After its initial bankruptcy, the Beaver Coach brand name was purchased by a series of parent companies before it finally disappeared in 2009.

[citation needed] Sometime around 1974, the company began building Class C motorhomes, commonly called "minis".

[citation needed] In the early 1980s, the company began building Class A motorhomes with gas engines.

However, a decline in sales in the latter half of that year forced the company to furlough its employees for 30 days to allow demand to catch up with production.

By November 1993, the company's debt exceeded $11 million and it was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

While under the court's protection, Country Coach of Junction City, Oregon offered $6.9 million for the company.

At the same time, Safari Motorcoach Corporation of Harrisburg, Oregon submitted a $7.6 million bid and eventually took ownership of Beaver Coach.

[citation needed] Also at about this time two Beaver Contessas were on the production line in Coburg, after Navistar finally completed the purchase of Monaco Coach they completed these Contessas on the production line, They were labeled as the 2010 model year.

Beaver Motorhome History website; From BAC Member, Connie Bradish https://sites.google.com/site/beavermotorhomehistory/home