Any Newell built from 1967-1970 please join us free of charge!

2017 is Newell’s 50^th Anniversary year! We will celebrate with a very special rally, based just 20 miles north of the Newell plant, at the Downstream Casino and Resort. 50-amp electrical service, water hook-ups, as well as many other amenities will be provided by the casino. Although there are no sewage hook-ups, we will have holding tank pump-out services available.

                                      Tentative Rally Agenda

Wednesday, April 26^th

• Arrive and check in with Newell hosts
• Welcome Cocktail Party and Dinner in the resort’s private dining room

Thursday April 27^th

• Continental breakfast at the campground in the Newell Tent
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas
  We will depart by charter bus for one of the most spectacular museums in North America, a philanthropy supported by the Walton family and Walmart. We will have a few hours to look over the vast collection and to tour the beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright designed Bachman-Wilson home. This iconic structure was recently disassembled and moved piece-by-piece, then reconstructed on the museum grounds.

• Private lunch at Crystal Bridges in their Grand Hall overlooking the lake and the impressive architecture of the property
• A Billy Bob’s Hoedown!
  On Thursday evening, Billy Bob’s is coming from Fort Worth to Oklahoma for a Newell Owner and Employee Appreciation Party! All 170 Newell employees are invited to join us to celebrate our first 50 years in style! We will recreate the feel and fun of Billy Bob’s – world’s largest honky tonk – in the Downstream Pavilion! We will enjoy a cocktail party and southern-style dinner. Then, expect raucous live country music by Billy Bob’s Texas’s house band, Rob Dixon and the Lost Boys. Their covers of classic country will have you scootin’ your boots all night!

Friday, April 28^th

• Continental Breakfast at the campground in the Newell Tent
• Newell Factory Day
  Our charter buses will depart for the short trip to Newell for an interactive tour of the new manufacturing facility.  Each department will demonstrate a specific process used to build our coaches.
• Enjoy a catered lunch on property.
• Cornhole Tournament with $1,750 in Newell Service credit at stake!
• Club 1201 Dinner
  Depart by charter bus for an Italian-themed dinner party in Joplin.

Saturday, April 29^th

• Full brunch at the campground in the Newell Tent
• We will have a walk-around open house in the RV Park for those who want to show off their coaches. If you’d like to display your coach, just leave your door open.  If not, no problem, just enjoy the food, drinks and coaches on display!
• Poker Tournament
  Compete with your Newell friends in the Downstream Poker Room. We recently had a tournament at our Las Vegas rally, and the finalists included both first-time players and seasoned Texas Holdem vets. A great time was had by all. CASH PRIZES will be awarded!
• Send off cocktails and dinner in a private dining room in the Downstream Resort facility.

Sunday

• Farewell Breakfast at the campground in the Newell Tent

We hope to see you there!

For more information, and/or to register for the rally, please contact Becky Dwyer at 888.363.9355 ex. 209 or beckyd@newellcoach.com

Rally Fee:

Coach and 2 people – $1,750

Coach and 1 person – $825

Each additional person – $725

Please note:  Even if you are currently on our list, you must touch base with us for payment.  We do not keep a credit card on file for rallies.  Thank you!

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Announcing The Treasures of Italy, a Newell Rally to Florence and Rome!

This will be one of the all-time great Newell adventures in our tradition of offering unique travel adventures! Our Newell owners’ group has enjoyed great rallies at many wonderful locations world-wide for over 40 years. To enhance and broaden our opportunities, from time-to-time we have organized travel outside of North America without our motorcoaches, traveling by air, first class high-speed train, and five-star cruise ship.

We’ve sailed the islands of French Polynesia for a week aboard the Windsong luxury sailing ship. We traveled to the Caneel Bay luxury resort in the Virgin Islands operated by the acclaimed Rosewood group. One of the most memorable of our trips was to Italy in 2005. We are now offering the reprise of this Italian adventure in October 2017, enhancing the itinerary based on our prior experience.

