Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

70c10-08 · 11-23-2021, 12:34 PM

I recently found and purchased this emblem for my truck on eBay how uncommon was the Custom Camper 10? I've seen quite a few Custom Camper 20s and Custom Camper 30s. I've been looking off and on for quite a while and I'm not parting with it as I am building a 70 Custom Camper 10.

**68bowtie** · 11-23-2021, 02:01 PM

I’ve never seen one!

**Palf70Step** · 11-23-2021, 03:42 PM

**truckster** · 11-23-2021, 03:51 PM

I've never seen one either. What special equipment does it have?

70c10-08 · 11-23-2021, 03:57 PM

Apparently from the information that I have gotten on the Custom Camper trucks is this is nothing more than a nameplate but I'm sure somebody with more knowledge on the Custom Camper trucks would chime in and tell us more. But I believe the Custom Camper name plate on the fender especially in the 10 series is extremely rare and hard-to-find as most people would rather equip a three-quarter ton or 1 ton truck for a in the bed or chassis mounted camper. I only received one Fender emblem so I'm going to take this one if I can legally do so and have 2 reproduced out of Billet aluminum to exact specifications.

**Joesjunk** · 11-23-2021, 04:07 PM

A friend of mine has a 1/2 ton Custom Camper 4x4. Its got to be rare

**MJN** · 11-23-2021, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 70c10-08

Apparently from the information that I have gotten on the Custom Camper trucks is this is nothing more than a nameplate but I'm sure somebody with more knowledge on the Custom Camper trucks would chime in and tell us more. But I believe the Custom Camper name plate on the fender especially in the 10 series is extremely rare and hard-to-find as most people would rather equip a three-quarter ton or 1 ton truck for a in the bed or chassis mounted camper. I only received one Fender emblem so I'm going to take this one if I can legally do so and have 2 reproduced out of Billet aluminum to exact specifications.

Just some info on the C/K10 Custom Camper Nameplate option from the GM Heritage Center https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/doc...olet-Truck.pdf

**jocko** · 11-23-2021, 07:03 PM

Great discussion. Yes, rare. While selecting the Z81 option does get you just the nameplate, there is a small subset of required equipment that the truck must have in order to be eligible for the nameplate as MJN shared above - so it's a little bit of a chicken or egg sorta discussion. Note that you can have a non-Z81 truck with normal (non-camper) fender or door emblems that is equipped exactly like a truck that does have a Custom Camper nameplate - but one does have to have the minimum equipment to be able to add the Z81 RPO nameplate to the fender (or door in 72). Here's one of the few C10 Custom Campers I've seen - this one in person at Good Guys in Fort Worth a few years ago.

**Getter-Done** · 11-23-2021, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 70c10-08

Apparently from the information that I have gotten on the Custom Camper trucks is this is nothing more than a nameplate but I'm sure somebody with more knowledge on the Custom Camper trucks would chime in and tell us more. But I believe the Custom Camper name plate on the fender especially in the 10 series is extremely rare and hard-to-find as most people would rather equip a three-quarter ton or 1 ton truck for a in the bed or chassis mounted camper. I only received one Fender emblem so I'm going to take this one if I can legally do so and have 2 reproduced out of Billet aluminum to exact specifications.

Do you have someone in mind to make it?

If not This shopin the link below does that kind of work.
People on the forum can recommend him.

I could help with the communication if needed.

Link: http://www.neelyprecision.com/

70c10-08 · 11-23-2021, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Do you have someone in mind to make it?

If not This shopin the link below does that kind of work.
People on the forum can recommend him.

I could help with the communication if needed.

Link: http://www.neelyprecision.com/

Billet Badges it's a company that the Squarebody Syndicate uses no, it's not cheap but when building my truck I won't settle for anything but the best. I probably won't be doing the emblems for a while because life gets in the way and whatnot but when I do those are the people I'm probably getting a hold of.

**Getter-Done** · 11-23-2021, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 70c10-08

Billet Badges it's a company that the Squarebody Syndicate uses no, it's not cheap but when building my truck I won't settle for anything but the best. I probably won't be doing the emblems for a while because life gets in the way and whatnot but when I do those are the people I'm probably getting a hold of.

Looks like a Great place

**too much stuff** · 11-23-2021, 08:49 PM

Saw this in a junkyard recently. I owned one a few years back, and also have a pair of NOS emblems ratholed away...

**Getter-Done** · 11-23-2021, 08:59 PM

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Saw this in a junkyard recently. I owned one a few years back, and also have a pair of NOS emblems ratholed away...

I never would have thought you have some of these.

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57taskforce · 11-23-2021, 09:40 PM

If I remember right, custom camper on the fender is 69-70 only. This thread seems to validate that. If you look at the specimens in this thread, the spids are 69’s and the truck Joe posted is presumably a 70 based on the red hub dials. Im pretty sure I remember the custom camper placement coming up in one of Chevylands threads. I have to agree a 1/2 ton has got to be pretty uncommon.

