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**passthebuck** · 06-28-2009, 10:14 PM

I covet that camper big-time. I'd make that my vacation machine & I'd setoff on many an adventure.

"Well I'm gonna find a home on wheels, see how it feels, Goin' mobile!"

spinning wheels · 06-29-2009, 12:37 AM

That is a great find. Guess I should start looking for one of these rigs in the impounds. That would be a perfect RV for Burning Man or just a week at the beach.

ol'blu72 · 06-29-2009, 12:48 PM

I bet you could make that thing pull a wheelie prety easy with that rear overhang.

3kidsnotime · 06-29-2009, 02:39 PM

Looking at the truck buckets they have no backs on them, did GM not install backs in the trucks? I guess you would never notice it other than the cab being cut open to the camper.

Longhorn321 · 06-29-2009, 04:00 PM

I'd be haulin that thing to the closest campground with a lake/ocean pronto. Cool man! Love it!

**breeh** · 06-29-2009, 04:47 PM

Keep it whole! That might be the last one in that condition!

danw210 · 06-29-2009, 04:56 PM

Groovy baby....what a great throwback!!! I would love to see more interior pics too. That thing is so cool, very nice catch!!!

**special-K** · 06-29-2009, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 3kidsnotime

Looking at the truck buckets they have no backs on them, did GM not install backs in the trucks? I guess you would never notice it other than the cab being cut open to the camper.

That`s correct.The truck buckets had no backs.You can put Blazer ones on them.I have a brand new pair of backs.Now will you sell it to me?

Seriously,the line forms here if you decide to go that route...ever.I`m a Custom Camper lover from way back.And,I no longer have any.

3kidsnotime · 06-29-2009, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

That`s correct.The truck buckets had no backs.You can put Blazer ones on them.I have a brand new pair of backs.Now will you sell it to me?

Seriously,the line forms here if you decide to go that route...ever.I`m a Custom Camper lover from way back.And,I no longer have any.

"The line form's here" I have no need for it I purchased it to part but can't do it, too cool too clean! If I had more space and time and not 3 young ones that need my time it might be different. I have a need for the engine and some of the parts but after getting it, I decided I need to keep looking for the parts I need. I cant be the one to kill Bertha.....

Jerry Jones · 06-29-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 3kidsnotime

Interior cab? or camper? will be happy to supply!!

Everything, MORE PICTURES! I am loving that rig... what a fantastic find. Mind sharing what you got (stole) that thing for?

3kidsnotime · 06-29-2009, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerry Jones

Everything, MORE PICTURES! I am loving that rig... what a fantastic find. Mind sharing what you got (stole) that thing for?

I paid 2k for it, the owner of the impond lot has had it for years and also liked it and really did not want to part, after some back and forth antics I was the proud owner. Today I went to the DMV with the state impont docs and got it titled in my name, and found out as the new proud owner I had to pay the back taxes on it so im it Bertha just short of 2600, I feel a good deal still..

3kidsnotime · 07-01-2009, 01:16 PM

I had some requests for these, the interior has a couple problems the center ac vent is mia and the steering wheel has a couple cracks, a aftermarker radio was installed but luckally they didnt cut the dash the seats are almost perfect I found a slight crack in the drivers, the carpet appears to be perfect, I have NOT cleaned the interior in this truck at all this is just the way it came from impound, it is very dusty the seat belts look perfect except for some dust. as well as the console.

Longhorn321 · 07-01-2009, 01:21 PM

<<<<<That's me being sick with jealosy!

3kidsnotime · 07-01-2009, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn321

<<<<<That's me being sick with jealosy!

Its not that great it does have some major body damage I have been hiding, I think it may be totaled

Longhorn321 · 07-01-2009, 01:38 PM

Pa-leeeeeeeze!

**68 Stepside** · 07-01-2009, 09:17 PM

Oh man, that thing is junk with that major body damage! I tell you what, just drive it to my place and drop it off, I'll take that eyesore off your hands.

Awesome score.

capev86 · 07-01-2009, 09:56 PM

i would suggest a couple minor upgrades:

factory tach and whatever other gauges are missing...

petronix electronic ignition conversion.....points suck!

beef up the rear springs packs.....could use a bit more support

adapt sway bars from later gm trucks. the next generation camper special and 1 ton trucks had a 1-/4" front sway bar vs. the 1-1/8 on this era. and perhaps you could adapt the rear sway bar from a next generation dually or cs also....that should keep things on the level!

capev86 · 07-01-2009, 09:59 PM

i hope someone didn't cut the dash to put that radio in. i'd install one of those vintage looking units that fits just like the factory with a twin speaker upgrade. i want to install the stereo with just the aux input for a mp3 player (no tape deck) in my 72 burb with a dual front speaker and a pair of 6x9's flush mounted in the rear headliner.

Daverde · 07-01-2009, 10:11 PM

WOW
Fantastic Camper
please dont part it out
If i dident live at the other end of the country i would buy it and go camping..
Great find to say the least...wish it was I that found it.

hughnews1 · 07-02-2009, 05:02 PM

i found a 72 GMC custom camper .. here in hudson FL from CA .. not rust .. the kid took the motor out and seat .. needs a windshield and cap top roof .. I think I will be buying it .. put a 350 and a/c (south florida here ) and is HUGGIN orange .. woo hooo

hughnews1 · 07-02-2009, 05:08 PM

did a 72 CC have leafspring or coils ? I have had 2 c-20 both with leaf as this 72 ......

msgross · 07-03-2009, 08:59 PM

very nice addition... PM sent... any more pics of the sleeping areas?

