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Old 12-21-2012, 09:17 AM   #2
buggy5872
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Re: Big Bertha Build thread x2

I have had many request to do a build thread on Big Bertha so here goes.... It all started one rainy day in June 2011. We were camping in our 1967 Serro Scotty 13' camper. The wife, 2 kids, 1 dog and myself were jambed in there due to a down pour. After about an hour the rain stopped. We got out and were walking around looking at all the people camping in big 5th wheel campers and enjoying the rain more than we did. The wife said that it was time to get one of those big campers. I told here we could get one if I could build a truck to pull it. I had been thinking and planning Big Bertha on paper for years but never had a reason to have something so big. She agreed and the hunt was on for the perfect truck. I found several out west but it would cost a small fortune to get them to PA. I ended up finding her on the "HAMB" web site. 1957 Chevy 5700 Low Cab Forward truck. She was only 4 hours away. I hooked up the trailer and my dad and I headed out too get her. Here is what she looked like when I got her home.
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1959 Apache Short Fleetside,
1959 Apache NAPCO Long Stepside,
1957 3100 with 59 fleetside bed
1957 5700 LCF Crew Cab "Big Bertha",1959 GMC F370
1958 GMC 600, 1946 Chevy, 1959 Viking 60 LCF
1974 Elcamino SS, 1979 6500 GMC Tilt Bed Wrecker
Big Bertha Build
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