[Rust-O-Matic]

Yeah I figured it was about a '66 because of the backup lights, or what's left of them. Seems like they might have been an option in 64 and 65 as well, but I can't remember where I read that. I swear Ottawa KS has more truck bed trailers per capita than any other place in the country! We must have seen half a dozen of them from the '60s-'80s in the seller's neighborhood. He was asking $300 but I talked him back toward earth and settled on $225 since all I was really interested in was the tailgate and I had to drive so far to pick it up. Super nice old fella. I figured this way I get a 'new' tailgate for my truck, and with a little plywood and tinkering, a good sturdy trailer to boot.

That camper rig sounds interesting. The old pull behind camper in the background of my pics is a 13 footer I bought for $300 a few years ago. I gutted it, completely lined it with plastic, covered the windows with furnace filters and two box fans, and use it as a paint booth for parts/panels/etc. It works great!