[Fulltiming]

Welcome Rick. If you are looking at mid-80's models, you would be looking at the Classic body style which was used through 1989. Most Newells in the early 1980's had either the Cummins 903 or the Detroit Diesel 6V92. Late 1984 models on typically had Detroit Diesel 8V92's. Of course there were some build with other engines when the owner requested. I am aware of at least one 1986 with a Cummins 903 in it (Sequence #21 for 1986), while Sequence #004, 024, 026, and 027 all had the Detroit in them. A major change took place in the 1986 model year when the coaches were widened to 102". This is easiest to tell from the front where the windshields of the wide-bodies all have a 6" wide center section of glass making it a 3 piece windshield. This 3-piece windshield continued until the change to the 2000 Series in 1990.

With lot's of owner's of Classic Newells on this site, ask away with any questions you might have.