We will be pursuing a custom itinerary we’ve again planned with Abercrombie and Kent, well known for their wonderful small-group travel. Since our prior trip with A&K to Italy, Alice and I have also traveled with them to Africa, and most recently, to Budapest, Prague, and Vienna. The quality of the A&K experience is consistently tops.

We will spend five days in Florence and the surrounding area, and then travel to Rome, via high-speed train, for five days in The Eternal City. A professional A&K tour leader will accompany us for the entire ten days, with expert local guides joining us at each destination. All hotel accommodations, most meals, and tours of the top local points of interest will be included. By virtue of their superb connections, A&K will arrange for our group to have access to some special sites normally closed to the general public.

Hotels and restaurants have been selected based on a high standard of quality. We will enjoy spacious junior suites in Florence, and in Rome we will have well-appointed deluxe rooms with the option of upgrading to a limited number of junior suites on a first-come, first-served basis.

With the current strength of the dollar, travel in Europe is about 25% less expensive than as recently as three years ago. Our package is priced at a remarkable $7595 per person based on double occupancy, not including airfare to and from Italy. We will be mailing the complete itinerary and details in the next few days.

Our Italy trip will be available to Newell owners and their guests. We encourage you to consider inviting friends and family members to join our group.

Due to the need for making the necessary reservations and commitments, we have a March 31 deadline for signing up with a deposit. If we do not meet the minimum group size that A&K requires, we will cancel with full refunds of the deposits.

If you’d like to discuss this further or sign up in advance, please contact Becky Dwyer at (918) 542-3344, extension 209. We look forward to your interest and participation.

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5 Tips to Keep Your Cool on Steep Roads

By John Clark, retired Newell V.P. of Customer Service
Reprinted from Newells News, Spring 2013 and still timely

A distressed driver called to report that smoke was pouring from his Newell’s wheel wells. Descending a long grade had given his coach a bad—but avoidable—case of “hot wheels.” His wheels weren’t ruined but they could have been. Following the five easy tips below will help prevent hot wheels and will also help ensure that your trip down a mountain is as safe and pleasurable as the trip up!

1. Use your engine brake (“Jake brake”) as much as possible. The engine brake is controlled by the OFF/ON and HIGH/LOW switches located on the driver-side arm panel. The OFF/ON must be ON for the engine brake to work. It then works automatically when the throttle is lifted. The exhaust valves in the engine cylinders stay closed after the compression cycle, and the air compression in the cylinders slows the vehicle.

2. To maximize your engine’s braking power, turn the engine brake ON and the HIGH/LOW switch to HIGH. This engages all six cylinders. If this slows you too much, switch to LOW. Your engine brake will then work on four cylinders instead of six.

3. Even with the engine brake working and both switches on, you may need to downshift on steep grades. Start your descent in the gear you used to climb the hill. To get the speed you want, fine-tune your gear and engine-brake selection based on how well the engine brake is holding your descent speed. If you select a gear that allows you to adjust your speed by switching between the HIGH and LOW engine brake positions, you will rarely, if ever, need to use your air brakes during a descent.

NOTE: When you downshift to increase engine braking, don’t worry about over-revving the engine. The transmission automatically upshifts when you reach the “no load” rev limit of approximately 2,400 RPM.

4. If you must use your air brakes, DON’T apply steady pressure during a long or steep descent, and don’t “pump” your brakes. Instead, apply your brakes just hard enough to feel a definite slowdown. When you’ve reduced your speed to about 5 mph below your safe speed, release the brakes. If you’re in the correct gear, this should last for about three seconds. When your speed has again increased to your safe speed, repeat the process. If you have to do this more than twice per minute, downshift to slow down. (See tip 3.) Again, don’t worry about over-revving the engine; the transmission automatically upshifts at about 2,400 RPM.

5. If you’ve used your air brakes during a descent, and they’re “smokin’ hot,” DON’T immediately park at the bottom of the grade. If you park and apply your parking brake while the brakes are still hot, the combined heat and pressure can damage your wheels, rotors and pads. Instead, drive on for a few miles so air keeps flowing over the wheels, rotors and pads, allowing the brakes to cool.

