Featherlite Coaches
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Featherlite Coaches is a luxury motor coach
manufacturer based in Sanford, Florida
that operates a factory in Suffolk, Virginia
. It sells through dealers in various areas of the United States.
Featherlite has produced some of the most expensive motor coaches ever made. The company debuted the $2.5 million Platinum Plus in 2006 for renowned NASCAR Nextel Cup owner Richard Childress
at a showcase presentation at the Childress Vineyards
in Lexington, North Carolina
.
Featherlite is the official luxury coach of NASCAR
. Featherlite sponsored the Featherlite Coaches 200 NASCAR race in 2007. Featherlight was a title sponsor for the Featherlight Modified Series from the national tour's inception in 1985 until 2005. It is today known as the Whelen Modified Tour
.
, "a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati based Universal Trailer Holdings Corp", that was previously headed by Conrad Clement. The independent Featherlite company was established in 2006 by Conrad Clement, Tracy Clement and Bulk Resources, Inc. It was purchased by Amadas Coach
in 2008. Also in 2008, Tom Johnson Camping Center became the exclusive dealer of Featherlite's coaches costing more than $1 million in eight Southeastern states.
conversions.
Motor coach
Motor coach can refer to* a road Coach * a rail motor coach...
manufacturer based in Sanford, Florida
Sanford, Florida
Sanford is a city in, and the county seat of, Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 50,998...
that operates a factory in Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:...
. It sells through dealers in various areas of the United States.
Featherlite has produced some of the most expensive motor coaches ever made. The company debuted the $2.5 million Platinum Plus in 2006 for renowned NASCAR Nextel Cup owner Richard Childress
Richard Childress
Richard Childress is a former NASCAR driver and the current team owner of Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. As a business entrepreneur, Childress became one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina...
at a showcase presentation at the Childress Vineyards
Childress Vineyards
Childress Vineyards is a winery owned by NASCAR Sprint Cup championship team owner Richard Childress in northern Lexington, North Carolina ....
in Lexington, North Carolina
Lexington, North Carolina
Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,953. It is located in central North Carolina, twenty miles south of Winston-Salem. Major highways include I-85, U.S. Route 29, U.S. Route 70, U.S. Route 52 ...
.
Featherlite is the official luxury coach of NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
. Featherlite sponsored the Featherlite Coaches 200 NASCAR race in 2007. Featherlight was a title sponsor for the Featherlight Modified Series from the national tour's inception in 1985 until 2005. It is today known as the Whelen Modified Tour
Whelen Modified Tour
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified division. The Modified division is NASCAR's oldest division, and its one of two open-wheeled divisions...
.
Corporate history
Featherlite Coaches was reorganized in 2006 from the assets of Featherlite Luxury Coaches, a division of Featherlite Inc.Featherlite Trailers
Featherlite Trailers is an all-aluminum trailer manufacturer, located in Cresco, Iowa. It has the distinction of being the oldest all-aluminum trailer brand in the United States and manufactures horse trailers, stock trailers, car trailers, motorcycle trailers, ATV trailers, utility trailers and...
, "a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati based Universal Trailer Holdings Corp", that was previously headed by Conrad Clement. The independent Featherlite company was established in 2006 by Conrad Clement, Tracy Clement and Bulk Resources, Inc. It was purchased by Amadas Coach
Amadas Coach
Amadas Coach is a custom designer and builder of luxury motorhome conversions, luxury motor motor coaches and "mobile marketing solutions". It was established in 1981 and operates two full-service facilities located in Suffolk, Virginia and Moneta, Virginia. It purchased Featherlite Coaches in 2008....
in 2008. Also in 2008, Tom Johnson Camping Center became the exclusive dealer of Featherlite's coaches costing more than $1 million in eight Southeastern states.
Products
Featherlite sells "travelers with the luxurious living accommodations and interior choices" and "designs and manufactures coaches in corporate and executive models." The company's products include the Featherlite Vantare' H3-45 and XLII PrevostPrevost Car
Prevost is a Quebec, Canada-based manufacturer of touring coaches and bus shells for high-end motorhomes and specialty conversions.The company now owns Nova Bus and in turn is owned by Volvo Bus Corporation.- History :...
conversions.