Slo ,
! That's what I think of that Camper ! Is it different & Ugly ? Well I love it ! I might find one around here $omeday ! Also sure they are Big $'s ! Iv'e never seen how the inside is laded out ? Probably just simple & effective like most " Slide In's " . I'm curious now ! Have to " Google " inside pic's !
Thanks for the Memories on the only one I've ever seen ! They use to call the guy " Hillbilly " when he showed up w/ that on The Big $ Horse rides my wife use to go on up North from us . " Eating Lobster & Prime Rib w/ a Daiquiri Fountain on top on mountain for her Club ? Np's There ! Must say I miss it . I felt embarrassed towing a 20' Trailer behind my 34' Winnie to these People ! A lot had lowered " Pete's " that towed a 5th wheel Horse Trailer / w Living quarters .
Stay Healthy & Safe ! 73 & God Bless ! Leo
There’s a monster thread on RV.Net of AVION Truck Campers. (See also CAYO brand)
Pictured below is a Silver Streak Class C motorhome circa 1975-9. You’ll never see yourself passing the other way. Only a handful. 2-3 survive.
This brand a custom-build. 2-3 per week.
Chrysler Marine & Industrial 440-3 underhood.
Many have wanted diesel conversions the past twenty years, but it ain’t a great fit. MPG ain’t everything.
But,
everyone loves the almost extinct sound of a big block working hard. MoPar BB was the 1960-70s road king.
3.0’ single & Flowmaster muffler plus resonator out back of some Doug Thorley 4-2-1’s.
Not loud. Just proud. Authoritative.
I passed on buying it twice. Pristine. No room to do the work a 40-year old needs. The interior is same as the trailers.
West Coast owner last I knew.
Field Day Headquarters.
Tow a genset with tower.
A fellow with screename
Big Rabbit Man had that drivetrain in an FMC. He’d be the one I’d contact to try to get the cam re-grind Morgan Hill (CA) did with M&I assistance.
Tight quench your friend with those big jugs to fill & empty.
Am in Colorado today. 44-years ago crossed nearby 10,000-ft elevation La Veta Pass with that drivetrain in a larger longer, heavier Class A. Wreckers standing by to get the 460 Fords and 454 Chevys over the top.
Sing a song of Thermoquad at full bellow rounding one sputtering Moho after another.
We were accelerating again before the summit.
Atop the dash: matched tachometer, vacuum gauge and fuel-flow meter.
3-2 TorqFlite downshift on a grade ascent according to vacuum drop. Upshift on the vacuum rise. (The Gasser Moho Hole-shot).
Run it at 105F intake temp with cold air on vacuum drop only. Mucho magic in the Adjustable Part Throttle, then. (Mad Max pulls in the supercharger effect when those gigantic secondaries come on line).
See (link)
www.tompatterson.com
for all things Silver Streak
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