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Old 09-09-2012, 06:18 PM   #5
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The first year of a 102" wide Newell (referred to as the wide-body Newell) started in 1986 forward. There were a very small handful of 104" wide built believe it or not, but they were licensed as 102". At one time DOT was going to allow motor carriers to build go that wide and then the plug was pulled on the idea. So a couple of lucky folks out there have a super-wide 102". lol


Ken
Ken is correct, The first year of wide body newells were 1986.The extra space is nice but if its just the two of you then I don't see why a pre wide body would not be suitable. Our 1976 Newell had plenty of space and we never felt cramped.
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