Minds Eye Design , yes i know but let me tell you that for this video the description it' s not so clear cause many people in the wold , that follow you, not always can understand everything. In any case enteresting products.
One of the most beautiful motor home was also ahead of it's time created by GMC. Most RV's were boxy looking. The GMC Motor Coach had soft rounded styling and well appointed interior components.
One of the best class A motorhomes I've seen was made by Bluebird, the school bus mfr for about 6 mos. in the late 80's. This would make a great addition to another compilation of this type. As an active RVer for over 40 yrs I really enjoyed this trip down memory lane. Thank you.
I own a 1974 FMC 2900R that I am mechanically going through system by system before I take it on the road. It only has 72,000 miles on it. Can't wait to take it out. :)
Roma Caravans in Australia started in 1928, are probably the oldest continuous Caravan/ Travel Trailer in the world and the same family own it There have been pop up trailers in Australia since the 1930's, that is why a substantial industry in Australia
@6:00 My dad went the reverse route, bought an old school bus and turned it into a camper! It was kinda neat riding in a school bus that wasn't taking you to school. A kid's revenge! LOL
Yes there is another one, which I have. My Grandfather bought it new in 1974 Try to find the Gugel Kamerad. This is small foldable tent camper. It weights only 200kg ,is small like a VW Bug. You can drive them with any small car and you need no extra fuel when towing. Arrived on place you get a tent house with to sleep cabins, table with for places and a big room for kitchen- about 16qm. The Gugel Kamerad was produced in Freiburg, Germany.
Weird bit of trivia about the FMC. It’s built on surplus amphibious assault chassis from WWII. Supposedly guaranteed for a million miles. Well, I mean barring German 150mm Shell intrusions. Lol.
My husband started talking about wanting to build his own teardrop camper (he's a journeyman carpenter). I never really knew what they were but I love vintage camping items so I wanted to learn more. I love all of these & hope to find a vintage camper such as one of these. There's something magical about them all. I wish my parents would had kept the one we had growing up.
With my parents and sister. My family used to have a Starcraft pop up camper from the 1970’s. My parents bought it in 1976 used. We had lots of fun in camping those 3 years. We did used it when guests will used it or my parents during the 80’s when we had a vacation house. Even my parents used it for my sister or myself to sleep in the early 90’s. My parents sold it to a friend’s daughter who was married with a couple of children in the early 90’s. I do missed it.
We owned Serro Scotty for many years. It was perfect for 2, only a little tricky to maneuver in high winds, but we spent and enjoyed many vacations in it.
My friend has the shorter version of the GMC. All original except standard worn parts replacement. The air suspension float!!!! Its so cool! These are all amazing!! Thanks!
I like the 1962 Windspiel Camper Designed by U. Maly, as unlike a number of them showing that cost more it does not require cranking or assembly to be able to use, and because of the materials it has a roof that does not rot.
I owned in the early 1970's a slide-in camper made by Starcraft but designed and sold exclusively by Ford Motor Company. Fiberglass with a fiberglass liner and a very tall roof. It was extremely roomy and at 11 1/2 ft. Very Heavy. But a real treat. Sold well until the gas crunch of 1973.
Several companies offered small fiberglass campers in the sixties and seventies. I own and am restoring a 1972 Hunter industrees Compact II 13 foot camper.
The Hille Ranger was bought out by Forlyn mfg. of Minneapolis MN and mfg. the trailer in to the early 60's. It was called the Ranger till Ford sued for rights of the name. My father was the owner. The trailer was also sold to 7up as a soda trailer for the Fair and shows. also was sold to a casket company to haul Casket's this had fixed walls and would haul six caskets.
8 is a like, cause it's a caravan and transport combined. 6 as well, wonderful. 4 looks luxurious, but i would need a license for big busses. 2 would fit 💯% for my mom.
Hi Glen, I waited to finally see the submarine! But where, oh where is the VW Westphalia??? I had a VW vanagan and toured all over Mexico in it in the days when no passports were required....I converted it myself into a camper but when I finally got the real-deal Westphalia with the pop top, kitchen, upstairs/downstairs beds I was a truly happy camper...well, until a crooked mechanic got hold of it. Maybe the Westie doesn’t count as sufficiently vintage since so many must still be on the road(?) though no longer following the Grateful Dead around the country...(I later graduated to a 22’ class c GMC mounted Winnebago but after touching base in every state in the South, am currently back in the market for a Dodge caravan I’ll build a camper into (now that my Volvo stationwagon art-car blew its engine). As a traveling musician I’ve also car-camped and couch-surfed. Get in touch. Watch the video about me living in my storage and in “the Notorious Brattmobile” (the GMC Class C motorhome). Depending on your location it’d be fun to do a phone interview about all of this. I don’t have a podcast but I do have my FCC radio broadcast license from my graduate days...My youtube channel is where you’ll find that video and a few more. Janet Bratter 737 703 7243 call/and-or text....rsvp!!
