10 VINTAGE CAMPERS THAT WERE "AHEAD OF THEIR TIME"

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  • @mindseyedesign
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    • @Wolken7
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  • @garygoldstein327
    @garygoldstein327 3 года назад +6

    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.

  • @mathiusherrmann
    @mathiusherrmann 5 лет назад +17

    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.

    • @Tsiri09
      @Tsiri09 4 года назад +1

      And GMC today, knowing people WANT these, will not manufacture them again.

  • @joeschroeder4986
    @joeschroeder4986 5 лет назад +6

    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.

  • @nicholascremato
    @nicholascremato 5 лет назад +4

    These campers are just wonderful!!!!

  • @dcdc358
    @dcdc358 5 лет назад +2

    You get an upvote just for not having a clickbait picture like 95% of other "Top 10"-videos.

  • @lorrieaustin4997
    @lorrieaustin4997 3 года назад +1

    They are all uniquely designed and they are pretty amazing

  • @AgricultureINDIA-91
    @AgricultureINDIA-91 5 лет назад +9

    Wonderful video and nice machines!!!

  • @dlane7539
    @dlane7539 3 года назад

    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.

  • @robertryan7204
    @robertryan7204 5 лет назад +6

    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

  • @ACoustaDC
    @ACoustaDC 5 лет назад +6

    great vid, thanks for respecting your viewers time with limited BS

  • @MrSpikebender
    @MrSpikebender 5 лет назад +4

    My Dad took a FMC city bus with a chair lift and built us a desert rig. The Greyhound he built previously was way to nice to use for an everyday camper.

  • @plchef1
    @plchef1 5 лет назад +2

    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.

  • @SeaJay_Oceans
    @SeaJay_Oceans 5 лет назад +18

    7:58 The Shadow is very maneuverable, and with a proper frame mounted on a vehicle it would do well today.

  • @georgeappleby6868
    @georgeappleby6868 5 лет назад +3

    Back in the day 1930's my dad and some friends designed and built a pop up out of oak and canvas. They were teenagers living in Akron and all grew up to be engineers.

  • @Beth9228
    @Beth9228 3 года назад

    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.

  • @hazel8716
    @hazel8716 6 месяцев назад +1

    The Shadow was amazing! To be able to pull a fifth wheel trailer with something like a bug car AND it turned around like it did! You wouldn't have to buy a whole other vehicle just to pull a fifth wheel. The swivel was genius. We got all kinds of mess to go on top of vehicles now, so making it functional wouldn't be an issue. I hope someone revives life back into that one. I would LOVE to see a hatchback coupe with this.

  • @tenhirankei
    @tenhirankei 4 года назад +3

    @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

  • @jamesallen8320
    @jamesallen8320 5 лет назад +2

    The Apollo Sceptre, this elegant luxury diesel pusher debuted for the 1982 model year and production ended in 1984 with only 44 units made. This coach was of the highest quality and the $175,000 price reflected this

  • @Daveinet
    @Daveinet 5 лет назад +6

    You missed the Revcon, which was way ahead of its time. It was a custom chassis, aircraft aluminum, front wheel drive motorhome. Designed by the stepson of Wally Byam; John Hall. It was very light weight, and used the front drive from a Tornado front end, which was later copied by the well known GMC. It was a very high end coach, with teak and Wilsonart laminate throughout. The cabinets were only framed, with honeycomb cored laminate. The first units sold in 1971 for around $22,000. They were built all the way through the 80s, with a '33 footer selling for $125,000 in 1983. They are pretty rare, in the last 20 years, I've only seen 2 others out on the road other than my own. Due to the light weight design, the center of gravity was slight under 30 inches. When properly maintained, these coaches would drive and handle like no other motorhome. Far superior to any other motorhome ever built. It was very stable at high speeds. I could cruise comfortably at speeds well in excess of 85 mph and hit 100 mph once with no ill handling issues.

    • @mijpolnud
      @mijpolnud 2 года назад

      Just bought one from 1980 in the Dalles, Or. got it for 1500$, and am in the process of interior renovations. It sat for 6 yrs, but after a basic tune up (and not even changing he fluids), the motor turned right over. It’s shockingly spacious, due to the front wheel drive, feature, since it doesn’t have a driveshaft running up the middle. All of the interior lights still work, and the storage capacity is surprising, between the boot under the couch, the boot under the bed, accessible from the rear of the coach, and the roof. It’s got a massive water tank, which still holds water, under the bed, and while claustrophobic, it does have a shower. I’m ver 6 ft, so I’m considering making it a little wider once we renovate. Objectively, one of the best rvs I’ve ever been in, and it’s 42 this year.

