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txtruckerpaul
May 24, 2011Explorer
Wow, Glad to see other Dodgers on here. Mine is a '75 Dodge Empire class C, 20 ft, 360 engine. I have found very little info on this make while searching the web. All I know is The Vesley Company that was famous for the Apache pop-ups in the 50s and 60s made the Empire line, but was mostly travel trailers. I don't think they made the Class-C motorhome for more than a few years. Vesley went belly-up in the mid-80s. That's all I know about this thing. She was christened the name "Stinky" as I drove her home for the first time because of the exhaust leaks under the cab and the back door wouldn't stay shut on the way home, so that sucked a lot of fumes in the cab with me. She has lots of major repairs on the camper shell that need to be done, as years of neglect by the previous owners allowed the roof to leak water and rot a lot of the wood out in the rear and even the front cabover section. Since she'll be undergoing a complete teardown, most everything will be replaced with new parts and lots of modern upgrades, including the exterior aluminum, windows and door. Looking forward to getting started on her soon and getting some helpful info from you experienced guys
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