FMC made another vehicle that made an awesome camper that i slept in many times. the M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier. there was heaps of room to sleep in the back of them. we always used to say we park out tent not pitch it.
@@JohnSalmeier ... and yet, think how cool it would be if GMC was seriously thinking about a comeback ... these motorhomes sell for more than 20 grands, if you're lucky enough to get one ... there is a video of a guy who shows extensive repair work on the frame ... it looks like the frame its bent or simply rusted away ...
It would be cool if you could do a video about vintage motorcycle campers. I know that there is a lot of interest ones at The Barber Vintage Motorsports museum. They have lot of stuff including a good vareity of motorcycle campers. I went there and had to go back the next day just to see it all, they also have a race track in the back. With the prettiest grass I've ever seen.
Campers are non-essential items, and the price is key to their sales. A person has to have the money to spare, and a real desire, to pony up for the more expensive campers over the common ones. Campers that cost more than the cheaper one on the market had better offer features that make it worth the extra dough.
The GMC was way ahead of its time but they used a front wheel drive olsmobile drive system for it. My brother owned one and told me it was very advanced in many ways but the engine and drive system was far from advanced. The transmission was not something I would want on my camper.
This make me want to cry. My Grandfather was Water E Hille Number 5. For so long he never got recognition. Now his name is every were. And just for claification the E at the end of Hille is not silent. It Hill(e). :D My brother was given everything that had to due with his trailer designs and because he was a selfish person it all burned up in the Camp Fire. Oh well . But this is great. Oh ps my maiden name is Hille.
Unfortunately, vintage camper interior images are sometimes impossible to find. I'd love to post more videos like these if only finding quality images wasn't so difficult. Thanks for watching.
Years ago I bought a 1972 or 73 Jayco "Jay Flipper" Pop-Up, It was the smallest camper that Jayco built. I have never seen another since. Anyone have any info about this model ? Can't imagine that many where built. It had a ice box, furnace ,sink, 2 burner stove top.
The "Jay Flipper" had a pretty short life only running from 1974-1976 so you're right, not a ton of them were made. Couldn't find that many used ones for sale either.
The GMC Motorhome is an engineering marvel. The only motorhome to be built by a major car manufacturer. Built fro 73 to 78 close to 70% of these are still around.
I would buy a shadow today! It would be perfect with a beetle!! I don't see why you would need to drill a hole in the ceiling, there is a rack mount on top which is clearly used to connect the vw.
Yes, Revcon was certainly an innovative trend setter in the class A motor home industry. And in my opinion, still a beautiful coach. The cortez was also a unique little rig offering excellent quality and strength in a compact unit
The VW Camper model goes back to the 50's. The interior design of the mid-60s was very similar to the Ford Thames included in this collection and I wouldn't be surprised if they borrowed some of their ideas from it. I owned '67 Camper. That's the best year for vintage VW buses of any model, because it's the last year of the split windshield and double side-doors design, but the first year having a native 12-volt electrical system. If you've ever dealt with a chop-job 6-to-12 volt conversion, it's not pretty. It still had the beautiful large VW emblem on the "V" front of the van, and the nifty sliding windows on the front doors. Regarding the VW towing the Harmon Shadow...a couple of close friends and I went through an air-cooled VW stage back in the 80s. I wouldn't rely on a Bug or Bus to pull that load in any sort of mountainous terrain! (In the same way, there used to be a kit you could buy to convert your VW engine to power an ultra-light aircraft. I'll drive on the ground with an air-cooled VW engine...but I'm not fool enough to rely on one in the air!)
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Minds Eye Design , yes i know but let me tell you that for this video the description it' s not so clear cause
many people in the wold , that follow you, not always can understand everything.
In any case enteresting products.
One of the most beautiful motor home was also ahead of it's time created by GMC. Most RV's were boxy looking. The GMC Motor Coach had soft rounded styling and well appointed interior components.
One of the best class A motorhomes I've seen was made by Bluebird, the school bus mfr for about 6 mos. in the late 80's. This would make a great addition to another compilation of this type. As an active RVer for over 40 yrs I really enjoyed this trip down memory lane. Thank you.