    • @mijpolnud
      @mijpolnud 2 года назад

      Your spot on about the speed, and handling. It needs some power steering fluid I believe, but that’s to be expected, after 6yrs idol.

  • @AdmiralPreparedness
    @AdmiralPreparedness 5 лет назад +1

    My family crossed America one summer after my dad had retired from the Marines and headed us all east. We did that in a VW Campervan conversion...

  • @slaughterhound8793
    @slaughterhound8793 4 года назад +1

    The Thames van & that first pop up were my favorites.

  • @SevenDeMagnus
    @SevenDeMagnus 3 года назад +1

    That bubble camper in the beginning is very cool looking.

  • @marcscordato4385
    @marcscordato4385 5 лет назад +9

    The restored a FMC on the show Counting cars. It was beautifully done in classic 70’s style.

  • @ricksilk485
    @ricksilk485 4 года назад +3

    some beauties in there ... thank you

  • @KevinJohnson-jc9ju
    @KevinJohnson-jc9ju 5 лет назад +3

    Thanks for this video, I have never seen a lot of these old ones never new they existed.

  • @blackf1ng3r62
    @blackf1ng3r62 5 лет назад +4

    I think you meant to say " ahead of other peoples' time " .
    The builders were fine - the Bucky Fullers of this world are always underappreciated .

  • @kjdickson
    @kjdickson 5 лет назад +4

    The GMC motorhome, Eriba Puck, Teton Homes 5th wheel, the VW Camper variants, the first "tiny homes", "Toy haulers", and "park models".

  • @doncarlo5
    @doncarlo5 5 лет назад +51

    well yeah ... you forgot the legendary GMC motorhome on 3 axle

    • @ACoustaDC
      @ACoustaDC 5 лет назад +7

      Amen, that is the best there ever was.

    • @marcscordato4385
      @marcscordato4385 5 лет назад +4

      doncarlo5
      I had the matchbox version that carried a race car, a fabulous design .

    • @JohnSalmeier
      @JohnSalmeier 5 лет назад +7

      Technically only had a axle in the front. Rear wheels were mounted straight to the frame via airbag suspension. Smoothest riding RV ever.

    • @doncarlo5
      @doncarlo5 5 лет назад +3

      @@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 ...

    • @420edu8
      @420edu8 5 лет назад +2

      And they are still rolling daily

  • @nate_d376
    @nate_d376 5 лет назад +2

    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

  • @beverlylange4514
    @beverlylange4514 4 года назад +1

    no. 6 is ingenious. love how it converts into motor home . smart looking!

  • @gamewizard1760
    @gamewizard1760 5 лет назад +3

    The Apache hard sided pop up should have been on the list. It was innovative but the price drove it off the market. It was priced higher than a canvas sided popup and the monthly payment was almost equal to what you would pay a month for a Class C motorhome. The length of the payment term was shorter than a Class C, but it was harder to justify such a high payment for a popup. Most camper buyers went elsewhere.

    • @mindseyedesign
      @mindseyedesign  5 лет назад +2

      What makes you think it isn't on one of our other many camper videos? Keep in mind this is not our only video. Thanks for the feedback.

  • @tomfommber
    @tomfommber 5 лет назад +4

    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.

  • @evabalga6133
    @evabalga6133 4 года назад +1

    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.

  • @GregFurtman
    @GregFurtman 5 лет назад +14

    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. :)

  • @sistergoldenhair4595
    @sistergoldenhair4595 5 лет назад +14

    the GMC MOTORHOMES were ahead of their time also!

  • @tourhead
    @tourhead 3 года назад

    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!

  • @michaelprice7005
    @michaelprice7005 5 лет назад +3

    That Shadow is awesome.

  • @davidgrisham8949
    @davidgrisham8949 5 лет назад +12

    That shadow trailer seems really cool!

  • @catoka
    @catoka 5 лет назад +4

    Best group of campers.....wish they were still on the market....

  • @Paul-gz5dp
    @Paul-gz5dp 5 лет назад +3

    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.

  • @jray5363
    @jray5363 4 года назад +2

    Very cool campers! I usually think of campers as a fairly recent phenomenon, but this reminded me how cool they were back in the day. If 800 of 1000 FMC’s are still around, that’s a well built camper.

  • @marieduran9466
    @marieduran9466 3 года назад +1

    I would have definitely loved the Shadow.

  • @larryreeves6622
    @larryreeves6622 5 лет назад +4

    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.

