I don't remember that. I remember the show, and I remember Dick Cepek built the trucks for the show (even had an article in Peterson's "4-Wheel and Off Road" magazine talking about how stock the suspensions and axles were - 3/4 ton GMC).
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The street truck was one. The Jumping trucks were special built. I think there were 5 trucks for the show. Petersons did do an article on the Suspensions. It showed a photo of one of the Jumper trucks. The motor was mounted in the center of the truck. The jumper trucks were older body style and the street trucks were newer. In some of the shots you could see the Door on the side. I believe in one episode the hid someone in the tire well. Revell had a model kit it had the Street truck with the Tire door and special bed. I had one.
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I am aware that Ford dropped the Super off of Super Camper Special, in '77.
I stated it first.
Those production figures are for all F-350s...
There isn't much difference between a '73-'76 Super Camper Special, and a '77-'79 F-350 Camper Special Regular Cab...(Besides the name of course)
As for were I got the production figures, I couldn't tell you. I've also heard 3,300 for '73-'79...
Where did YOU (Bill) get your production figures? We are talking about Super Camper Specials, and if there were 208,526 of them made, they'd be everywhere. Which just isn't so. Well, I gotta give it to ya old coot, you have helped people, including me, if it wasn't for this site, I wouldn't know what a Super Camper Special is.
Yes there was a F-350 140" Trailer Special, I have pictures of one, and brochures of them.
Thanks,
-Anthony 76SCS-
I stated it first.
Those production figures are for all F-350s...
There isn't much difference between a '73-'76 Super Camper Special, and a '77-'79 F-350 Camper Special Regular Cab...(Besides the name of course)
As for were I got the production figures, I couldn't tell you. I've also heard 3,300 for '73-'79...
Where did YOU (Bill) get your production figures? We are talking about Super Camper Specials, and if there were 208,526 of them made, they'd be everywhere. Which just isn't so. Well, I gotta give it to ya old coot, you have helped people, including me, if it wasn't for this site, I wouldn't know what a Super Camper Special is.
Yes there was a F-350 140" Trailer Special, I have pictures of one, and brochures of them.
Thanks,
-Anthony 76SCS-
Not sure where i got that but I rember that was the number.
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I would be interested where everybody gets there numbers. It would help anybody with a ford, it was always my understanding that ford didn't tell how many pickups of any one configuration there was for any given year. Only so many F250s or 350s , not how many customs or rangers.
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As for were I got the production figures, I couldn't tell you. I've also heard 3,300 for '73-'79.
Where did YOU (Bill) get your production figures? We are talking about Super Camper Specials, and if there were 208,526 of them made, they'd be everywhere. Which just isn't so.
Where did YOU (Bill) get your production figures? We are talking about Super Camper Specials, and if there were 208,526 of them made, they'd be everywhere. Which just isn't so.
The 208,526 figure is the production total for ALL 1973/76 F350's.
The 393,221 figure is the production total for ALL 1973/79 F350's.
Based on the total number of 1973/79 F350's assembled...if only 2,300 were 140" S/CS's & C/S's, this would mean that...on average...only 328 were assembled per year, which is ridiculous.
1973/79: There were circa 6,000 US/Canadian Ford & Ford-Mercury dealers.
If every one of these 6,000 dealers sold exactly ONE F350 140" SCS/CS per year, that would give a 1973/79 production total of 42,000...which is far more believable than 2,300!
For about 100 bucks, you can get a Marti Report which will give you the EXACT production figures...per year...of every 140" wheelbase S/CS, CS assembled.
If I owned one, I would spend the bucks to find out.
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78 super camper special
I cant believe all wining about how many of these supers were made.I am going to see if a friend of mine that works for ford can find out about these and their production numbers.I know they are rare,i have had at a minimum of 250 73-79 ford trucks over the years and have only had two,the first one i patred out not knowing what the heck it was and the other i just bought off ebay(way too cool)they are.
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76f350spercamprspeal, unless your actually looking at documentation from Ford like NumberDummy is doing then BS to everything you have to say! And pay attention to what he writes before you start spouting off from your A**!
MobeyDick, are you going to tell me a TV show is how you are going to base your facts of Manufacture's Productions, how many Boss Hog Cars came from the Factory with Steer horns on it?
MobeyDick, are you going to tell me a TV show is how you are going to base your facts of Manufacture's Productions, how many Boss Hog Cars came from the Factory with Steer horns on it?
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I have nothing informative to add except ..... go get the popcorn and a brewski! Maybe the bickering will prompt someone to pay the $100!! This isn't the first "discussion" I've seen about this on here. I'm genuinely curious; almost enough to pay the $100. 
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The street truck was one. The Jumping trucks were special built. I think there were 5 trucks for the show. Petersons did do an article on the Suspensions. It showed a photo of one of the Jumper trucks. The motor was mounted in the center of the truck. The jumper trucks were older body style and the street trucks were newer. In some of the shots you could see the Door on the side. I believe in one episode the hid someone in the tire well. Revell had a model kit it had the Street truck with the Tire door and special bed. I had one.
Photo Gallery: The fall guy's truck - WebRidesTV
Photo Gallery: The fall guy's truck - WebRidesTV
That must have been a custom fabrication for the show, to my knowledge, GM never made an equivelant to the SCS.
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