Bus converter
Angola
A 2001 Angola XLII motorhome on a Prevost shell, with an enclosed trailer behind it · Prevost-Stuff.com listing · All rights reserved · Source ↗
Angola Coach was a custom bus converter in Angola, Indiana. It built motorhomes on Prevost shells, and MotorHome magazine said it also worked with MCI and Van Hool shells. Coaches from 1987 through model year 2002 turn up in used-coach listings. An owner-forum post says the company closed in 2001. Indiana records show its original corporation was dissolved by the state in July 2000.
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Coach lines and documented builds
Angola coaches
| Model | Type | Years made | Price when new | Years on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLII Conversion · no longer built | Bus conversion | 2001 on file | Not documented | 1 |
| H3-45 Conversion · no longer built | Bus conversion | 1997 on file | Not documented | 1 |
| Le Mirage XL Conversion · no longer built | Bus conversion | 2000 on file | Not documented | 1 |
Every conversion is custom. A price shown here belongs to one documented coach, not to every coach from this converter.
The full story
Angola history
Angola Coach built custom motorhomes on bus shells in Angola, Indiana. MotorHome magazine wrote that the company started with a Prevost, MCI or Van Hool shell and then worked with each buyer to fit the coach to that person's needs. Its mailing address was a post office box in Angola.
The company's early years are poorly documented. A bus owner writing on the Bus Conversion Magazine forum in 2022 said Angola Coach opened in 1965, built on both MCI and Prevost shells with the MCI coaches being rarer, and finished only six to eight coaches a year. No company record was found to confirm the 1965 date or to name the founders. Indiana records, as copied by OpenCorporates, list Angola Coach Inc at the Angola post office box, with business reports filed from 1995 to 1997.
The same forum account says the founders sold the company in 1994. State records point to a change a little later. A new corporation with a Fort Wayne address began using the name Angola Coach, Inc. on November 7, 1996. Another company at the Angola address, Angola Coach South, Inc., was formed on October 6, 1997. The records that could be read do not name the owners.
Used-coach listings give a picture of what the company built. The oldest coach found is a 1987 40-foot Angola with a Detroit Diesel 8V92 engine. Listings from the 1990s show Prevost Le Mirage XL and H3-45 coaches without slide-outs. MotorHome magazine reviewed a 45-foot 2000 Prevost Le Mirage XL with living-room and bedroom slide-outs and described it as the company's most technologically advanced coach up to then. The magazine gave a suggested retail price of $800,000 to $900,000, depending on equipment. The newest coach found is a 2002 H3-45 with two slide-outs, in a listing that has expired. The 2001 coaches found are on the Prevost XLII and H3-45 shells.
The forum account says Angola Coach closed in 2001. Indiana records show the original Angola Coach Inc was dissolved by the state on July 14, 2000, and Angola Coach South, Inc. on September 5, 2001. Two other companies took up the Angola Coach name in 2002, and the state dissolved them in 2004 and 2008. A 2002 model-year coach appears in a listing, so the end of building is not pinned down. No source was found showing that coaches were built after the 2002 model year.
- 1965Reported opening
A 2022 post on the Bus Conversion Magazine forum says Angola Coach opened in Angola, Indiana, in 1965. No company record was found to confirm the date. Source ↗
- 1987Oldest coach found
A 1987 40-foot Angola coach with a Detroit Diesel 8V92 engine and a five-speed transmission is the oldest Angola coach found in used-coach listings. Source ↗
- 1994Reported sale by the founders
The same forum post says the founders sold the company in 1994. State records show a new corporation taking the name in late 1996, so the date is uncertain. Source ↗
- 1996New corporation uses the Angola Coach name
Indiana records show a corporation with a Fort Wayne address using the name Angola Coach, Inc. from November 7, 1996. It merged out of existence on December 15, 1999.
- Model year 2000Double-slide Le Mirage XL reviewed
MotorHome magazine reviewed a 45-foot 2000 Prevost Le Mirage XL conversion with two slide-outs and a 500-horsepower Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine. The archived article does not show its publication date. Source ↗
- 2001Reported closing
The forum post says the company closed in 2001. No other source gives the year, and a 2002 model-year coach appears in used-coach listings. Source ↗
- 2002Name taken up by a new company
Indiana records show ACC Acquisition, Inc. was incorporated on July 1, 2002, and registered Angola Coach as a business name on September 3, 2002.
- 2008Last company using the name dissolved
The state of Indiana dissolved ACC Acquisition, Inc. on April 24, 2008.
Brochures and sources
- Angola Coach 45' (MotorHome magazine archive on RV.com) ↗
- Angola Coach 45' (MotorHome magazine archive on RV.com) ↗ — Review by Chris Hemer of a 45-foot 2000 Prevost Le Mirage XL conversion with two slide-outs. Gives the engine, transmission, generator, tank sizes, price range and the company's mailing address. No publication date is shown.
- Bus Conversion Magazine forum: Prevost coach's ↗ — Owner-forum thread. A post dated January 30, 2022 gives the 1965 opening, the MCI and Prevost shells, six to eight coaches a year, the 1994 sale and the 2001 closing. It is one person's account and names no sources.
- Prevost-Stuff: Prevost coaches for sale ↗ — Running list of used Prevost conversions by converter. When read again on October 6, 2026 it showed Angola coaches from model years 1997 to 2000 on the XL and H3-45 shells. The 2001 XLII listing cited in this file is no longer in the index, but its page still opens. Listings change as coaches sell.
- Prevost RV For Sale: Angola listings ↗ — Current and expired listings of Angola coaches. When read in October 2026 it showed three listings marked current (a 1994 Le Mirage XL40, a 1987 40-foot coach and a 1998 H3-45) and seven expired ones from model years 1988 to 2002, including a 2001 H3-45 and a 2002 H3-45.
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