, white or bittersweet. (Being that the bittersweet is an orange color, it was only available as a special order.)
The Glacier had an interior of bold blue flowers and exterior colors of powder blue or white.
The Sequoia had a bold flower print on an interior of bright green and yellow. The exterior choices were parrot green, pineapple gold or white.
The Glenbrook had an interior of conservative gold and brown plaid and medium walnut cabinetry with raised panels in the door. The exterior choices were pineapple, bittersweet, gold or white.
All of these coaches had the 455 engine and were produced for only 2 years.
1975 - 1978
Most of the coaches built by GM became much more conservative with their interior design during these years.
The Eleganza was beige corduroy interior, dark walnut raised panel cabinetry with a beige exterior.
The Palm Beach had a green and white plaid interior and medium maple or fruit wood cabinets with a choice of green or white for exterior color.
The Kingsley was burnt orange on the interior and beige with a tri-colored stripe on the exterior.
Finally, Transmodes were empty shells provided by GM to other outfitters. The most popular names of these coaches were Birchaven and Royale. These two were furnished by Coachman Company. Other coach names include the Avion and the Coca Cola. Most of the Coca Cola coaches were used by the Coca Cola Bottling Company as incentives for their employees, but 5 were given away in a sweepstakes.