1978 Blue Bird Wanderlodge FC

Full specifications

Model year

1978

Variant

Model-year overview

Chassis maker

Blue Bird

Chassis

All American

Engine maker

Not documented

Engine

Not documented

Displacement (L)

Not documented

Horsepower

Not documented

Torque (lb-ft)

Not documented

Transmission

Not documented

Length (ft)

Not documented

Height (ft)

Not documented

Width (in)

Not documented

Slides

Not documented

Floorplan

Not documented

Generator maker

Kohler

Generator

Not documented

Generator (kW)

Not documented

Fuel (gal)

150

Fresh water (gal)

98

Gray water (gal)

60

Black water (gal)

42

Luxury systems

Not documented

Intended use

Not documented

Floorplans offered in 1978

31-foot33-foot35-foot

Other 1978 records

• 31-foot
• 33-foot
• 35-foot

Notes

Engine and transmission fields are left empty because the Vintage Birds model list shows both gasoline and diesel coaches for 1978. The club’s 1978 specifications page lists the standard diesel as a 210-hp Caterpillar 3208 with an Allison MT-643 four-speed automatic. Wikipedia says the 3208 replaced the Ford gasoline V8 entirely after 1978. Vintage Birds’ standard specifications for 1978 also list: Blue Bird All American chassis, leaf-spring suspension, full air brakes, a 45-gallon LP tank, and a Kohler generator of 12.5 kW (diesel) on the 35-foot or 7.5 kW (gasoline) on the 31- and 33-foot. The page’s “waste water” figure is recorded here as black water. The same block appears on the club’s 1977, 1978 and 1979 pages, so it may be generic rather than year-exact. It also says “Side Bath or Rear Bath”, while the club’s own model list dates Rear Bath models to 1983. The specifications are an owner-club summary from the Vintage Birds page for this year, not a factory scan. Lengths are the nominal model lengths used by Vintage Birds, not measured figures.