    • @rhodevergara6255
      @rhodevergara6255 5 лет назад +1

      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!

  • @calgal7828
    @calgal7828 2 года назад +1

    The Airstream Torpedo looks almost like my Basecamp!

  • @beverlylange4514
    @beverlylange4514 2 года назад

    LOVE THE HOUSE CAR CAMPER ,I WOULD BUY ONE LIKE THAT NOW DAYS!!!

  • @frankhooper7871
    @frankhooper7871 5 лет назад +5

    #10 - I thought replicas were supposed to actually resemble what they're replicating.
    #1 - The only one I _really_ like.

  • @jackyblue67same10
    @jackyblue67same10 4 года назад +3

    I love the housecar I could live in that nicely .

  • @GrotrianSeiler
    @GrotrianSeiler 5 лет назад +3

    This was a GREAT video. Thanks for producing it. #7 a personal favorite.

  • @andrewasj1
    @andrewasj1 5 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @janetbratter1
    @janetbratter1 5 лет назад +3

    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!!

    • @mindseyedesign
      @mindseyedesign  5 лет назад +2

      Good suggestion thank you and I'll be sure to include it in one of the next camper videos.

  • @brainwashingdetergent4322
    @brainwashingdetergent4322 4 года назад +1

    FMC is still alive and strong, they have or have had their hands in many industries! Large trona mines, link belt, process piping, etc.

  • @kessiawright1710
    @kessiawright1710 4 года назад +2

    The VW looks really cool. It looks like it was easier to maneuver than a lot of fifth wheelers.

  • @beverlylange4514
    @beverlylange4514 4 года назад +3

    NUMBER 2 WOULD BE MY CHOICE. LIKE THE WAY YOU PARK IT! LOL

  • @Darrelas
    @Darrelas 4 года назад +1

    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.

  • @v5r223
    @v5r223 3 года назад

    The last one is perfect camper!

  • @tomfommber
    @tomfommber 5 лет назад +3

    Okay. That Shadow is kind of brilliant.

    • @longrider42
      @longrider42 5 лет назад +1

      Yes, it is. And would be very useful in today's market. Good idea, but the hitch not so well thought out.

  • @karenvickers8165
    @karenvickers8165 4 года назад +1

    I liked this so much, I had to watch it again!!!!

  • @ByeKamala2024
    @ByeKamala2024 5 лет назад +3

    Talk about a blast from the past

  • @robertcolfack26
    @robertcolfack26 5 лет назад +5

    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.....

  • @paulhiebert1887
    @paulhiebert1887 3 года назад

    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.

  • @kr1886
    @kr1886 5 лет назад +3

    One question comes to mind regarding the Shadow. How did they make the electrical connections to the trailer?

  • @chriscalvin5083
    @chriscalvin5083 5 лет назад +7

    good video

  • @RockerRed
    @RockerRed 3 года назад

    👍👍Thank you! Thank you!

  • @leedevilriding6668
    @leedevilriding6668 5 лет назад +6

    MED is my favourite channel on RUclips ❤

    • @davidgrisham8949
      @davidgrisham8949 5 лет назад +2

      Ditto!

    • @mindseyedesign
      @mindseyedesign  5 лет назад +3

      Wow thanks @Lee Devilriding666 makes it all worth and much more fun for us to hear that. Thank you.

    • @mindseyedesign
      @mindseyedesign  5 лет назад +2

      @@davidgrisham8949 Thanks David!😂

  • @beverlylange4514
    @beverlylange4514 4 года назад

    this ia an a plus vedio. love the campers. this is class the way it was meant to be

  • @fidelprieto4324
    @fidelprieto4324 5 лет назад +1

    Todas son estupendas
    Gracias por mostrar esas reliquias

  • @Weetbix1969
    @Weetbix1969 4 года назад +2

    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.

  • @Rocker6969
    @Rocker6969 5 лет назад +3

    6:40 is priceless. ok, these were already great videos. Pat Boone's No more mr nice guy is the best. and yes folks, that album really happened lol. +1 sub :)

  • @YahshuaLovesMe
    @YahshuaLovesMe 3 года назад

    Last one, perfect for car camping.

  • @louisprinsloo5709
    @louisprinsloo5709 5 лет назад +3

    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.

  • @samphillips9398
    @samphillips9398 3 года назад +1

    Why has nobody done a video on the rise & fall of the GMC Canper. Beautiful Machine!

  • @lindaduke6751
    @lindaduke6751 5 лет назад +2

    LOVE the Windspiel!

