<VV> Re: Corvair truck and camper

[Gary Swiatowy]

There were several aftermarket companies offereing conversion of the 
Rampside pickup into a camper. One was Travaille. The Rampside I own came 
with the Camper topper from them when I bought it. I removed it as I wanted 
a Rampside and am not the camping type. It is available if anyone is looking 
to make a camper out of a Rampside. $50!
I hate seeing it just sitting around.....................

Yes, I have heard of the others, all fairly rare now, for more 
info...............
King Midget http://www.kingmidgetcarclub.org/
Kaiser Darrin http://www.americansportscars.com/darrin.html
Muntz Jet http://www.americansportscars.com/muntz.html

Gary Swiatowy
likes odd cars...............

> From: Roger Atkinson <ilikeoldcars at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: <VV> Corvair truck and camper ???
>
> When I was picking up my Corvair and looking at some of Bob's collection, 
> he had a truck/camper combination that fascinated me but I don't recall 
> all he said about it.  It was truck like  - I think he called it a 
> Rampside - and it had a camper on it.  The camper was sort of like a 
> modern slide in but not sure how it would have slid into that 
> configuration.  I remember him telling me that he didn't know a lot about 
> the camper - I think he said he bought it that way - but the truck was a 
> Corvair factory production truck.  He said the camper was a single unit in 
> that they took it out in one piece during restoration - not sure how they 
> did it though.  Was that an option Chevrolet offered or was it an 
> aftermarket of the time or something someone created later?  I do know 
> that it was nicely restored as both the truck and the camper looked as if 
> they had just been built.  Any one know anything about these things?  I 
> think it would be a novelty vehicle to own.
>
> Also, on a non Corvair related topic but old car related, he had a couple 
> of other cars I am not real familiar with and was wondering if anyone knew 
> anything about them or had even heard of them.  One was a King Midget from 
> the mid 50s and the other was a Kaiser Darrin I think - I remember it had 
> doors that slid into the body.  He also had a car called a Muntz I think. 
> I had never seen or heard of one of them. Anyone heard of any of these 
> cars?
>
> I guess some of you have seen his cars but I was amazed at his collection. 
> He has several pristine Corvairs - about 6 or 7 best I recall as well as 
> several dozen muscle cars from the 60's and 70's including a couple of 
> Super Birds, several big block Chevelles and Camaros, several Mustang 
> Machs and Shelbys as well as a ton of true classic antiques including a 
> Tucker and a Duesenberg - all in prisitne condition.  He also had about a 
> half dozen beautiful street rods including the most beautiful 34 Ford 
> Coupe street rod I have ever seen .
>
> Roger