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The Aero Cruiser was based on the Amera Coach II models according to their
ads. I don't know the difference between the Amera Coach and the Amera Coach II.
Note: Like most ads, I don't believe this is entirely true. The
original Aero Cruiser and Amera Coach (I belieave) were built on a “Vironex”
chassis. The 1990-92 model years and some late 1989 models had an “LGS”
chassis which were called Amera Coach II while the Aero Cruiser's name remained
the same. (Webmaster)
One difference in the floor plans is the twin beds in the Amera Coach are
the very rear of the coach, as opposed to the Aero Cruiser, where they are located forward
of the rear bathroom. Note: Some early Aero Cruisers also have this same twin
beds configuration. (Webmaster)
Differences
between the Coaches
There is a lot of confusion between the Amera Coach, Amera
Cruiser and the Aero Cruiser as to which is which. The easiest way to tell
the difference is to look at the sides. The Ameria Coach has straight
sided and was built in Indiana.
The Amera Cruiser is the original name of the Aero Cruiser. They were
built in California. Both have
slanted sides. If you look at the side door, its hinges stand out from the
side and there is a definite bulge where the top and bottom sided meet at the vinyl
strip along the center
center line.
Aero Cruiser / Amera Coach Hybrid
In 1998 and 1990 there appears to have been a number of 23 and 29 foot hybrids
manufactured that have the sides of an Aero Cruiser but the rest of the body and the logos are
from an Amera Coach. Their side door is not straight, it has a bend in the middle
like the Aero Cruiser. A new owner tells me that his is a 29 footer and is a 1990
model year. The VIN number is ___________LS0241. The new owner has paperwork from
the original owners that tell him that the unit is one of 6 29" Amera Coach's
and the model is a hybrid. It has the sides of the Aero Cruiser but the
roof, back cap, and front cap are Amera Coach.
Another owned reports to have an 1990 Ameri Coach II that has the same LGS
chassis as the Aero Cruisers. I don't know, but it may be that Ameri Coach
switched to -- or at lease tested -- the LGS chassis in 1990 when the Aero
Cruiser switched to the LGS chassis with the Steel Cage
Construction. Maybe -- and it's just speculation -- the chassis is the
major difference between the Ameri Coach and the Ameri Coach II. If
anybody out there has more information then please send an e-mail to the
Webmaster
for this site. Note: There is at lease one (and probably more) 1998 23' hybrid that I have
received questions about. I didn't know what they were until I received these
e-mails above. If you have one of these coaches you can tell which is
which by the VIN. The VIN on an Aero Cruiser will end with ___________GP0xxx where GP stands for
Gardner Pacific and xxx is the production number of the unit. If anybody else has more information
on the hybrids, the LGS chassis or differences in the Ameri Coach II then please send an e-mail to the
Webmaster for this site.
Keep on Cruisin', Tom Heald Webmaster
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