7:58 The Shadow is very maneuverable, and with a proper frame mounted on a vehicle it would do well today.
Wonderful video and nice machines!!!
These campers are just wonderful!!!!
I own a 1974 FMC 2900R that I am mechanically going through system by system before I take it on the road. It only has 72,000 miles on it. Can't wait to take it out. :)
Awesome.
They look cool. Wish I had one.
Roma Caravans in Australia started in 1928, are probably the oldest continuous Caravan/ Travel Trailer in the world and the same family own it
There have been pop up trailers in Australia since the 1930's, that is why a substantial industry in Australia
@6:00 My dad went the reverse route, bought an old school bus and turned it into a camper! It was kinda neat riding in a school bus that wasn't taking you to school. A kid's revenge! LOL
Best group of campers.....wish they were still on the market....
Yes there is another one, which I have. My Grandfather bought it new in 1974 Try to find the Gugel Kamerad. This is small foldable tent camper. It weights only 200kg ,is small like a VW Bug. You can drive them with any small car and you need no extra fuel when towing. Arrived on place you get a tent house with to sleep cabins, table with for places and a big room for kitchen- about 16qm. The Gugel Kamerad was produced in Freiburg, Germany.
Weird bit of trivia about the FMC. It’s built on surplus amphibious assault chassis from WWII. Supposedly guaranteed for a million miles. Well, I mean barring German 150mm Shell intrusions. Lol.
😅
My Grandparents had an FMC, man it was fun as a kid playing around a house on wheels! Fond memories of shag carpeting too! Lol
The GMC motorhome, Eriba Puck, Teton Homes 5th wheel, the VW Camper variants, the first "tiny homes", "Toy haulers", and "park models".
My husband started talking about wanting to build his own teardrop camper (he's a journeyman carpenter).
I never really knew what they were but I love vintage camping items so I wanted to learn more. I love all of these & hope to find a vintage camper such as one of these. There's something magical about them all. I wish my parents would had kept the one we had growing up.
The Thames van & that first pop up were my favorites.
That shadow trailer seems really cool!
Thanks for this video, I have never seen a lot of these old ones never new they existed.
I like the first and last one the most. I will look the first one listed, for the replica.
I liked the one that now sells for about $2000.
With my parents and sister. My family used to have a Starcraft pop up camper from the 1970’s. My parents bought it in 1976 used. We had lots of fun in camping those 3 years. We did used it when guests will used it or my parents during the 80’s when we had a vacation house. Even my parents used it for my sister or myself to sleep in the early 90’s. My parents sold it to a friend’s daughter who was married with a couple of children in the early 90’s. I do missed it.
I used to work for Hi-Teck in Smyrna, TN. they made a camper called a Play-Pac that could be pulled my a VW bug.
About 1972.
Larry Reeves I actually own one. A stock 1973 model that i plan on updating but can be camped in as-is. I LOVE IT!
This was a GREAT video. Thanks for producing it. #7 a personal favorite.
That Shadow is awesome.
We owned Serro Scotty for many years. It was perfect for 2, only a little tricky to maneuver in high winds, but we spent and enjoyed many vacations in it.
Very cool!
no. 6 is ingenious. love how it converts into motor home . smart looking!
the GMC MOTORHOMES were ahead of their time also!
My friend has the shorter version of the GMC. All original except standard worn parts replacement. The air suspension float!!!! Its so cool! These are all amazing!! Thanks!
I like the 1962 Windspiel Camper Designed by U. Maly, as unlike a number of them showing that cost more it does not require cranking or assembly to be able to use, and because of the materials it has a roof that does not rot.
I owned in the early 1970's a slide-in camper made by Starcraft but designed and sold exclusively by Ford Motor Company. Fiberglass with a fiberglass liner and a very tall roof. It was extremely roomy and at 11 1/2 ft. Very Heavy. But a real treat. Sold well until the gas crunch of 1973.
Last one, perfect for car camping.
The VW looks really cool. It looks like it was easier to maneuver than a lot of fifth wheelers.
NUMBER 2 WOULD BE MY CHOICE. LIKE THE WAY YOU PARK IT! LOL
👍👍Thank you! Thank you!
The last one is perfect camper!
LOVE THE HOUSE CAR CAMPER ,I WOULD BUY ONE LIKE THAT NOW DAYS!!!
They are all uniquely designed and they are pretty amazing
You get an upvote just for not having a clickbait picture like 95% of other "Top 10"-videos.
