Vintage camper shell
#16
12-23-2012, 08:56 AM
Thanks for bringing this old old thread to life.
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12-23-2012, 09:17 AM
#18
12-23-2012, 10:16 AM
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Not so many about camper shells. Few of the actual 50's shells look nice to me, totally lacking the styling of the trucks. I think it was a much smaller market, back in a time when even car's frames were adequate for pulling a 30' Spartan (if not the brakes and engines).
#19
12-23-2012, 12:31 PM
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Yeah, Ilya, repost the pics. I must have been sleeping under a rock back when you posted them because I don't remember this thread. I too like the period camper shells, and would love to find one to park on the back of my project truck. Finding one from the late 40s or early 50s is a real challenge. Here's pics of one that I know about that is sitting on an early 50s Chevy 3600. But I measured it and think it's a few inches too short for a Ford bed. Next time I go see it again I'll do a better job with exact measurements. I think it could be bought.
I also love the old slide in campers. Would love to find one of them. Here's pictures of John Steinbeck's truck from Travels With Charlie, Steve McQueen's Chevy 3800 with camper, and an F-2 with original that is in the Peterson Museum. Stu
I also love the old slide in campers. Would love to find one of them. Here's pictures of John Steinbeck's truck from Travels With Charlie, Steve McQueen's Chevy 3800 with camper, and an F-2 with original that is in the Peterson Museum. Stu
Heh, I had the hardest time finding a camper cap for my '94 F150, and the cap I found, was the original owner selling it, and he said he bought it in 1994. Only used a few times, always stored in a barn, with a tarp over it.
It's mint inside and out!
Can't imagine how hard it be finding a camper cap from the 50's though!
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12-23-2012, 05:11 PM
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#21
12-23-2012, 05:24 PM
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...er-shells.html
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12-23-2012, 11:03 PM
#23
12-24-2012, 03:24 AM
Ford offered two different types 1973/79, both were actually supplied from Open Road.
1) Fibreglass camper shell, has compass emblems on either side in front of the side windows. Two versions of side windows, fixed and slide back/forth.
The front of the shell is raised, could be painted body color, and most I've seen are like this.
2) Over the cab self contained slide-in-the-bed type.
Both are shown along with all the individual parts (including the self containeds toilet!) in the 1973/79 Ford Light Truck Parts Catalog.
Ford also offered their own M450/500 Class A Motor Homes 1973/77.
1) Fibreglass camper shell, has compass emblems on either side in front of the side windows. Two versions of side windows, fixed and slide back/forth.
The front of the shell is raised, could be painted body color, and most I've seen are like this.
2) Over the cab self contained slide-in-the-bed type.
Both are shown along with all the individual parts (including the self containeds toilet!) in the 1973/79 Ford Light Truck Parts Catalog.
Ford also offered their own M450/500 Class A Motor Homes 1973/77.
#24
12-24-2012, 04:43 PM
Here's one for ibuzzard and the '57-'60 guys. It's an old classified from the HAMB for a '58 with a period slide in. Pretty neat. Stu
1958 ford f350 truck w/Sport King camper - THE H.A.M.B.
1958 ford f350 truck w/Sport King camper - THE H.A.M.B.
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12-24-2012, 04:48 PM
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#26
12-24-2012, 04:56 PM
Thanks, Stu. I actually had a SportKing on my truck when I got it back in 1998. I gave it away because although in great condition, It had one leak needing repair, and I had little skill to do so. That, plus the wife frowned upon it.
The truck and camper were both given to me by the heirs of the original owner, who bought it for retirement travel. My wife cleaned his house after his wife passed, and upon his passing, his kids gave the them to me. He bragged that it had been in all 48 lower states, and across the Kings Highway in Canada. Not sure what the Kings Highway even is.
Keep the photos coming.
The truck and camper were both given to me by the heirs of the original owner, who bought it for retirement travel. My wife cleaned his house after his wife passed, and upon his passing, his kids gave the them to me. He bragged that it had been in all 48 lower states, and across the Kings Highway in Canada. Not sure what the Kings Highway even is.
Keep the photos coming.
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12-24-2012, 10:06 PM
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