  • @thomasleemullins4372
    @thomasleemullins4372 5 лет назад +16

    I like the first and last one the most. I will look the first one listed, for the replica.

    • @shreddder999
      @shreddder999 5 лет назад +2

      I liked the one that now sells for about $2000.

  • @richardholmes3046
    @richardholmes3046 4 года назад +2

    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.

  • @scottfirman
    @scottfirman 5 лет назад +6

    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.

  • @deezynar
    @deezynar 5 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @laurakelly3519
    @laurakelly3519 5 лет назад +1

    Nice video

  • @marysueper5352
    @marysueper5352 5 лет назад +2

    I always enjoy the peek at interesting vehicles that you find.

  • @nocilantro_gack
    @nocilantro_gack 4 года назад +1

    The last one was the best !!

  • @Lisa80mba
    @Lisa80mba Год назад

    A lot of those are really cute!

  • @patrickporco6972
    @patrickporco6972 5 лет назад +2

    Theyre awesome..i love it

  • @deborahwebb3736
    @deborahwebb3736 5 лет назад +2

    Lindberg's trailer looks all the world like a likely forerunner to the Airstream.

  • @robertlaube574
    @robertlaube574 2 года назад

    I like the vw trailer combo the best. That is sweeetuh.

  • @larryturpen2699
    @larryturpen2699 4 года назад +2

    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😛

  • @SusenFreemyers1374
    @SusenFreemyers1374 Год назад +1

    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.

    • @mindseyedesign
      @mindseyedesign  Год назад

      Hello Susen Freemyers, thanks for the feedback!

  • @beverlylange4514
    @beverlylange4514 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful has my vote for ugly or beautiful campers! never met a camper I didnt love!!!

  • @jasoncarpp7742
    @jasoncarpp7742 5 лет назад +11

    I've heard of the FMC motorhome, but sadly it wasn't on the market for very long, from 1973 to 1976.

  • @rupardpumpkin5269
    @rupardpumpkin5269 4 года назад

    Very neat and cool

  • @anotherone5926
    @anotherone5926 3 года назад

    Nice ... Thanks much :)

  • @roberts.labodajr.8029
    @roberts.labodajr.8029 4 года назад +1

    I had a 1969 LEE liner 16 foot with bad former shower small kitchen but it was super rusty and I walked through the floor 10 years ago I try to build some of it but it the tires on it were 35 years old I still have the paperwork on it I meant if somebody got it out and literally went right through the whole thing I don’t have the key to it I still have the information on it. I did have a 3125 Watt generator. It is gas powered tarda believe it’s 14 years old now I still use it I bought it for 300 bucks I got the camper for nothing it was given to me and I had it for 10 years and then I went out and bought a brand spanking new camper which now is a 2016 heartland prowler 18 LX My camper now it’s all under 23 feet long 8 feet wide and 10’ x 9” high I just want to say it’s an upgrade to that since a double axle now you’re the one is a single axle but this one has a shower a decent shower and I want to upgrade to another Camper for at three so what’s a toy holler or are you off fifth wheeler I also want to have a side-by-side in it so I can go riding around with it

  • @belisariocastillo8695
    @belisariocastillo8695 4 года назад +2

    If ever in northern Illinois stop by the Volo auto museum. They have a collection of old rv’s. Like the ford shown in the video

  • @stephhaug3316
    @stephhaug3316 5 лет назад +2

    What a Video! THANX! WELL DONE!

  • @benjamincantor7875
    @benjamincantor7875 5 лет назад +3

    I’m pretty surprises you forgot the VOLKSWAGEN CAMPERVAN it’s the most iconic camper

  • @rome0610
    @rome0610 5 лет назад +6

    Missing the Orion, based on Hanomag-Henschel (later Mercedes-Benz), built of two halfs (left and right) of glass fiber laminate...
    ...and the Vixen!

  • @jonnymac1505
    @jonnymac1505 5 лет назад +4

    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)

  • @elboo3727
    @elboo3727 3 года назад

    I love your videos!

  • @janjbowman
    @janjbowman 5 лет назад +4

    Don’t forget the classic tear drop camper .

  • @diymicha4905
    @diymicha4905 5 лет назад +2

    Lol, the last has a license plate of Ravensburg/Germany, wich is about 20 miles from my home. Sweet. :)

    • @lindaduke6751
      @lindaduke6751 5 лет назад +1

      Lol. Of course! It is a "Vindspiel!" 🤭

  • @dailylifetaste4091
    @dailylifetaste4091 5 лет назад +4

    Great