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to be sold but they did not sell there. The two
Contessas ended up for sale at Beaver Coach Sales Of Bend (former lot of Beaver Coach facility), the two Contessas are no longer for sale the assumption is that the two coaches have been sold. Early in 2016 the brand name was purchased from REV Group by
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purchased Safari in 2002. The Beaver Coach brand name passed to Monaco as part of the deal. After acquiring the Beaver Coach brand rights, Monaco began producing a new line of luxury coach called the Beaver
Solitaire. In 2006, Monaco moved its Beaver Coach assembly plant to Coburg, Oregon. During
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Service located on the grounds of the original Beaver Factory. Their hope is to one day begin manufacturing Beaver Coaches and restore them to their former glory.
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submitted a $ 7.6 million bid and eventually took ownership of Beaver Coach. Under the reorganization plan, Safari took over management of Beaver Coach. As part of the plan, unsecured creditors received less than 50 cents on the dollar.
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motor home in 1985. The following year, the company began producing coaches with a
European-style rounded front end. They also introduced a new color pattern that featured red, green, and blue rainbow designs.
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Contessas were on the production line in Coburg, after Navistar finally completed the purchase of
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November 1993, the company's debt exceeded $ 11 million and it was forced to file for
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engines. Their product line ranged in size up to 36 feet (11 m) in length. During this period, all the Beaver Coach models used a brown and white color scheme. The company introduced its first
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the owner of Beaver Coach Sales and
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