I bought myself a present 

Dude bought the car we drew as children 🤣

Mav is officially the Jay Leno of recreational vehicles

The most attractive thing about you is definitely not the new purchase 😂 but your ability of handling all situations- you’re problem solving and accepting all defeats like a champ 😎

when the car dealer says good luck before you leave... its usually not a good thing

You have inspired me to go cross country in the U.K , I’ve been living in my van for 7 weeks now and it’s been the 7 best weeks of my life , Saving so much on rent and im able to go to all the places I’ve always wanted to. Gets a bit lonely but I’ve met lots of interesting people on my journey so far. Thank you Mav for showing me it’s possible to live my best life whilst also living entirely out of a vehicle. You the man!!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1128">18:48</a> Mav missing ALL the clues 😆

Not sure how I got to your channel but I must say that after watching this video I am so “happy” that I did. And myself being 78 it doesn’t take much to make myself “happy” or entertained but I love interesting channels something yours seems to be. Thanks and New Years to all

I have had a photo of this RV on my screen saver for several years now. Thanks to you I can finally see the inside and even ride along. Thanks for posting this video.

This thing is crazy looking, but cool looking to. I know you made it home safe seeing how you posted this video. Can’t wait to see it on an official “MAV” Adventure. Keep on Truckin’

This channel went from fishing to cooking to making horrible purchase decisions. I can't stop watching.

There is an Airstream camper celebration that goes on in Jackson Center, Ohio where these were originally made every year. Attend the show, it is a must with a vehicle like this.

this rig is fantastic!! a little research on toronados will impress you, they were considered the gentlemans muscle car. that 455 cid motor is a torque monster, and close to 400 hp.. that setup is famous in the airstream, and olds enthusiast circles. with a lil tweaking it could be your favorite vehicle, and a stand out at any vintage camper, airstream, and hot rod/ muscle car event!! plz treat her kindly!! great vid!

Interesting RV. The Olds Toronado motor FWD drivetrain was actually used in the GMC motorhomes they built in the 70's.

Happy Belated Birthday. Nice birthday gift you got yourself. Love the trailer.

Hats off to you for being a young successful guy who is obviously not scared to take chances and live life. I am 51 and a complete opposite. I have always been nervous about doing things and taking chances in my life, but your and fishn more videos do bring a smile to my face. Good job!

Did more than my fair share of adventuring in my youth but not quite the kind you do. At my age now I just love living vicariously through your adventures. Hope you can keep this channel going for as long as you feel like filming your travels and unique vehicles.

That's a 1970 Olds Toronado! Had one of those in 1978. As far as hauling that Airstream, no problem. The power in those 455's is freaking amazing! Great camper by the way, looks futuristic! Happy camping! :)

I love that you adopt and restore these quirky old RVs. Love, love love!!! Happy Birthday 🎉 Can’t wait to see the restoration!

Love watching your videos Mav and think you are seriously the best most genuine soul! Thankful for what you do and being you! Wishing you a very happy birthday and all the best in the new year! :)

Thanks for sharing the adventure. Happy Holidays and hope your new vehicle is easily fixable and on the road soon!! Mavnado has a ring to it!

Dear Mav's Mom: you did such a good job with this guy. Such a good human. Congrats.

So for those that do not know this is actually a legendary vehicle throughout the airstream community. It’s been in a lot of magazines google articles shit if you type in airstream car on Google it’s one of the first images to come up. Congratulations Marv. Hope you enjoy it and hope you make some awesome videos with it.

I love seeing the Duluth Airport! I look forward to seeing what you end up doing with this vehicle.

Well Mav, congratulations and good luck on your new vehicle. Stands out a little bit, for sure, looks like you got some work ahead of you. But not too shabby. I wouldn't have done it myself. I think there are better choices for something like this, certainly. And I would wonder if it would meet all your needs on a cross country trip. I don't know it's not me, I'd rather have something modern, or not do it. Because I think you're going to spend more money then it's worth, unless you're a mechanic and like doing your own work. We'll see, because you will be making videos on your project. Again, not too shabby to start. Good luck to you and You have a great attitude for the outdoors.

Mav is the real deal. No matter what disaster happens he literally just keeps on truckin

This is an oddly obscure yet famous camper for sure. Been featured in magazines and the subject of quite a few interviews over the years. What a gem of a vehicle too. Good luck as the next steward of this beast.

