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72c20customcamper · 01-21-2019, 07:15 PM

All car company's made them and they pretty much all called them business coups .They were for door to door salesmen . Electrolux and encyclopedia comes to mind

**Boog** · 01-21-2019, 08:41 PM

This is what I am talking about.
This particular one is a 37 Hudson Terraplane Utility Coupe. Truck bed in trunk.
If I'm not mistaken Chevy and Plymouth offered them too. It was a neat idea.

**Boog** · 01-21-2019, 09:00 PM

Here we go. Chevy offered them in at least 36,40,41,42 and called a Coupe Pickup.

**3757chevy** · 01-21-2019, 09:12 PM

There was a few Manufactures making them in the 1930's to get around gas taxes. Trucks were allowed more fuel . Chevy did it from '36-'42. Here's some 36-39.

**Steeveedee** · 01-21-2019, 09:35 PM

Fender skirts on a pickup!

I had a '40 Chevy business coupe back in the late '70s- '80. 350 with a THM400 and a 3.90 posi from a '68 GTO (obviously modified the axle housing for leaf springs) and a straight axle in the front. Best it could do in the 1/4 mile was low 14s. It tended to get airborne at about 100 MPH. I sold it in '80 to pay for my wife's engagement ring. It didn't have a pickup bed, though.

**davischevy** · 01-22-2019, 12:07 AM

WE built this one for my son in law a few years ago, then their family started growing so the wife and I drove it for a couple of years. We drove it to the Canadian border, Washington DC, Cruisin the Coast, OKC, Pigeon Forge and some of those places multiple times. We have put over 40,000 miles on it since the build. It hasn't been driven much lately, but he took it to the Ole Marias River Run in Ottawa, KS this past year.

**special-K** · 01-22-2019, 01:15 AM

I was wondering when that thing would show up.

Before the Sprint GM considered the Pontiac Safari

**special-K** · 01-22-2019, 01:19 AM

Customs

whitedog76 · 01-22-2019, 01:23 AM

How about a Geo Metro. While not a factory option, I've seen one in person. The car had been rear-ended, so the owner enlisted a sheet-metal worker to do some magic.

whitedog76 · 01-22-2019, 01:28 AM

Growing up, a girl I went to school with, her dad had a Subaru Brat. The 10 year old version of me thought it was cool.

**special-K** · 01-22-2019, 09:04 AM

Yeah those were neat. Put a couple friends in the back seat and jar the crap out of them till they knock your back window out screaming for you to stop!

I guess the reason you don't hear the same debate over Sedan Deliveries is they have been gone so long? Or maybe because, although built off a car chassis, they were pretty much only seen "working"/"hauling", things we associate with being a truck. The funny mistake people make with these is the opposite, somewhat. We see people calling Panel Trucks Sedan Deliveries. No no no, very wrong. Truck based is a Panel 'Truck' and car based is a 'Sedan' Delivery. Actually, back then Panel Trucks were called "Deliveries" and "Sedan Delivery" was the car.

whitedog76 · 01-22-2019, 11:04 AM

If Buick made campers. BTW- This is actually on sale on CL right now.

72c20customcamper · 01-22-2019, 01:08 PM

This one is unusual. Total custom but it works. The 1953 styling was way ahead of it's time.

**Stocker** · 01-22-2019, 03:31 PM

Nice -- I have always liked the lines on a '53 Studebaker. When I was a kid my dad had a '54 but the styling wasn't as graceful or clean as a '53. All I remember about that car was it had a V8 and questionable build quality....

yuccales · 01-22-2019, 08:53 PM

That Studebaker is a looker! Does that back window look like a Vette windshield to you guys?

**Steeveedee** · 01-22-2019, 09:40 PM

Here is an excellent example of a Buick being grafted onto an El Camino. Pics at post #10.

http://www.v8buick.com/index.php?thr...no-wow.251612/

**special-K** · 01-23-2019, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yuccales

That Studebaker is a looker! Does that back window look like a Vette windshield to you guys?

I think it's the Studebaker rear window turned around.

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Here is an excellent example of a Buick being grafted onto an El Camino. Pics at post #10.

That came out really nicely! The Pontiac I showed was a prototype, but you see some cool BOP creations.

**special-K** · 01-23-2019, 12:33 AM

Those car camper conversions were popular

**special-K** · 01-23-2019, 08:44 AM

Then there were Doodlebugs

**special-K** · 01-23-2019, 08:49 AM

This 'n' that

whitedog76 · 01-23-2019, 07:02 PM

Here's some VW fun.

yuccales · 01-23-2019, 08:24 PM

That white Pontiac is fantastic! The fifth wheel VW is awesome. Keep the pics coming.

**3757chevy** · 01-23-2019, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by yuccales

That white Pontiac is fantastic! The fifth wheel VW is awesome. Keep the pics coming.

I've seen the VW 5th wheel , Pretty cool. [found the picture]

**special-K** · 01-24-2019, 08:58 AM

Posting all these car-based utility/commercial vehicles brings to mind something I'd like to make clear:

NO STATION WAGON PICTURES, PLEASE!!

Nothing against them, and there actually were utility models offered... The Handyman? BUT... wagons have enough content of their own to have their own thread, and I want to start one. Wagons can also get quite luxurious as well as being utilitarian.

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Originally Posted by yuccales

That white Pontiac is fantastic! The fifth wheel VW is awesome. Keep the pics coming.

That Pontiac is the BEST!! Love it. Perfect job on that.

