Vintage Camper

[Matthew]

Thought someone would enjoy this. The guy in the pic is a friend, not the owner. We were in the Keys, stumbled on this camper behind a bar. It's in mint condition. The owner travels around towing his Harley full time. Said only nine of these were built in the late 50's.

[happy]

I'm a sucker for funky old stuff. That is a pretty neat RV.
Any idea what engine that Conti has?

[Elite Washington]

That’s pretty cool

[Matthew]

Originally Posted by happy

I'm a sucker for funky old stuff. That is a pretty neat RV.
Any idea what engine that Conti has?

I believe a 430 V8.

[lwmcguir]

Originally Posted by Matthew

I believe a 430 V8.

It was called the Turnpike Cruiser and yes 430, used to have one about 50 years ago

[happy]

It can motor that camper down the highway OK then.

[The Gritz Carlton]

Originally Posted by happy

It can motor that camper down the highway OK then.

Yep...at 5 MPG! Probably a 1:1 final ratio 3 speed.

[Matthew]

Originally Posted by happy

It can motor that camper down the highway OK then.

The car, without the camper, ran about an 8.7 0-60, and 315 or 375hp (depending on model) and 490-lbs.ft.
Amazing how slow those old cars where for the horsepower. I know it's heavy, at just over 5,000lbs, but still my truck is 7,500lbs, and a lot faster. Take corvettes (stock), they only had one year before 1993 that they broke the 5 second mark. Today that's an average sedan number.
Glad I live with today's tech.