I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried fabricating a vintage looking camper box onto a stock 1.5 or 2 ton Advance Design Cab and Chassis? I have not seen anything that really looked attractive in my searches. They all seemed amateurish and ugly (along with rusty and rotten plywood) or were old milk/bread delivery vans, not real standard trucks.
I was thinking it would be cool to custom build a self contained "boondocking" unit on a short wheelbase 1.5 ton. Generator, atmospheric watermaker, toilet, kitchenette,propane furnace/stove etc etc. Most parts could be recycled from old scrapper camper trailers. Under framework in steel, rest in wood and insulated. Sheath it in flatstock roofing steel. Roll out awnings... trailer hitch to tow your boat or 4 wheeler/skidoo/whatever.
It would have to be somewhat streamlined to match the period (40's/50's)
Any pictures online?
edit: On further thought, I suppose you could just use the truck to pull a vintage trailer like a semi unit or bumper pull leaving the truck free to carry stuff and serve as transportation...
Last edited by Doms48; 02/20/2010 10:53 PM.