Crazy to think that back in the day, Wendell Atkins, who was a journeyman tool maker for GM at the Grand Blanc stamping plant back in the 60s made this monster. Globetrotter + an Oldsmobile. Crazy. He didn’t even end up finishing this project until about 1982. Molded the two 54 pickup windshields, through a thin rubber slab and some aluminum and called it good! It sounds like Tim Atkins, son of whom built the “Aironado” use to whip this thing around when it was in more of a go-cart status. Before it was built they had just a few feet of wood slab, the front end, and the dash. Half a car meeting 455. Sheesh but get this. The actual engine in that Oldsmobile was bought for cheap, it has fire damage. Everything was rewired, in which Tim specified the vacuum hoses frustrated Wendell the most. Wendell also went on to make a hydraulic hand pump that made wheels on a boat act like airplane landing gear. The arms would go up for transportation, down in the water. Crazy stuff !

What a small, strange world. I used to drive by the old market in Union, MI where he had it sitting all summer. Even stopped to check it out and take pictures one time. I'm blown away that of all people in the world it was YOU that ended up buying this. Absolutely frickin amazing dude. Can't wait to wait the future awaits for it!

Haha, that's so rad! Merry Christmas, Mav...look forward to seeing what you do with this one of a kind rig.

Auto-Zone letting you borrow tools blew my mind. I really wish I didn't live 30 minutes outside of chicago where about half of all people would steal those tools without a second thought.

Epic rig!Once the drivetrain problem,throttle linkage and gas pedal is fixed should be good for 75+.Keep at it Mav.

At least you have an apartment to hang out in while you wait for help. The camper looks crazy on the outside. That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Couldn't help but LOL when you said it's now yours 🤣. "What could possibly go wrong"

I love the Duluth Airport. It's so quiet and easy. Miss that place, need to go back and visit soon. That's a ridiculous contraption but I hope it gives you joy

i hope everything is okay Mav! waiting for some good news on that new camper! happy new years!!!

Cheverlot Sparks, are reliable. I part-time car camped in mine without issues in all kinds of weather. Fair play for getting another camper. Hope the problems are fixed soon. 🇬🇧 part-time female car camper

Love the adventure Mav! Your patience and chill attitude in the thick of a cluster is admirable!! I could learn a thing or two form you. Thanks for the lesson friend!

Congrats on the new vehicle, @Mav! This is quite a collection you're building (investing in). Curious about more long-trip content (presumably next summer) but would love to see you explore places like Europe and Asia too. Would be incredible adventures. I have a friend who circumnavigated the globe in a London Black Cab. Wild story. Would love to see something like this from you! ❤️

It's the apple behind the brake pedal that does it for me. I also laughed my ass off at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="786">13:06</a> when he is trying to fix the throttle but it sticks when he started it and the thing just revved to the moon 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mav, you absolute legend. As a fellow Chevy Spark owner, you can't imagine how excited I would be to see you get a Spark and make it into a camper!!!

Definitely an axle. Those Tornado chassis are bulletproof. After this repair and a good once over that will be a very reliable rig! Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday & Merry Christmas from Texas! Within the past 3 years my best friend in Michigan has sent me 2 cell phone photos of THIS airstream. Me being an Airstream owners she’d think of me & show me. First was a video of it driving down a busy road near South Bend, Indiana. The other is it parked out in the country and with a for sale sign. Toro airstream! Can’t wait to tell my friend about seeing it sold and to you. Your personality cracks me up and you have a great disposition. Good luck & have some fun!

Dude that's so cool looking forward to seeing what happens next regarding repair

I did this same sort of thing with a 27 foot motorhome. I drove it from MI to Colorado at 15 below zero. I found out that the heater didn't work and there was cold air coming from under the dash. In fact, almost nothing worked. The RV furnace kept the rig at about 40 degrees while I was driving. I also found out that truckers hated motorhomes taking up a spot at the rest-areas. Someone slashed my spare tire overnight.

More Mav content!!!! Let’s gooo! Happy Birthday to you, Mav, and you’re amazing. Hope it’s a minor fix and back in your hands!

Wow, what a cool camper! Happy birthday, Mav!

I work in Elkhart indiana and drive through Union Michigan on my way home. My employer is located just down the road from where that car sat for years. It sat in union for sale at the market for a while also. But my memory of that car goes back well over 25+ years of seeing with my father in a buddies shop! Neat to see video of it!

I have to admit I’m not a big car person and hate the maintenance of my own but you always make it so interesting to learn more. Such a crazy experience! Happy birthday and happy holidays! 😊

I'm sure that the car's best days are ahead of her with you as the owner. Happy birthday man! Enjoying the videos

Yooo this is awesome!! Can’t wait to see the restoration

Killer rig ! Good looking metal work where the car meets the trailer. Looks very professional.

New Adventures in the New Year. Looking forward. Merry Christmas and safe travels to all. You know what they say, Keep on Truckin!

I love how he just rolls with the punches. Money helps but still a lot of people wouldn’t do what he did.

Mav, sometimes I forget that you're one of my favorite fishing pros. Keep an eye on those CV joints and you'll be fine. Seeing your new rig made my day.

