I wish that I could claim the honor of having found this wild creation, but those accolades are reserved for Mike Casella as he was the dude that shipped me the link. I cannot imagine what is running through Chad’s head as he looks at this camper. It has a big block, it is a Chevrolet, it started life as a 1971 Kingswood station wagon and then it was made into the glorious bastard you’re looking at below. The seller provided little to no information on the origins of the vehicle and frankly we didn’t have the time to dive into the Funk and Wagnalls set to dig into the history of the thing. It shows no signs of sagging in the rear, seems to be professionally built and may be some sort of a crazy cross breed between a wagon and a large slide-in truck camper.
There are some interior photos on the CL ad and the camper really seems to be nice inside. It is old and totally from the early 1970s, which means that every surface is wood paneling but we’e not holding that against it. The camper really seems clean and not too used up. With the big block and a turbo 400 transmission, it has plenty of power to roll down the road with. As I have said about other such vehicles in the past, braking performance is probably better measured in yards rather than feet and quick lane changes would be a good idea if you wanted to plummet off a cliff to your death. If we had the money we’d totally buy this thing and take it to the first possible autocross that would let us in. What could be more fun than that.
So what do you think? Does Chad approve? Is he freaking the hell out? Would this made a good BS mobile HQ?!
scroll down to see more photos and the link to the CL ads with even more pictures
CL FIND: A 1971 CHEVY KINGSWOOD WAGON CAMPER
the hubcaps & shag carpet certainly add to the character!
Where will Chad park it once he gets it home ?
Next to the Nostalgia funny car body in his back yard!
Only thing better would be a 4WD chassis underneath. TRAR + camper = TRAMPER?
only a 4 speed would make it cooler.
I don’t know why but it seems to work.
IT HAS TO BECOME THE B.S. ROLLING WORLD HEADQUARTERS!!!!!!!!
I love it!!!!! Very cool!!!
to much shag Raggy, kinda cool idea body needs upsized to match the dynamics of the a loss of extra doors and that cameo might be cartoon heaven. and ive noticed that trend in older stuff of the larger truck populous the look more shoe boxed cars than trucks with justa little bit more muscle. with some nice cabinets more plush carpeting newer suspension and brakes. ect yada yayda, yoda, the thing might be more poping a hula skirt and elvis fleeting his sideburns.
Clark, that’s an Arrr-Vee. Now don;t go fallin’ in love with it, we’re taking it with when we leave next month.
It was too cool not to pass on. In more ways than one.
What it needs now, is a 6-71 blower thru the hood.
…and it comes complete with…vinyl siding!
Only thing besides a muncie 4 speed is chevy truck rally wheels. Same bolt pattern as wagons.
It looks like it could tip over just sitting still.
Yep. BS HQ.
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I am the one that posted this on CL. It was so funny to see this blog I love it my wife hates it…. Lol
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