#10 - I thought replicas were supposed to actually resemble what they're replicating.
#1 - The only one I _really_ like.
Several companies offered small fiberglass campers in the sixties and seventies. I own and am restoring a 1972 Hunter industrees Compact II 13 foot camper.
Talk about a blast from the past
I would have definitely loved the Shadow.
The Hille Ranger was bought out by Forlyn mfg. of Minneapolis MN and mfg. the trailer in to the early 60's. It was called the Ranger till Ford sued for rights of the name. My father was the owner. The trailer was also sold to 7up as a soda trailer for the Fair and shows. also was sold to a casket company to haul Casket's this had fixed walls and would haul six caskets.
8 is a like, cause it's a caravan and transport combined.
6 as well, wonderful.
4 looks luxurious, but i would need a license for big busses.
2 would fit 💯% for my mom.
I think you meant to say " ahead of other peoples' time " .
The builders were fine - the Bucky Fullers of this world are always underappreciated .
I love the shadow. Its so cool, just gotta fab a small rack attached to the roof. no drilling required. for the king pin . easyly trip people out😛
Hi Glen, I waited to finally see the submarine! But where, oh where is the VW Westphalia??? I had a VW vanagan and toured all over Mexico in it in the days when no passports were required....I converted it myself into a camper but when I finally got the real-deal Westphalia with the pop top, kitchen, upstairs/downstairs beds I was a truly happy camper...well, until a crooked mechanic got hold of it. Maybe the Westie doesn’t count as sufficiently vintage since so many must still be on the road(?) though no longer following the Grateful Dead around the country...(I later graduated to a 22’ class c GMC mounted Winnebago but after touching base in every state in the South, am currently back in the market for a Dodge caravan I’ll build a camper into (now that my Volvo stationwagon art-car blew its engine). As a traveling musician I’ve also car-camped and couch-surfed. Get in touch. Watch the video about me living in my storage and in “the Notorious Brattmobile” (the GMC Class C motorhome). Depending on your location it’d be fun to do a phone interview about all of this. I don’t have a podcast but I do have my FCC radio broadcast license from my graduate days...My youtube channel is where you’ll find that video and a few more. Janet Bratter 737 703 7243 call/and-or text....rsvp!!
Good suggestion thank you and I'll be sure to include it in one of the next camper videos.
I liked number 2 it would be even cooler if a person could make one longer with 2 or 3 slide outs, and the top bunk tall enough to stand up in.....
Lol, the last has a license plate of Ravensburg/Germany, wich is about 20 miles from my home. Sweet. :)
Lol. Of course! It is a "Vindspiel!" 🤭
A lot of those are really cute!
FMC made another vehicle that made an awesome camper that i slept in many times. the M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier. there was heaps of room to sleep in the back of them. we always used to say we park out tent not pitch it.
One question comes to mind regarding the Shadow. How did they make the electrical connections to the trailer?
That bubble camper in the beginning is very cool looking.
Why has nobody done a video on the rise & fall of the GMC Canper. Beautiful Machine!
I liked this so much, I had to watch it again!!!!
I like the vw trailer combo the best. That is sweeetuh.
8:42 would make a good prop for a Star Trek shuttle pod.
Theyre awesome..i love it
well yeah ... you forgot the legendary GMC motorhome on 3 axle
Amen, that is the best there ever was.
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I had the matchbox version that carried a race car, a fabulous design .
Technically only had a axle in the front. Rear wheels were mounted straight to the frame via airbag suspension. Smoothest riding RV ever.
@@JohnSalmeier ... and yet, think how cool it would be if GMC was seriously thinking about a comeback ... these motorhomes sell for more than 20 grands, if you're lucky enough to get one ... there is a video of a guy who shows extensive repair work on the frame ... it looks like the frame its bent or simply rusted away ...
And they are still rolling daily
It would be cool if you could do a video about vintage motorcycle campers. I know that there is a lot of interest ones at The Barber Vintage Motorsports museum. They have lot of stuff including a good vareity of motorcycle campers. I went there and had to go back the next day just to see it all, they also have a race track in the back. With the prettiest grass
I've ever seen.
Vintage that would be a tough but a great suggestion either way. Hopefully there is enough quality footage available.
The last one was the best !!
The Boler campers were hugely popular in the mid 70's to the early 80's in Canada. They are still in demand and there are Boler clubs that have meets.
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Ditto!
Wow thanks @Lee Devilriding666 makes it all worth and much more fun for us to hear that. Thank you.
@@davidgrisham8949 Thanks David!😂
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Very neat and cool
My favorite was #6. Groovey.