Great video once again! I am a fan of your work and have been for some time. As this year is coming to a close, I just wanted to say thanks for inspiring me throughout 2022. I am grateful for your content.

I started following the kid living in the back of his truck who shared his lunch with a homeless person. I’m glad you made it bro, but it’s time to keep on truckin. ✌🏾

I love how positive you are all the time !

The Olds Toronado power train was the basis for the still popular 1973-78 GMC Motorhomes. Lots of information and support out there for the Olds 455. I bet yours even has the switch-pitch transmission which give you a 6-speed automatic. You just have to find a mechanic who knows their way around a 455 and it's front wheel drive transmission setup

Great find!! The 69 Toronado was still a very heavy car, but the 455 had the torque to haul it along! After all this time, I would be surprised if the distributor mechanical advance, and vacuum advance are still functioning correctly. This will result in sluggish performance, poor fuel economy and overheating. Also, that distributor has points and a condenser inside which need to be adjusted every 6,000 miles and replaced every 12,000, along with setting/checking the dwell to 30° or gap to 0.016" and timing. The timing varies widely between the various 455 Olds engine configurations. Have a mechanic check this stuff before heading further. If your engine is one of the higher compression models, you will need to use higher octane fuel, or the engine will rapidly become severely damaged due to detonation. Fuel is a problem, because most fuel nowadays has ethanol added, and MTBE. These chemicals are hell on old rubber hoses and old carburator parts of rubber or plastic or soldered brass, and will eat them up in short order. Have someone replace all rubber tubing in your gas system. The heads are another issue, usually you'd need to do a valve job every 40,000 miles, as in 1969, they didn't have Stellite valves and didn't use hardened valve seats. That changed in 1974 when they had to change to lead-free gas. If you do a valve job on your engine, take the heads to a good shop that does racing engines. Have them flatten the heads, put in valve seats, knurl and ream the guides, and swap in stellite valves. Not real cheap, but you'll not have to pull them again. I highly recommend using Valvoline or full synthetic oil in the engine, and change oil & filter every 4,000 miles. Use Purolator, Wix or K&N filters. Oil and filters are cheap, engines are expensive and inconvenient. At around 100,000 the timing chain and sprocket will be worn enough to suddenly give you big problems, like the engine stops running suddenly while the camshaft goes out of time and bends all the intake valves. So, replace the timing chain, camshaft sprocket and crankshaft sprocket before you spend lots more money replacing lots of valves. I suggest replacing your old alternator with a new GM 140A alternator; it will charge your batteries much faster and will be more reliable. Best of luck with this, man -- what a fun project!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="465">7:45</a> No one is serious about old school camping like Mav! Risks make great vlogging content.

i’ve always admired mavs optimism and positivity no matter what situation he is put into. i aspire to be more like that.

Rule 1; if fuel gauge doesn't work fill the tank before you leave. Note the odometer reading drive three hours or approximately 150 miles. Fuel it again and compute the mileage. Rule 2; find a flexible stick and slide it down filler neck and mark the level before refueling and then when full. Now knowing the level before and after fueling you can estimate the percentage of fuel in the tank used out of the tank before fueling. Now you will know how full the tank was when you started. Rule 3; calculate the tank capacity by using the gallons it took to fill it and the rough percentage that it was. Rule 4; figure, based off of the miles per gallon you used, and your estimated tank capacity you will know roughly your maximum miles between fill ups. Just remember to give yourself at least fifty miles worth of fuel in the tank before refueling. Mav, why didn't you figure it was a two day trip? Fly down one day, see the RV, make the deal. Find a mechanic shop that can get it in and do a mechanical inspection on it that afternoon or the next day while you catch an Uber to a motel and campout there overnight. Then figure based on the inspection you can either take off, stay another night in the motel or find a rental to drive home. I know, hindsight is always 20/20, and age brings "wisdom".

What an adventure! Journey for this one has just begun. Cant wait for overnight trip back home with this chrome blast from the past. I am feelin its gonna fantastic a camper.

I love how calm you remain during this whole adventure! And I hope the owner gave you a really good deal on this Frankencreation!

I saved watching this till I actually reached Florida this morning. I love it!

I love how you took every set back in stride and with a great attitude!! Cheers!

That’s a great idea. Toronados have large engines and front wheel drive. Interesting inside and out! 👍☮️🌞

Good luck, Mav. Sending positive vibes your way and hoping it’s an easy fix 🤞

Happy birthday Mav! And merry Christmas to anyone who sees this!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1152">19:12</a> 🤣 mav in a spark listening to 50. good one bro

I loved seeing that piece of art in my neighborhood. You bought it about 5 miles away from my house. I built the Entegra motorcoach that was sitting inside the shop where you bought the Aironado. It's a piece of automotive and RV history. Please take care of her.

