guyha Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I found this mini on Ebay. It was stashed in a storage lot south of San Diego on the Mex border. The manufacturer label says it was made in Calif. by a company called Ponteix Ind. Its all fiberglass, about 16 1/2 ft long, stove, sink, side dinette/bed and bed over the cab, marine type recirculating toilet. Had a 12 volt Norcold refer. I added a 3-way Norcold. Also has a marine type 120V water heater with a heat exchanger. No shower. I'll try to post some photos. Anyone know anything about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 That's pretty neat! Is it in good shape? Yeah please post some more pictures. Don't know a thing about it though sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibs Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 What a fine looking little rig, what year is it? I am trying to figure out where you took the pics? Thought I recognized the Anza Borrego in one of em, but the red rock kinda remind me of Utah around st George. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyha Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 What a fine looking little rig, what year is it? I am trying to figure out where you took the pics? Thought I recognized the Anza Borrego in one of em, but the red rock kinda remind me of Utah around st George.Tony Its a 1977. You are right on both pics. The second one is taken on Gooseberry Mesa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyha Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 That's pretty neat! Is it in good shape? Yeah please post some more pictures. Don't know a thing about it though sorry. I'll see if I can get some good interior shots. Its pretty basic inside. Cosmetics are fair, mechanically its fair to good. Shows 80k on the ode but doesn't have the extra digit. Runs very well, it pulls up the grade toward Virgin in 3rd and 4th. The best thing about it is its small enough to be handy in the back country, just returned from Toroweap through the mud and snow on Mt. Trumbull. Even after many hours in 1st and 2nd gear it got 15 mpg. I trade a lot of amenities for this performance. I had it weighed at a local gravel yard. It weighs 4650 fully loaded. It still has the original welded dual wheels. Any experts out there who can tell me if I'd be better off with custom wide wheels? I really like the traction I get from the dual wheels. They seem to work better than wide wheels. Maybe its the space in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgerdogmt Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 (edited) did you find anything about this ? we are looking at one for sale and i can't find anything on the web about these. thanks lindsaysmt Edited June 25, 2009 by bridgerdogmt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy Laurin Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Don't know anything about them but a 1979 was just listed on Montana's craigslist for $2000. http://montana.craigslist.org/rvs/1238180075.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisGalipo Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 do you have pictures of the inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futar Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 That's a Playcool evaporative cooler on the roof. Make sure the water line is filtered. The only problem they had is the spray nozzle getting plugged. Other than that, they worked great and were far less expensive than the overpriced unit now available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MischaT Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Hey! I've been looking all over trying to figure out what the deal is with my new rig. I just bought it and I live in Durango Colorado. Looks like I've finally found one of its brethren! -Mischa http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I wonder if whoever started the California company came from Pontiex, Canada? Pont-X operated through the 1970s as a producer of unique, aerodynamically efficient motorhomes. Class C motorhomes 17 and 20 feet in length built on a Toyota frame, Pont-X are stylish mobile accommodations able to sleep up to four occupants. An Anaheim, California recreational vehicle builder, Pont-X motorhomes concluded production after the 1980 model year. Started 1977. Ponteix Products LTD, 5441, East La Palma Ave., Annaheim, CA. 1980 Pont-X M-170 RD, 17 foot rear dinette M200 RB 20 foot rear bath M200 RD, BH 20 foot rear dinette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 By 1980 they had abandoned the cool fiberglass one and gone to conventional construction. The bigger ones had a tandem axle. Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I wonder if whoever started the California company came from Pontiex, Canada? Only if they were poor spellurs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponteix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Only if they were poor spellurs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponteix Or . . . from Pontiex of Saskachewan, Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Ponteix is very commonly misspelled, even by Government officials apparently. And the news media. http://www.ckom.com/story/three-injured-crash-closed-highway-13-near-pontiex/65569 Hwy 13 & 628 is in Ponteix. https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Royal+Canadian+Mounted+Police/@49.7398387,-107.4816657,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x531720a2ab8818a3:0x63ad9e37dd81eea5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 French names have always been problematic when brought into the "New World." My grandparent came to the US from the area near Ponteix, France (the original Ponteix). I'm surprised it didn't wind up getting spelled phonetically in Canada. My name is from southern France and never gets spelled right unless I pronounce it wrong. The French are just as guilty with screwing names up. Part of my family comes from the Tête de boule Indian tribe in Canada. The Jesuits could not find a proper french letter to spell the Indian name with - so they used the number 8 instead. Seeing a surname starting with the #8 really confuses people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafbakt Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Hey! I've been looking all over trying to figure out what the deal is with my new rig. I just bought it and I live in Durango Colorado. Looks like I've finally found one of its brethren! -Mischa http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7151 I had to open a new acct. as Hafbakt because I couldn't sign in to my old guyha acct. it's nice to see that there is another Pont-X out there and on the road. I have had quite a few people mistake mine for a Chinook. I sent you a personal message but got no reply so I'll try this route. The only official mark I know of is a silver sticker with black lettering on the outside of the cabin up above the driver door. You have to bend down and look up under the overhanging cabin above the cab. Mine gives the vin, name of manufacturer , date of manufacture, gross vehicle weight, axle weights, that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred heath Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Very close to my "Galavan" in appearance. My mh was also mfg. in Canada by Champion home builders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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