**truckster** · 11-23-2021, 09:53 PM

It's interesting that in the Chevrolet literature, even where it discusses the requirement for the C10 Custom Camper, it only shows the CustomCamper20 emblem. I guess they were too rare to make it into the GM manuals.

**jocko** · 11-24-2021, 12:20 AM

This style of camper nameplate had a three-year run, 69-71. 72 was the only year for the Custom Camper script on the door (for Chevys).

**chev-obsession** · 11-24-2021, 12:26 AM

Custom Camper 10’s are pretty rare trucks. I do know where 2 of them are, one is a ‘69, and both are 2wd. I have yet to get in touch with the owners but would love to see the SPID. If I ever see an emblem in the wild (swap meet, junk yard, eBay, etc) I’d buy it in any condition just to have. Kind of like the ‘65 custom camper emblems

**special-K** · 11-24-2021, 06:08 AM

I may be wrong but I thought '69 was the last year the Z81 option was available on C/10s and K/10s. I owned a very well optioned '69 K/10 with the Custom camper option for a while. That is the only one in real life I ever knew of.

68mg · 11-24-2021, 12:15 PM

I have a '68 C10 Custom Camper with this badge so you only can tell it's a C10 from the outside by looking at the number of wheel lugs/hubcap size. It came with the front stabilizer, HD rear springs/shocks and lock-ring wheels which I guess were considered more HD than the standard one-piece steel wheels. Since it was optioned with the 327/TH400 combo, it also came with the stock 3:07 rear end.

I'm not using the lock-ring wheels anymore, but I'm wondering if anyone knows how much more capacity they were supposed to have since I don't see any capacity stamps on them.

**Joesjunk** · 11-24-2021, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Joesjunk

A friend of mine has a 1/2 ton Custom Camper 4x4. Its got to be rare

This truck is a ‘69

70c10-08 · 11-24-2021, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by chev-obsession

Custom Camper 10’s are pretty rare trucks. I do know where 2 of them are, one is a ‘69, and both are 2wd. I have yet to get in touch with the owners but would love to see the SPID. If I ever see an emblem in the wild (swap meet, junk yard, eBay, etc) I’d buy it in any condition just to have. Kind of like the ‘65 custom camper emblems

That's why I'm getting 2 reproduced out of Billet aluminum to exact specifications and aside from that I only received one emblem and it's only NOS once. I just happened to be lucky and was looking in the right place at the right time. If you really want something specific never give up because you'll find what you're looking for eventually

**jocko** · 11-24-2021, 02:46 PM

Is your heart set on billet or have you considered placing a WTB ad for a mate to your nameplate on this site? If you ever wanted to narrow down to a correct target audience, this would be the place…

70c10-08 · 11-24-2021, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jocko

Is your heart set on billet or have you considered placing a WTB ad for a mate to your nameplate on this site? If you ever wanted to narrow down to a correct target audience, this would be the place…

I may try that first but if they are extremely hard to find billet will be my second alternative.

factorystock · 11-24-2021, 08:07 PM

Even more uncommon to see a Custom Camper 10 with the original 15" 3 piece rims or the 6 lug 16.5's. As with many 3/4 ton from the era, original wheels have a way of disappearing.

11-23-2021, 12:34 PM	#1
70c10-08 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fairmont, Nebraska Posts: 546	Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? I recently found and purchased this emblem for my truck on eBay how uncommon was the Custom Camper 10? I've seen quite a few Custom Camper 20s and Custom Camper 30s. I've been looking off and on for quite a while and I'm not parting with it as I am building a 70 Custom Camper 10. Attached Images

11-23-2021, 02:01 PM	#2
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,312	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? I’ve never seen one! __________________ I live in California, but identify as a Texan "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well" Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh)

11-23-2021, 03:42 PM	#3
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,611	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

11-23-2021, 03:51 PM	#4
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,791	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? I've never seen one either. What special equipment does it have? __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

11-23-2021, 03:57 PM	#5
70c10-08 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fairmont, Nebraska Posts: 546	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? Apparently from the information that I have gotten on the Custom Camper trucks is this is nothing more than a nameplate but I'm sure somebody with more knowledge on the Custom Camper trucks would chime in and tell us more. But I believe the Custom Camper name plate on the fender especially in the 10 series is extremely rare and hard-to-find as most people would rather equip a three-quarter ton or 1 ton truck for a in the bed or chassis mounted camper. I only received one Fender emblem so I'm going to take this one if I can legally do so and have 2 reproduced out of Billet aluminum to exact specifications.

