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Oct 20, 2018 | 08:09 PM

dairydude

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From: Bismarck N.D.

Hello!!

Hi everyone, I have been lurking on this site for a couple yrs. That is when I purchased a 56 f-250. It was a fairly rust free farm truck that had been parked in a barn since 1991! My original plans were to put in a V-8 and pull a retro camper. So just for sh-ts & giggles I decided to hook up a gas line to the fuel pump and turn try to turn over the 223 6 banger to see what would happen. To my amazement it sprang to life, and purred just as nice as could be!! It ran so nice I couldn't bring myself to scrap it! So after I washed the 1/4 inch of oil & dirt off the engine, I discovered it was yellow! I am in the process of re-gasketing the engine, and redoing the brakes and clutch. I learned to drive my dad's 52 ford f-2, at the age of six, when he put me behind the steering wheel and pulled out the throttle! The 56 is special to me as it is the year I was born. I'm sure I will have have many questions in the coming months! I hope to be driving her by next spring. I will post pictures when I get a chance! I look forward to chatting with other members, and thanks for the help in advance!
Joe

Oct 21, 2018 | 10:20 AM

MrMajestyk

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Welcome to the FTE Joe

When you get settled in, post up a few pictures of your '56

Oct 22, 2018 | 10:05 PM

dairydude

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I started an album, not sure how to get it to this post? Do pictures have to be approved before they can be viewed?

Oct 18, 2024 | 10:40 AM

GT 1976SCS

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Do you know of this Mitchell brand

Oct 19, 2024 | 05:09 PM

CathedralCub

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Originally Posted by dairydude

I started an album, not sure how to get it to this post? Do pictures have to be approved before they can be viewed?

Looks like the album is still here.

Looks like a fun project! I wonder what it looks like today.

Oct 19, 2024 | 05:09 PM

CathedralCub

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Looks like it's got good bones! I can't say I've specifically seen them around, but for several decades there were nearly countless smaller manufacturers of slide-in campers out there. Many disappeared into parts unknown, often attempting to pivot to other things, when the oil embargos hit the US in the `70s and `80s. This was the case with Mitchell campers.

They appear to have stopped building campers in the 1970s, and pivoted to modular homes and then later to stair systems and decks. Their history can be found here: https://thedecksuperstore.com/lcc/

They still have the same company name, and The Deck Superstore appears to be a dba subsidiary of some sort.

If you don't mind, could you start a new thread with pictures etc. over in the "Slide-in / Truck Campers" forum? They'd be interested in this, and whatever you're going to do with it, and it'd be a good place to capture this little bit of history.