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Article: Company switches to RV production
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- December 31, 2006
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A finished Chariot Vans motorcoach built on a Freightliner chassis. Chariot recently switched from converting vans to building motorcoaches. The company started production in May 2006 and, to date, has built about 10 units. Orders for more have come in and dealers have signed up to carry the Chariot brand.(PHOTO) (THE TRUTH)
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On the day he signed the papers taking over his company, John Wisolek remembers his pride turning to bewilderment when his attorney advised him to find something else to build.
The van conversion business had been the mainstay of Chariot Vans Inc., reaching a company record in 1997 of 4,800 ...