Campers are non-essential items, and the price is key to their sales. A person has to have the money to spare, and a real desire, to pony up for the more expensive campers over the common ones. Campers that cost more than the cheaper one on the market had better offer features that make it worth the extra dough.
this ia an a plus vedio. love the campers. this is class the way it was meant to be
How about the Dormobile on a Vauxhall Viva/HA van base?
Nice ... Thanks much :)
I love your videos!
Still no Corvair powered Ultra Vans - the most interesting of them all.
#8 @ 1:59 *"1st Crossover!"*
I like it!
The GMC was way ahead of its time but they used a front wheel drive olsmobile drive system for it. My brother owned one and told me it was very advanced in many ways but the engine and drive system was far from advanced. The transmission was not something I would want on my camper.
I would say these campers are unique, #4 was so long I would not like to drive or park it. As usual the video was well done!!!!
Awesome! 🌹💖🌹
7:49 This appears to have a separate toilet and shower as opposed to the wet bath used today in anything this size.
I love the VW Phoenix camper!
This make me want to cry. My Grandfather was Water E Hille Number 5. For so long he never got recognition. Now his name is every were. And just for claification the E at the end of Hille is not silent. It Hill(e). :D My brother was given everything that had to due with his trailer designs and because he was a selfish person it all burned up in the Camp Fire. Oh well . But this is great. Oh ps my maiden name is Hille.
Hello Susen Freemyers, thanks for the feedback!
I wanted to see the interiors some some. :(
Unfortunately, vintage camper interior images are sometimes impossible to find. I'd love to post more videos like these if only finding quality images wasn't so difficult. Thanks for watching.
Years ago I bought a 1972 or 73 Jayco "Jay Flipper" Pop-Up, It was the smallest camper that Jayco built. I have never seen another since. Anyone have any info about this model ? Can't imagine that many where built. It had a ice box, furnace ,sink, 2 burner stove top.
The "Jay Flipper" had a pretty short life only running from 1974-1976 so you're right, not a ton of them were made. Couldn't find that many used ones for sale either.
Don’t forget the classic tear drop camper .
Yeah some real cool campers
I love them.
I would say Gypsy wagons were the original none tent travel trailer because the first one looks just like one.
I might have to agree with you on that one
The GMC Motorhome is an engineering marvel. The only motorhome to be built by a major car manufacturer. Built fro 73 to 78 close to 70% of these are still around.
And GMC today, knowing people WANT these, will not manufacture them again.
Hi-Lo is another great vintage camper
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Beautiful has my vote for ugly or beautiful campers! never met a camper I didnt love!!!
I am with you Beverly!!!
The first airstream
I would buy a shadow today! It would be perfect with a beetle!! I don't see why you would need to drill a hole in the ceiling, there is a rack mount on top which is clearly used to connect the vw.
Perhaps the Windspiel and the Shadow would frnd a market today. Why did you not iclude the GMC Motorhome?
It's in another video already we posted before this one.
What about the GMC Motorhome that was produced from 1973-78? Guess it wasn't very commercially successful.
Hi Wow you're a Genius, I will definitely keep your ideas in mind
What about the Revcon or the Clark Cortez?
Yes, Revcon was certainly an innovative trend setter in the class A motor home industry. And in my opinion, still a beautiful coach. The cortez was also a unique little rig offering excellent quality and strength in a compact unit
The first "travel trailers" where used in the UK from the 1840's, they where called living vans and where pulled by Steam engines (tractors not rail)
Cool
Number 2 is my favorite.
Epic!
The VW Camper model goes back to the 50's. The interior design of the mid-60s was very similar to the Ford Thames included in this collection and I wouldn't be surprised if they borrowed some of their ideas from it. I owned '67 Camper. That's the best year for vintage VW buses of any model, because it's the last year of the split windshield and double side-doors design, but the first year having a native 12-volt electrical system. If you've ever dealt with a chop-job 6-to-12 volt conversion, it's not pretty. It still had the beautiful large VW emblem on the "V" front of the van, and the nifty sliding windows on the front doors.
Regarding the VW towing the Harmon Shadow...a couple of close friends and I went through an air-cooled VW stage back in the 80s. I wouldn't rely on a Bug or Bus to pull that load in any sort of mountainous terrain! (In the same way, there used to be a kit you could buy to convert your VW engine to power an ultra-light aircraft. I'll drive on the ground with an air-cooled VW engine...but I'm not fool enough to rely on one in the air!)
Those we're pretty 😎