California Coach Introduces the First Ever F-650 Super Crewzer: a 270" Super Stretch Luxury Limousine in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 16, 2004 -- California Coach Builders will release to the press and to the limousine industry its new F-650 270" CrewZer at the Limousine and Chauffer Transportation Show being held February 22 through 24, 2004 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The press is invited to a Champagne reception and to preview the new vehicle at a private reception being held Saturday, February 21, 2004, 9 pm at Bayside Hall D prior to the unveiling to the industry on the exhibit floor.

The new super stretch Limousine is the first of its kind. Built with an F-650 truck body, the vehicle's chassis is not cut for stretching. Stretched 270", this luxury stretch truck is going to be the show stopper at the Limousine Show taking place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 22 to 24, 2004. With all of the bells and whistles, the Super CrewZer is a party on wheels. Equipped with a 42" plasma Display and large flat screen televisions, play stations, DVD players, Light shows and smoke machines, the Super CrewZer is a destination in its own right for partiers.

California Coach Owner, Gary Bauer, knows this market. In addition to owning California Coach, he also owns Bauer Transportation, which operates over 75 livery vehicles in the San Francisco Bay area. "We need to anticipate and produce quality, safe and innovative vehicles that our consumers want," says Bauer, who has brought his innovative designs to stretch Hummers, Excursions, Escalades, Executive Excursions and Suburbans. "When teens see the rock stars on MTV getting out of stretched Hummers and SUVs, they want to do the same," says Bauer.

Safety is an issue with super stretch vehicles. Bauer is certain it won't be with the Super CrewZer. "Unlike like other limousines that have their chassis cut in order for them to be stretched, the Super CrewZer's chassis is not cut. It is a NHTSA compliant truck with a Caterpillar 210 HP engine with factory oversized front and rear disc breaks with ABS. The new F-650 Super stretch employees a breaking system that is able to stop over two times the payload of the loaded capacity," explains Bauer.

  The 270" F-650 Super CrewZer is equipped with the following:

  -- 26,000 lb GVWR
  -- Original Factory Non-stretch Frame Rail
  -- Original Factory Non-stretch Drive Line
  -- NHTSA Compliant
  -- 500,000 Mile Caterpillar 210 HP Engine
  -- 500,000 Mile Allison 2400 Auto Transmission
  -- Factory oversized front and rear disc brakes with ABS
  -- Dual 65 Gallon Fuel Tanks (130 Gallon Capacity)
  -- Dual 900 Cold Cranking Amp Batteries
  -- 70R 19.5F Tires
  -- Alcoa Wheels
  -- Interior Amenities:
     -- 4-15" LCD Monitors
     -- Brushed Aluminum Ceiling and Divider
     -- Fiber Optic Lighting in Ceiling & Rails
     -- DVD and VCR Players
     -- Play Station II
     -- Center Doors for Easy Access
     -- AM/FM 10 Disc CD Changer
     -- Lasers, Strobes & Light Shows
     -- Bars Built into the Seats
  -- Additional Options Include
     -- 42" Plasma TV Display
     -- Back up camera
     -- Surround Sound Stereo
     -- Smoke Machines
     -- Air Ride Suspension
     -- Color Wash Walls

  About California Coach

California Coach is a luxury limousine manufacturer specializing in Hummers, SUVs and trucks. Since 1989 California Coach has been an innovator in the stretched limousine market creating many concepts that are in the mainstream today. Expected vehicle production for 2004 is over 100 units ranging from the no stretched Executive Excursions, Hummer H2s ranging from 180" to 220" conversions to various sizes of the F-650 Super CrewZer.