very strange vintage camper ...

[jeffryscott]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56XL0TysIn0

[kerry]

Very cool. Is that hitch just clamped to the rain gutters?

[goodtimes]

That is interesting....but wiring the fridge may prove to be problematic. :smiley_drive:

[jeffryscott]

sure looks like it. Can't say it's a safe setup, but nevertheless very cool.

[2008F450]

I wonder how fast it will go uphill with that 40 horse VW engine:Wow1:

[Martyn]

Very cool.

I'd suggest driving with the camper in front of the vehicle.:)

[1leglance]

Did you catch the comment on fuel mileage...
18-20mpg....holy crap look at how fall we have fallen.

That is too cool, I love off the wall ideas no matter if the work or not it is the creativity that is amazing.

[Redline]

I did catch that MPG comment. But even without a trailer the Bug was economical for the day, but not by today's standards.




Did you catch the comment on fuel mileage...
18-20mpg....holy crap look at how fall we have fallen.

That is too cool, I love off the wall ideas no matter if the work or not it is the creativity that is amazing.

[roscoFJ73]

Its a great idea except for that gutter mounted hitch.:Wow1::coffee:

Now if it could be built onto a 4runner or other pick up with a heavier type mounting for the hitch,you would really have something.
You would have all that useable space in the rear of the pick up:sombrero:

[truck mechanic]

I remember when I was a kid seeing a full size chevy car pulling a 5th wheel mounted to the roof, even as a kid I remember thinking (man is that weird ).
Paul

[adventureduo]

That's too cool.

[Kilroy]

I found this rig in the basement of a car museum in Auburn Indiana (there are about 5 museums in town) The cars are for the most part all original.

Thought this camper looked pretty interesting. Picture of inside was through dirty glass (I was already across the barricade to keep out). Thanks to iPhoto to get most of the camper out of the shadow. Little flash on camera wasn't up to task.

[Northern Explorer]

Milk truck camper.

[MuddyMudskipper]

Poor little aircooled. :Wow1:

[Funrover]

Cool, yet scary!

[FourByLand]

HAHA, talk about manuverability!!!

[Lynn]

HAHA, talk about manuverability!!!

That was my first thougt.

[dustboy]

Freakin brilliant. I wonder what the handling is like w/ the 5th wheel ahead of the rear axle..It wouldn't really be able to jack-knife, especially since the beetle's weight is all in the rear. I bet in turns the body roll would be a little unnerving, and the thing probably would understeer like mad.

[zjsheller]

All is well till the wife and I crawl into bed above the 5th wheel and wake up to have crushed in the top of the bug...:wings:

[Zorro]

It's not just vintage ...
http://s3.amazonaws.com/images.nachofoto.com/b-Colim-Modular-4ae2acbdfa95.jpeg
The Colim Modular Camper ... http://nachofoto.com/gallery/Colim_Modular_Camper-1

[jeepmedic46]

Very cool:ylsmoke:

[Overland Hadley]

That thing is amazing. Not that I would want to drive one, or even be anywhere near one on the road.

Was this thing actually manufactured?

[corbin8or]

if you look at all of the pictures he rear wheels of the "car" tuck up and dissapear. This becomes a full rig with modular car.