Pictures of 1960-66 campers please
 

This is my recent purchase from Colorado, 1965, 348, 4speed, Red Dale camper

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Mine! 1966 GMC custom cab. Lots of options. Chrome grill & bumper, custom cab trim, Power brakes, Power steering. Vaccum mileage gauge. Mine is for sale or Trade! The other is a 1963 that was at this years Redding Ca. drag races. It was pulling a trailor with a long top fuel style dragster in it!
Tony from Norcal

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Nice! Wish I had pics of my 66 with cab over slide in camper. Never thought to take them 15 years ago.

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64shortc10
Tony, do have any more pics of the black truck ? What brand campers are they ?

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Pics of slide-ins will work too.
There is only two campers here ?

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Hey 63burban...

:welcome2: to the forums and :hi: from Ohio. That is one :c2: camper :metal:

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my clean 66

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Thanks 70CST
Hey Dino, you must have at least one of everything !

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anybody know anything else about that black chassis mount camper ?whats it like up close or who the owner is ?sure looks nice !!!!!! i would like to have one /got a 66 cab and frame {was a chassis mount camper } thought about ordering some slab sides like the new camper trucks -if you give them a drawing they cut out all windows and doors ,then stand the sides up on the truck and add roof members and roof skin! the insides are paneled .just add storage compartments and cabinets .not too expensive ! problem is getting sides and skin shipped w/o damaging it? any :metal:way thats another option if a nice truck cant be purchased ? than ks mike /carryallman / wahl norwalk iowa

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here's some - I think the first is/was a member's - it's my fave! If you look close, I think #2 and #5 are the some truck, just in different chev ads...

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wahl4m, maybe think about finding an old trailer type camper and fitting it to your truck ?
At a antique tractor show I saw an old trailer camper with the axle and tongue removed, it was strapped to the bed of a 1900 International truck.

Jocko, pic #3 is totally awesome, they look like Alaska brand campers.

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You are correct 63burban - so is pic #4.

Check out these pics, since we're talkin alaska campers.... (btw, anyone ID the guy in the last pic?? - hint, he's famous to us old folks)

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another cool one (alaska camper)...

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Ricky Nelson?
Just guessing as I was born in the 70s and that looks like one of the shows I remember from reruns.
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Bingo!

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We're any of the slide ins for the shortbed trucks?
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What's the Alaska camper encampment
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great pics!!

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:lol::lol: maybe had at one time

1963 Mechanix Illustrated ads
 

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Great El Camino camper!
 

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That El camino with the camper is totally rad, the camper has wheels.

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A camper with training wheels ..like it's going to be a big truck someday. haha.

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Common wheel set up on 3/4 tons back in the day. Stock split rims on front, aftermarket wide base 1 piece wheels on back.

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I remember my Dad doing that to all his trucks when I was a kid. Don't see that too often anymore.

Does anyone have any pics of a long step with a period correct topper ? I've been trying to find one for my truck but it seems as though there were not alot of them made in the first place and there were even fewer survivors.

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i hope the el camino got dinner on that date.

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:smoke: :lol::lol:

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So the Elky got a slide in with extra wheels?

What year is that brochure? The part about the self adjusting brakes may explain why I couldn't find the opening for adjusters on my truck :uhmk:
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I suppose the grandfather of our "trucks with campers" would be John Steinbecks' Rocinante - his '60 GMC with a special camper he custom ordered. He used the trip and observations fort his books "Travels with Charly" It was the first book I read of his and to this day my favorite.

His truck and camper were restored and put in the museum. If you have not read the book, do so as it is very good.

http://www.pauahtun.org/Misc/Rocinante.html

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wow, that thing is gorgeous.

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It's in a 1965 Mechanix magazine. I just took a hub off of a 65 an hour ago and it had self adjusters on the front.
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The everything on my 66 is so covered with mud that I thought I just didn't dig thru enough yet, glad I don't have to worry about adjustment. I know I need to get the manual for the beast so I don't have simple questions like this.
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I read Travels With Charley years ago on a back packing trip... I don't know if it sparked my wanderlust, or just unleashed it, but I've taken every opportunity to drive all over this country, and I think of Able Baker Charlie Dog every time!
I've often wondered what kind of truck he had... I didn't remember if it was ever mentioned in the book, and I was in college at the time and not into '60-'66 trucks... though I have OFTEN thought a GMC would have been right, or an International Harvester.

I've got a '61 Suburban that I drive everywhere, and have frequently camped out of it for deer hunting and car shows, and again remember Travels when I do it. (The Suburban has been in 20 states in 60,000 miles since I bought it 7 years ago this fall)

Thanks for posting these pics--you made my day!

-Brad

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no Prob. Yep it was mentioned in the book ever the double blow out becasue he overloaded it without the proper springs.

this one is for sale
 

listed as a rolatel camper but cant find any info on it .
sale price is 500 im interested but can t find any info on rolatel?
anyone here familiar with this unit?

it has a 350 that isnt running
camper in awesome condition

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Here are some more. Let's see everyone's 60-66 camper pics!

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