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06-20-2003, 07:07 PM

Anyone have any info on the GMC's Camper Specials, 72 to be exact?

spinning wheels · 06-20-2003, 09:57 PM

You mean besides the fact that they like to suck gas, like there is no tomorrow?

lukecp · 06-20-2003, 10:04 PM

Camper specials were a option on 3/4 ton trucks designed for hauling a bed-mounted camper. Usually they had heaveir springs, 350 or 400 engines, and lower gears.

*Gee_Emm* · 06-20-2003, 10:19 PM

Custom Camper is the correct term, Camper special is a F#%D term.

Longhorn Man · 06-20-2003, 11:09 PM

The GMC Camper Special is the same as a Longhorn in most cases.
It looks like the name Camper Special was both an option, (long bed with heavy springs, HD shocks, and sway bars) and then it was also a seperate model indicating the 133 ionch wheel base that is more commonly called a Longhorn (chevy's name for the same truck)
Click on the longhorn website in my signiture for all the info you are looking for.

1971 Cheyenne · 06-20-2003, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gee_Emm
Custom Camper is the correct term, Camper special is a F#%D term.

My 73 3/4 ton says Camper Special on the badging

72 CustomCamper · 06-21-2003, 12:31 AM

A buddy of mine has a 79 GMC 1 ton that has Camper Special on it but my 72 3/4 ton Chevy has Custom Camper on it...

Chuck

*Gee_Emm* · 06-21-2003, 11:33 AM

Ok I should clear up that, I was refering to 67-72's :p

Did they call them Custom Campers in 67-68?
I am pretty sure they did.

I can't stand when people look at the badge on my truck and say "oh its a Camper special"

**nightmare** · 06-21-2003, 11:59 AM

I've got a 69 GMC Custom Camper. Says it on the doors. no where else. Had 3 gas tanks, wood bed foor, and it says on the glove box door that it had a 296 V-8 (Not a typo, that's what it says). Anyhow, I need to figure out what gears it has in it because at 70, the engine whines like crazy.

1971 Cheyenne · 06-21-2003, 01:25 PM

Ahhhh, So we were both right

I always thought they were all "Camper Specials" regardless of the year. Oh well, Learn something new every day

70 Jimmy · 06-21-2003, 01:52 PM

I've seen a couple of GMC custom campers that were not longhorns. Now I'm confused, is it Custom Camper or Camper Special. I think it was Custom Camper.

spinning wheels · 06-21-2003, 02:02 PM

Not all custom campers are longhorns. Come to think of it, the only longhorns I have seen have had the longhorn script on them. Mine is just a long bed. When I got it, I was offered the camper but passed on it. I figured it must have been infested with black widows and mice, since it had been sitting for so many years. As I recall, they ended up giving it away to a Ford truck owner.

1971 Cheyenne · 06-21-2003, 02:16 PM

I think we decided that the "custom camper" designation was for 67-72 models, and the "camper special" was for 73 and up???

special70gmc · 06-21-2003, 08:01 PM

my custom camper option sheet...............-kyle

*Gee_Emm* · 06-21-2003, 09:10 PM

One more thing to add, Custom Camper packages were available on both 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks

Longhorn Man · 06-22-2003, 12:03 AM

I never even cought the cutom camper verses camper special....
No GMC 133 inch trucks came with Longhorn badges, none I have ever seen, nor none I have heard of.

*Gee_Emm* · 06-22-2003, 12:07 AM

I have seen a GMC Longhorn Custom Camper Sierra, 70 I think

06-20-2003, 07:07 PM	#1
Linus0014 Guest Posts: n/a	Info. @ GMC Camper Specials Anyone have any info on the GMC's Camper Specials, 72 to be exact?

06-20-2003, 09:57 PM	#2
spinning wheels Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Hacienda Heights, California USA Posts: 474	You mean besides the fact that they like to suck gas, like there is no tomorrow? __________________ '72 GMC custom camper 350/350

06-20-2003, 10:04 PM	#3
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Camper specials were a option on 3/4 ton trucks designed for hauling a bed-mounted camper. Usually they had heaveir springs, 350 or 400 engines, and lower gears. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

06-21-2003, 12:31 AM	#7
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,369	A buddy of mine has a 79 GMC 1 ton that has Camper Special on it but my 72 3/4 ton Chevy has Custom Camper on it... Chuck __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"

06-21-2003, 11:33 AM	#8
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	Ok I should clear up that, I was refering to 67-72's :p Did they call them Custom Campers in 67-68? I am pretty sure they did. I can't stand when people look at the badge on my truck and say "oh its a Camper special" Last edited by Gee_Emm; 06-21-2003 at 11:35 AM.

06-20-2003, 10:19 PM	#4
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	Custom Camper is the correct term, Camper special is a F#%D term.

06-20-2003, 11:09 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	The GMC Camper Special is the same as a Longhorn in most cases. It looks like the name Camper Special was both an option, (long bed with heavy springs, HD shocks, and sway bars) and then it was also a seperate model indicating the 133 ionch wheel base that is more commonly called a Longhorn (chevy's name for the same truck) Click on the longhorn website in my signiture for all the info you are looking for.

06-21-2003, 01:25 PM	#10
1971 Cheyenne Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,480	Ahhhh, So we were both right I always thought they were all "Camper Specials" regardless of the year. Oh well, Learn something new every day __________________ Brian Pal 1971 Cheyenne 10 454/th400-Undergoing a full frame off resto. 1972 Chevy short/step 2wd, 350/th350 1983 M1009 CUCV Military K5 Blazer 1981 Dodge 1 ton 4x4 dually flatbed

06-21-2003, 01:52 PM	#11
70 Jimmy aka Crusher, Crushergmc Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,834	I've seen a couple of GMC custom campers that were not longhorns. Now I'm confused, is it Custom Camper or Camper Special. I think it was Custom Camper. __________________ "KEEP IT DOWN!" 70 Jimmy 454 2wd 56 GMC Big Window "It's funny till someone gets hurt, then it's freakin' hilarious"

06-21-2003, 02:02 PM	#12
spinning wheels Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Hacienda Heights, California USA Posts: 474	Not all custom campers are longhorns. Come to think of it, the only longhorns I have seen have had the longhorn script on them. Mine is just a long bed. When I got it, I was offered the camper but passed on it. I figured it must have been infested with black widows and mice, since it had been sitting for so many years. As I recall, they ended up giving it away to a Ford truck owner. __________________ '72 GMC custom camper 350/350

06-21-2003, 02:16 PM	#13
1971 Cheyenne Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,480	I think we decided that the "custom camper" designation was for 67-72 models, and the "camper special" was for 73 and up??? __________________ Brian Pal 1971 Cheyenne 10 454/th400-Undergoing a full frame off resto. 1972 Chevy short/step 2wd, 350/th350 1983 M1009 CUCV Military K5 Blazer 1981 Dodge 1 ton 4x4 dually flatbed

06-21-2003, 08:01 PM	#14
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	my custom camper option sheet...............-kyle Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

06-21-2003, 09:10 PM	#15
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	One more thing to add, Custom Camper packages were available on both 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks

06-22-2003, 12:03 AM	#16
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I never even cought the cutom camper verses camper special.... No GMC 133 inch trucks came with Longhorn badges, none I have ever seen, nor none I have heard of.

06-22-2003, 12:07 AM	#17
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	I have seen a GMC Longhorn Custom Camper Sierra, 70 I think



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