06-28-2009, 10:14 PM	#26
passthebuck Sisyphus was my mentor! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carleton Place, Ontario CANADA Posts: 984	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! I covet that camper big-time. I'd make that my vacation machine & I'd setoff on many an adventure. "Well I'm gonna find a home on wheels, see how it feels, Goin' mobile!" __________________ passthebuck #5642 -TWO 1967 GMC 910's. One with L6/3-on-the tree and the other with 355 w/435hp & a 700r4. -a 2013 Honda Civic as my "sensible" car

06-29-2009, 12:37 AM	#27
spinning wheels Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Hacienda Heights, California USA Posts: 474	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! That is a great find. Guess I should start looking for one of these rigs in the impounds. That would be a perfect RV for Burning Man or just a week at the beach. __________________ '72 GMC custom camper 350/350

06-29-2009, 12:48 PM	#28
ol'blu72 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hampton Roads VA Posts: 333	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! I bet you could make that thing pull a wheelie prety easy with that rear overhang. __________________ Brad 72 Blazer CST 350/350/205

06-29-2009, 02:39 PM	#29
3kidsnotime Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: layton utah Posts: 45	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! Looking at the truck buckets they have no backs on them, did GM not install backs in the trucks? I guess you would never notice it other than the cab being cut open to the camper.

06-29-2009, 04:00 PM	#30
Longhorn321 Size Matters Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lyman, SC Posts: 9,189	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! I'd be haulin that thing to the closest campground with a lake/ocean pronto. Cool man! Love it! __________________ "Reading the owners manual is only for quitters." Jason Harper, Bloomberg News. ...WOOOO HOOOO!!!!

06-29-2009, 04:47 PM	#31
breeh Recovering 67-72 Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,788	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! Keep it whole! That might be the last one in that condition! __________________ 68 Short Fleet 4x4; 427; BTO Level 3 700R4; NP205; Dana 60 front and rear; 4" lift with 35's; Disc brakes; AGR variable ratio steering; factory bucket seats; factory tach and tilt. "Friends call me cruzer cuz I like fast cars and fast women"

06-29-2009, 04:56 PM	#32
danw210 69 K20 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Elizabethtown, KY Posts: 426	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! Groovy baby....what a great throwback!!! I would love to see more interior pics too. That thing is so cool, very nice catch!!!

07-01-2009, 01:16 PM	#37
3kidsnotime Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: layton utah Posts: 45	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! I had some requests for these, the interior has a couple problems the center ac vent is mia and the steering wheel has a couple cracks, a aftermarker radio was installed but luckally they didnt cut the dash the seats are almost perfect I found a slight crack in the drivers, the carpet appears to be perfect, I have NOT cleaned the interior in this truck at all this is just the way it came from impound, it is very dusty the seat belts look perfect except for some dust. as well as the console.

07-01-2009, 01:21 PM	#38
Longhorn321 Size Matters Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lyman, SC Posts: 9,189	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! <<<<<That's me being sick with jealosy! __________________ "Reading the owners manual is only for quitters." Jason Harper, Bloomberg News. ...WOOOO HOOOO!!!!

07-01-2009, 01:38 PM	#40
Longhorn321 Size Matters Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lyman, SC Posts: 9,189	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! Pa-leeeeeeeze! __________________ "Reading the owners manual is only for quitters." Jason Harper, Bloomberg News. ...WOOOO HOOOO!!!!

07-01-2009, 09:17 PM	#41
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! Oh man, that thing is junk with that major body damage! I tell you what, just drive it to my place and drop it off, I'll take that eyesore off your hands. Awesome score. __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

07-01-2009, 09:56 PM	#42
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! i would suggest a couple minor upgrades: factory tach and whatever other gauges are missing... petronix electronic ignition conversion.....points suck! beef up the rear springs packs.....could use a bit more support adapt sway bars from later gm trucks. the next generation camper special and 1 ton trucks had a 1-/4" front sway bar vs. the 1-1/8 on this era. and perhaps you could adapt the rear sway bar from a next generation dually or cs also....that should keep things on the level!

07-01-2009, 09:59 PM	#43
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! i hope someone didn't cut the dash to put that radio in. i'd install one of those vintage looking units that fits just like the factory with a twin speaker upgrade. i want to install the stereo with just the aux input for a mp3 player (no tape deck) in my 72 burb with a dual front speaker and a pair of 6x9's flush mounted in the rear headliner.

07-01-2009, 10:11 PM	#44
Daverde Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Boston MA. Posts: 10	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! WOW Fantastic Camper please dont part it out If i dident live at the other end of the country i would buy it and go camping.. Great find to say the least...wish it was I that found it.

07-02-2009, 05:02 PM	#45
hughnews1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Hudson FL gulf coast Posts: 624	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! i found a 72 GMC custom camper .. here in hudson FL from CA .. not rust .. the kid took the motor out and seat .. needs a windshield and cap top roof .. I think I will be buying it .. put a 350 and a/c (south florida here ) and is HUGGIN orange .. woo hooo



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07-02-2009, 05:08 PM	#46
hughnews1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Hudson FL gulf coast Posts: 624	Re: 72 Custom Camper Saweet!! did a 72 CC have leafspring or coils ? I have had 2 c-20 both with leaf as this 72 ......

07-03-2009, 08:59 PM	#47
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