This felt like Mavs version of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles to make it back for Christmas.

Looks like something I’d draw in school, definitely a dream vehicle congrats, Merry Christmas and cheers to a blessed new year.

That's awesome! I was born and raised in Indiana and still live here and I hope you had fun in my state! That is one sick camper there!

That's a cool rig, the Toronado (Oldsmobubble) was the sister to the El Dorado. It should have a 455CID big block in it. Get the best you can for CV axle, that beast should be a torque monster. Have them check the rubber boot for the other side, if it's torn, moisture probably got in. You'll hear a clicking noise when turning if they're on their way out. IF it has the OEM tank, should be about a 24 gals. tank, probably looking at 10mpg or less with all the added weight of the Airstream added on. But, those engines make loads of power.

I have been buying hoopdees and clunkers for 55 years and I commend you for trying to get this oldie home. I have had 116 cars and trucks which all made it home except a VW Bug which caught fire and burned up.

Dear Mav, your channel is my cozy spot on the internet, somewhere I go when I am not feeling well, or just want to get some positive vibes before sleeping. Thank you for existing man ❤

This video was so chaotic and made me so anxious lol 😂😂

Like another commenter mentioned, Mav's getting himself a Jay Leno type garage, but with campers and RUV's (Recreational Utility Vehicles). Note Dame's called the Fighting Irish. They have a little Leprechaun dude for a mascot. One thing that's extremely frustrating whenever you purchase a new "used" car or a car/truck/camper creation is when you have a bunch of little issues go out at once. Or worse than that, is when the minor glitches become MAJOR issues and things go from bad to OMG! In minutes! The radio 📻 issue can easily be remedied with your own "home entertainment" package plans for later. The air issue isn't fun at all especially in the winter. Hypothetically IF your truck/car Frankencamper loses any heat? That could be a really crappy ride home. Especially if the interior windows freeze up. This machine does have some really nice features and the potential to make it into a really wild Frankencamper is something that could tempt anyone to make a similar beast! Congratulations on your newest Toy! Merry Christmas and Have a Wonderful and safe NEW YEARS!

My kindergarten drawing of a car came to reality 😏 😆 🤣 😂 love it! And I will keep on streaming!

that sounded exactly like the broken CV joint in my old Pontiac, so hopefully that is all that's wrong. that much weight on a front wheel drive like that may prove to be a recurring problem unless you can find a heavy duty setup. Looks to be a fun project and I look forward to the seeing videos you make with it.

Man I feel and share you pain. I bought a motorhome/RV 18 months past. I'm still welding, plumbing and engine building. The photo they advertised were 15 years before. Unfortunately travelling 400 miles in covid times, no hotels or B&B open arriving at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1140">19:00</a> we had to take it. Boy I'm still sick. Good luck with the purchase.

Happy New Year Mav!!!

I love it Mav keep doin you!

hope all goes well getting this fixed up and everything

Hope the year brings prosperity and mostly fun. Thx 😊 I really like the new vehicle.

I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing your journey home.

You deserve it, thanks for the past year and all the best for the next 👍 Edit: now I've watched it fully I'm sorry it wasn't a great drive back!! Still a great purchase and certainly a unique ride. Looking forward to what it looks like once you have worked your magic!

The uniqueness in Mav’s blood really shines through his cooking and vehicle choices

Keep on dreamin' and streamin', Mav. If anyone can get that thing back in shape you certainly can! MavNado 69!!

Happy holidays! I look forward to the before(which we’ve seen now) and after

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Mav!

I love the direction you’re taking this channel and I see nothing but crazy success ahead! Stay motivated my man cause we all love these.

Happy birthday, good luck with everything

Cool Birthday gift. I followed pics on this car but never knew is was going to be on the market. Since I'm from that era of front wheel drive big blocks, your first lesson on the trip will be "I thought it would be easy". Don't let this be your first.

Actually LAUGHING OUT LOUD at the end rn in the lil chevy, killed me Mav. Love seeing ur adventures, so much its inspired me to take the leap myself. "What could go wrong" and thats when I knew... hahaha. Happy Birthday Mav!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! sending those daily positive vibes from Houston everyone!🙏🏽🌊

My Wife and I actually looked at this thing a few months back. Found it while driving around the backroads of Michigan. Super cool you got it!

Good luck with camper We built studebaker pick up all custom so cannot just take to any shop needs some work waiting till spring trinny leaking electrical work etc since Joe passed 2020 the truck sat for two years covid no car shows insurance won't cover for casual drive hope be cruising next year find a custom car shop the are full of knowledge lucky we have one in our small city ! Ray is very talented as the fellows that helped build our truck have all passed away in the last 3 Years!

That's a neat camper and it came with a bonus Goofy! I can't wait to see what you do with this.