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Article: Even the kitchen sink; When Dave Altman entered the RV business, `a bed and a water pump' were the only features
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- Daily Breeze
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- July 29, 2002
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When Dave Altman, his wife, Marla, and their three daughters
visited Europe for six weeks in the late 1970s, they had one piece of
luggage that would not fit on the plane -- a recreational vehicle.
Altman, the owner of Altman's Winnebago, one of California's
oldest and largest RV sales, service and rental dealerships, shipped
the vehicle overseas and picked it up in Southampton, England.
"It's just the way we vacation," he said. "(My family) is still
talking about that trip."
Altman, who has been in the RV business more than 30 years, has
three dealerships and sells about 1,000 new and used recreational
vehicles every year.
Altman's original dealership, which opened in Baldwin Park in
1971, ...