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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Hughesville, MD
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I was on my way back from a camping trip sunday afternoon and saw a beautiful thing. It was a '71 Custom Camper sitting in the grass next to the hwy. I locked up the brakes and turned my but around.
The truck has 65,000 org miles on a 350. The seat is sexy, not even a scratch. The only spot of rust on this thing is around the bottom mirror mount on the pass door. Somethin hit it while it was sitting in the garage. Three fuel tanks, leaf springs, and much more than I can list. It makes me sad. Oh yea, the original camper was sitting on the back. After talking to the owner, He told me the truck was garaged most its life. So on the way home, I had the wife meet me in town for a nice dinner to butter her up. After me begging and pleading with her I talk her into going and looking at it. I parked the truck and jumped in hers and we drove the 45 miles back out there. She liked it but told me I was crazy. If anyone is interested I have the phone #. He wants $7500 for it and it is near Concrete, WA. I am still sick to my stomach!
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Mario and Mandy Hughesville, MD 20637 69 C10 305/350 71 K5 Basket case 75 K10 Rescue **Parting out** 77 MG Midget **Parting out** 15 6.7L Cummins Last edited by WORNBRAKES; 06-06-2002 at 01:40 AM. |
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in WAY over my head
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Douglasville GA
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do you have a picture of one of these? I think I saw one at the junkyard, but couldn't make out the year cos it had been parted... sad too.. the guy told us it drove in there, the owner was just tired of it.. now its a cab and a rotting pile of wood and aluminum
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Hughesville, MD
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I did not have a camera with me nor do I know were to find a pic. I don't believe that the owner has one either. He don't do much pc work. I mentioned the board to him because he has a 51 that is in resto and he did no sound interested. The truck and the camper are both good lookers though.
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need i say more
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Vancouver, BC -eh....
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ok- i will be a dead chick if anyone i know reads this (they will say i'm nuts!)
was it std or auto and 4x4 or 2wd?
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Account Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A.
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You're too cute to be crazy, besides-I don't know either!
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in WAY over my head
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Douglasville GA
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sorry about this horrible pic.. but could this be one? this is the only pic I could get.. tihs thing was packed in with like 50 trucks surrounding it (mostly fords so its ok
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That one there looks a little newer. This one is mostley brown and white if i remember right. It is a 4 speed 3/4 ton 2wd
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I found one very close to what you are talking about on my way back from Little Rock, AR.... it was sitting in a fence line, I stopped and looked at it. It had very little rust (nothing like my 69 stepside im working on). It sounded very strong, and it had a 4 spd tranny. I went back to look at it (work on the price), and a tree had fell on it. I went back home thinking i was going to be empty handed, but I found my current project instead.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Hughesville, MD
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I could not sleep last night thinking of this truck. Woke up the wife and she still told me that I am crazy for we are moving to Flordia in 7 weeks and both of us are already towing something. I figure that I may see something on that 3000 mile trip across the country. I will stay a day behind her and she wont even know I picked up a stray until we get there and it is paid for. lol
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Mt. Vernon, Washington, USA
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I wanna go see Kirsten then maybe check out her truck. lol Hey, old iron, wanna make a road trip in the Blaz
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Hughesville, MD
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Hey that road trip sounds good! Let me know when and I will be there. I cleaned my truck today. I tell u what that bastard had mud everywear. It took 3 1/2 hours and I still missed some. If I had a 4X4 I would be hurting.
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Mario and Mandy Hughesville, MD 20637 69 C10 305/350 71 K5 Basket case 75 K10 Rescue **Parting out** 77 MG Midget **Parting out** 15 6.7L Cummins Last edited by WORNBRAKES; 06-05-2002 at 08:50 PM. |
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Saskatoon,SK Canada
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I know a guy who has a 1972 camper special with the original camper on it form GM, I think he wants $5500 cnd or about $3400 US. It is in Albert and is in nice shape, or so he said on the phone. ROB
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I learned that it is Custom Camper, not Camper Special. My mistake.
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#14 |
need i say more
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Vancouver, BC -eh....
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what's the difference?
my truck is a camper special(overload leaf and all), but has custom camper written on the side.
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Hey Leroy sound like fun. Can kirsten ride along?
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