That bug with camper is cool. The bug can spin a 360. It can turn to face the camper and push backwards.

whitedog76 · 01-24-2019, 06:12 PM

Don't forget the Rampage. Who wouldn't want a K car truck?

01-21-2019, 07:15 PM	#26
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,141	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos All car company's made them and they pretty much all called them business coups .They were for door to door salesmen . Electrolux and encyclopedia comes to mind __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary. Last edited by 72c20customcamper; 01-21-2019 at 07:29 PM.

01-21-2019, 08:41 PM	#27
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 12,957	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos This is what I am talking about. This particular one is a 37 Hudson Terraplane Utility Coupe. Truck bed in trunk. If I'm not mistaken Chevy and Plymouth offered them too. It was a neat idea. Attached Images __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

01-21-2019, 09:00 PM	#28
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 12,957	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Here we go. Chevy offered them in at least 36,40,41,42 and called a Coupe Pickup. Attached Images __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

01-21-2019, 09:12 PM	#29
3757chevy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Near Canon City ,Colorado Posts: 3,850	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos There was a few Manufactures making them in the 1930's to get around gas taxes. Trucks were allowed more fuel . Chevy did it from '36-'42. Here's some 36-39. Attached Images __________________ '35 1/2 ton Pickup (bought 2020) '68 C10 Suburban (bought 2021) '72 K5 Blazer (bought 2013) '67 Stepside (bought 1997-sold 2021) '96 Bronco Eddie Bauer (inherited 2010) My 1st day here-'67 C10(sold)and '72 K5 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=702056 "Another Blue Chevy"(1935) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799203 '68 Burb...https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=822994 MIKE

01-21-2019, 09:35 PM	#30
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,088	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Fender skirts on a pickup! I had a '40 Chevy business coupe back in the late '70s- '80. 350 with a THM400 and a 3.90 posi from a '68 GTO (obviously modified the axle housing for leaf springs) and a straight axle in the front. Best it could do in the 1/4 mile was low 14s. It tended to get airborne at about 100 MPH. I sold it in '80 to pay for my wife's engagement ring. It didn't have a pickup bed, though. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

01-22-2019, 12:07 AM	#31
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,786	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos WE built this one for my son in law a few years ago, then their family started growing so the wife and I drove it for a couple of years. We drove it to the Canadian border, Washington DC, Cruisin the Coast, OKC, Pigeon Forge and some of those places multiple times. We have put over 40,000 miles on it since the build. It hasn't been driven much lately, but he took it to the Ole Marias River Run in Ottawa, KS this past year. Attached Images __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

01-22-2019, 01:15 AM	#32
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos I was wondering when that thing would show up. Before the Sprint GM considered the Pontiac Safari Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-22-2019, 01:19 AM	#33
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Customs Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-22-2019, 01:23 AM	#34
whitedog76 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 1,450	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos How about a Geo Metro. While not a factory option, I've seen one in person. The car had been rear-ended, so the owner enlisted a sheet-metal worker to do some magic. Attached Images

01-22-2019, 01:28 AM	#35
whitedog76 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 1,450	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Growing up, a girl I went to school with, her dad had a Subaru Brat. The 10 year old version of me thought it was cool. Attached Images

01-22-2019, 09:04 AM	#36
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Yeah those were neat. Put a couple friends in the back seat and jar the crap out of them till they knock your back window out screaming for you to stop! I guess the reason you don't hear the same debate over Sedan Deliveries is they have been gone so long? Or maybe because, although built off a car chassis, they were pretty much only seen "working"/"hauling", things we associate with being a truck. The funny mistake people make with these is the opposite, somewhat. We see people calling Panel Trucks Sedan Deliveries. No no no, very wrong. Truck based is a Panel 'Truck' and car based is a 'Sedan' Delivery. Actually, back then Panel Trucks were called "Deliveries" and "Sedan Delivery" was the car. Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-22-2019, 11:04 AM	#37
whitedog76 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 1,450	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos If Buick made campers. BTW- This is actually on sale on CL right now. Attached Images

01-22-2019, 01:08 PM	#38
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,141	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos This one is unusual. Total custom but it works. The 1953 styling was way ahead of it's time. Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

01-22-2019, 03:31 PM	#39
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,497	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Nice -- I have always liked the lines on a '53 Studebaker. When I was a kid my dad had a '54 but the styling wasn't as graceful or clean as a '53. All I remember about that car was it had a V8 and questionable build quality.... __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

01-22-2019, 08:53 PM	#40
yuccales Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 3,588	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos That Studebaker is a looker! Does that back window look like a Vette windshield to you guys?



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01-22-2019, 09:40 PM	#41
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,088	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Here is an excellent example of a Buick being grafted onto an El Camino. Pics at post #10. http://www.v8buick.com/index.php?thr...no-wow.251612/ __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

01-23-2019, 12:33 AM	#43
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Those car camper conversions were popular Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-23-2019, 08:44 AM	#44
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Then there were Doodlebugs Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-23-2019, 08:49 AM	#45
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos This 'n' that Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-23-2019, 07:02 PM	#46
whitedog76 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 1,450	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Here's some VW fun. Attached Images

01-23-2019, 08:24 PM	#47
yuccales Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 3,588	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos That white Pontiac is fantastic! The fifth wheel VW is awesome. Keep the pics coming.

01-24-2019, 06:12 PM	#50
whitedog76 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 1,450	Re: Pic Thread: Not Just El Caminos Don't forget the Rampage. Who wouldn't want a K car truck? Attached Images

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