It just so happened that my brother-in-law, Kenny, was in town. I couldn’t wait to tell him about what was happening. I showed him the sketch I’d made and told him that my buddies Kenworth would be perfect. He looked at me and said, “That’ll sure have class, eh?” Light bulb! I exclaimed, “That’s it! Class Eh Motorhomes! That’s the name of the corporation!” He seemed to like it too, so, before I could change my mind, I called Anne and told her the name, Class Eh Motorhome Manufacturing, Inc.
She and I went to meet a lawyer to have everything drawn up, and a corporation was born. Now, I had absolutely no idea how that worked, but I did know how to build a truck motorhome, sort of. She was adamant that the money she was investing was strictly for the project and that I was not to take a penny of it for myself. I was just thrilled that this was actually happening and agreed.
We went to a bank and opened an account, in which she deposited $30,000. My next task was to buy the truck. I approached my friend John and asked him how much he wanted for it. He laughed and said, “You know I’m Jewish right?” I didn’t know that. He said he wanted $15,000, and without haggling I agreed to his price. He seemed surprised but said ok, it’s yours.
He gave me the transfer papers and CEMM, Inc had it’s first asset. It was time to get to work.