11-23-2021, 04:07 PM	#6
Joesjunk Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Independence MO. Posts: 7,689	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? A friend of mine has a 1/2 ton Custom Camper 4x4. Its got to be rare Attached Images __________________ 72 3/4t Custom Deluxe 402/auto 66k Original paint 71 3/4t 4x4 Custom Deluxe 10k original miles Original paint 71 3/4t Cheyenne 402 70k original paint 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 91k original paint 72 Cheyenne/30 Dually 69 Camaro SS396 4-speed 13 GMC 2500HD Duramax I bought new 05 Jeep Wrangler "Willys Edition" 12k miles (I bought new) 85 3/4 ton 4x4 Scottsdale 33k miles original paint 86 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 454 restored 80 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 9,434 original miles!! original paint 95 GMC 1 ton dually 4x4 my dad bought new 95 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4, regular cab 454, 31k original miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 6.0L 67k miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 8.1L 28k miles 2003 GMC 2500HD 4x4 regular cab Diesel 93k miles 67-72 Parts for sale

11-23-2021, 07:03 PM	#8
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,932	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? Great discussion. Yes, rare. While selecting the Z81 option does get you just the nameplate, there is a small subset of required equipment that the truck must have in order to be eligible for the nameplate as MJN shared above - so it's a little bit of a chicken or egg sorta discussion. Note that you can have a non-Z81 truck with normal (non-camper) fender or door emblems that is equipped exactly like a truck that does have a Custom Camper nameplate - but one does have to have the minimum equipment to be able to add the Z81 RPO nameplate to the fender (or door in 72). Here's one of the few C10 Custom Campers I've seen - this one in person at Good Guys in Fort Worth a few years ago. Attached Images

11-23-2021, 08:49 PM	#12
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,691	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? Saw this in a junkyard recently. I owned one a few years back, and also have a pair of NOS emblems ratholed away... Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

11-23-2021, 09:40 PM	#14
57taskforce All about them K’s Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Farmington, New Mexico Posts: 6,225	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? If I remember right, custom camper on the fender is 69-70 only. This thread seems to validate that. If you look at the specimens in this thread, the spids are 69’s and the truck Joe posted is presumably a 70 based on the red hub dials. Im pretty sure I remember the custom camper placement coming up in one of Chevylands threads. I have to agree a 1/2 ton has got to be pretty uncommon. __________________ Tyler '57 3100 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=813888 '72 K20 Cheyenne http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=662879 ‘69 K10 SWB http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=805206 '98 Silverado LT K2500HD ECLB Vortec 454/4l80E: 6" lift 315/75/16's ‘87 IROC-Z all original 50K mile survivor TPI 305 IROC Blue ‘10 Camaro 2SS/RS Aqua Blue Metallic #93 -version 2.0

11-23-2021, 09:53 PM	#15
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,791	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? It's interesting that in the Chevrolet literature, even where it discusses the requirement for the C10 Custom Camper, it only shows the CustomCamper20 emblem. I guess they were too rare to make it into the GM manuals. __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

11-24-2021, 12:20 AM	#16
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,932	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? This style of camper nameplate had a three-year run, 69-71. 72 was the only year for the Custom Camper script on the door (for Chevys).

11-24-2021, 12:26 AM	#17
chev-obsession Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: kennewick, WA Posts: 1,461	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? Custom Camper 10’s are pretty rare trucks. I do know where 2 of them are, one is a ‘69, and both are 2wd. I have yet to get in touch with the owners but would love to see the SPID. If I ever see an emblem in the wild (swap meet, junk yard, eBay, etc) I’d buy it in any condition just to have. Kind of like the ‘65 custom camper emblems __________________ 1965 c/10 swb 1969 c/10 lwb

11-24-2021, 06:08 AM	#18
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? I may be wrong but I thought '69 was the last year the Z81 option was available on C/10s and K/10s. I owned a very well optioned '69 K/10 with the Custom camper option for a while. That is the only one in real life I ever knew of. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

11-24-2021, 12:15 PM	#19
68mg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 25	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? I have a '68 C10 Custom Camper with this badge so you only can tell it's a C10 from the outside by looking at the number of wheel lugs/hubcap size. It came with the front stabilizer, HD rear springs/shocks and lock-ring wheels which I guess were considered more HD than the standard one-piece steel wheels. Since it was optioned with the 327/TH400 combo, it also came with the stock 3:07 rear end. I'm not using the lock-ring wheels anymore, but I'm wondering if anyone knows how much more capacity they were supposed to have since I don't see any capacity stamps on them. Attached Images

11-24-2021, 02:46 PM	#22
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,932	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? Is your heart set on billet or have you considered placing a WTB ad for a mate to your nameplate on this site? If you ever wanted to narrow down to a correct target audience, this would be the place…



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11-24-2021, 08:07 PM	#24
factorystock Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: west coast Posts: 3,351	Re: Custom Camper 10 how uncommon are they? Even more uncommon to see a Custom Camper 10 with the original 15" 3 piece rims or the 6 lug 16.5's. As with many 3/4 ton from the era, original wheels have a way of disappearing. Attached Images Last edited by factorystock; 11-25-2021 at 12:54 PM.

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