NOTE: If the Alcoa label near the outside rim of one of your aluminum wheels has blackened or blistered, or the blue dot on the label has turned to a reddish color, your wheels have probably overheated. A qualified professional should inspect the wheels and brakes.

Happy driving!

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The winter season is a good time to come to Miami and get the maintenance and service brought up to date on your Newell. This is also an opportunity to have interior décor and paint updates.

The following Service Specials are available through March 31^st:

1. Interior renovations started prior to March 31^st will receive 20% discount on labor charges.
2. Overstock Clearance Sale- Receive 50% off any in-house material inventory such as fabric, leather, or tile
3. Road King Shock Special- Conversion to large-bore Road King front shock absorbers enhances the ride and handling of Newells that aren’t equipped with Newell’s ZF active suspension. These include coaches through 1457 except 1423, the prototype. The package price, including parts and labor, is $4,799.
4. Grey Water Bypass System- If you like to dry camp, where it is legal and you are on ground that drains well, the addition of the grey water bypass system allows you to take grey water directly to the ground instead of into your holding tank. This extends the need for dumping the holding tank by several days. The package price, including parts and labor, is $3,750.
5. $300 discount on the 12-month bumper-to-bumper Preventative Maintenance. Price varies by model year and equipment.

Call 1-888-3NEWELL and speak with a Newell Service Advisor for service special details and to schedule your next service visit.

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Newell is fortunate to have a team that loves what they do and shows it by crafting the most beautiful coach on the market.
As our 50th Anniversary approaches, we wanted to take a moment to recognize those of our employees who have helped form the Newell of 2017.
Below is a list of our employees with service of 30 years or more.

Karl Blade – 37 Years
Alice Blade – 37 Years
Tommy Key – 37 Years
Larry “L.V.” Vanover – 37 Years
John Patton – 36 Years
Kyle “Buck” Buchanan – 36 Years
Gary “Boomer” Downs – 36 Years
Dee Turner – 35 Years
Michael “Big Mike” Ellis – 35 Years
Jimmy Johnson – 35 Years
Dwight “Whitey” Murray – 34 Years
Jim “Punkin” Gering Jr. – 34 Years
Max Herrel – 34 Years
Harold “Brov” Cawyer Jr. – 33 Years
Craig Stephens – 33 Years
Jerry Allen – 30 Years

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The estate of the owner has directed that this low mileage four slide 2010 Newell be sold quickly. Check out coach 1295 here. Reduced from $999,999 to $588,000. Trades welcome and financing available to qualified purchasers.

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What an exciting week we had celebrating Newell’s 50th Anniversary right here in Miami, Oklahoma! From an interactive facility tour, great food from Neely’s BBQ, sightseeing at Crystal Bridges, and tournaments competing for service credits, it was a fun week we won’t soon forget!  This was the perfect way to celebrate 50 years of innovation.

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Newell Coach Corporation welcomes Josh Snider, formerly of Tom Johnson / Camping World, to the Newell sales team.

Miami, OK – Newell Coach Corporation is excited to announce the addition of Josh Snider as our newest sales consultant. Josh joins Newell after working for 12 years at the Tom Johnson / Camping World Sales Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Josh was a sales leader for high end class-A motorhomes, and also marketed Newell motorcoaches through a sales agreement with Tom Johnson.

“Josh is a tremendous addition to our talented sales team, and has already hit the ground running”, states Pat Dwyer, Executive Vice President of Sales. “We’re excited to bring Josh’s experience to Newell, and to have his fun and positive personality as a part of our company. I’m confident our customers will enjoy working with Josh on their next dream coach.”

Having been born and raised in the Charlotte area, Josh brings to Newell a wealth of experience and relationships in the NASCAR community, an important customer group for Newell.

Josh and his wife Stacey have relocated to the Miami area with their two young children Baylor and Bradford.

ABOUT NEWELL COACH Newell Coach Corporation is the leading designer and manufacturer of custom luxury motor coaches. Newell coaches feature state-of-the-art design and top-quality materials, custom furnishings and appliances, and full-time customer service and support. Based in Miami, Oklahoma, Newell has been manufacturing custom coaches since 1967.

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