Expedition camper built on an Oskosh airport fire truck

[6Pins]

I thought it sold for around $40k.

If you click on their website you see this banner:

SOLD: [if you can call it a sale] January 19, 2008 for $45,000 by Barrett-Jackson. Great Job [NOT!!]

I was just curious for some background on that. Usually there is the option for a reserve price.

[2008F450]

When Barrett jackson does their big January auction in Arizona they do it as a no reserve auction. I dont know why. maybe because its on Speed channel. They pride themselves on getting the most money for vehicles at that auction.

[roscoFJ73]

Kind of cool but overblown. Bathroom tiles would be the 1st thing I would throw in the bin.
Probably could have used a standard motorhome with a wheelchair ramp

6mpg h/way and 4 mpg offroad is pretty heavy for long trips

[tamangel]

sold for $48.4K

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...&st=1&lot=1263

change auction to Scottsdale 2008, search, then find lot # 1263

Mike

[spencyg]

Unfortunately, I'm not surprised that they got so little for the rig. It is just too customized for a very specific need/usage. And I agree...the tile work, although impressive, is extreme and suits only a particular style. I'd certainly think twice before dropping huge dollars on it..I'd much sooner buy a proven rig (MOG, MANN, SCANIA, etc) that has both history and a more generic layout. Just my $0.02.

Spence

ps: I'm fully aware that I own a rig that probably falls into the same category as theirs....I love it and that's all that matters for now.

[hinoranger]

I'd much sooner buy a proven rig (MOG, MANN, SCANIA, etc) that has both history and a more generic layout. Just my $0.02.

This truck probably didn't have great off-road ability, but doesn't get much proven than Oshkosh. You'd have to be pretty stupid or unlucky to break it, and worldwide parts support for CAT and Oshkosh isn't half- bad.

At $48k, you could buy it, rebuild it to your own specs and still have money left over compared to a lot of similar options.

but then you have figure out how to pay for fuel, and fuel, and more fuel.

'nuff said

[chet]

thats from victoria here. the guy is some designer and his house is just as wierd. it is a very odd looking truck when you see it in person. They left for their big trip and didn't even make it out of town and someone cut them off and he ditched it and needed to fix some stuff! He also brought it out to a mudbog our club put on a few years ago and ran it through. 3' of mud didn't even phase it.

[LandCruiserPhil]

Back in 01/2007 it was for sale down the street from me. Marked down from 400K to 250K.

[adventureduo]

Well, after the rig sitting in Buena Park for quite some time at an auction house... it Looks like Monster bought the truck.... this is a pic i snapped down the hill from my house at their Corona CA distribution plant... i just happened to drive by Christmas morning..

[Green Ganesha]

I briefly considered buying Draco earlier this year. I visited it at General Auction in Buena Park a few times, took it for a test drive, and spoke at length to its creator, Shahn Torontow.

In the end, I opted instead for a 1968 Unimog 416 DoKa camper.

Without doubt, Draco is exceptionally impressive: that huge 14.6-liter 1,000-pounds-of-torque Caterpillar engine ... luxurious stainless steel, leather, and tile interior ... all the electronic systems, the elevator (which actually is broken now). But it was also purpose-built for a very specific range of requirements, mostly irrelevant to my needs. (It's the perfect vehicle for extended and very comfortable gentle dirt-road travel with a single wheelchair-bound passenger.)

The deal-breakers were its limited off-road capability (no low range, for instance), limited passenger capacity (it seats TWO, and the one bed is tiny), the cost of replacing any of its major components, the 6 mpg HIGHWAY mileage, and its 17.5-ton general unwieldiness.