How old does it have to be to be too old?
Hi All, As new empty nesters, my DW and I bought a a new to us '05 Casita 17' Freedom Deluxe molded fiberglass trailer (egg camper) about 2 years ago. We love it! In fact, I am sitting in it now in...
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For anything based on a Ford E Series (van) chassis, I'd recommend not earlier than 2005 so as to get the V10 engine that doesn't blow plugs and coupled to the computer controlled TorqShift 5-speed (6 gear ratios internally) transmission. The trick is to also get that mix - old enough to be able to afford - along with a nearly or completely one-piece fiberglass coach structure plus great workmanship inside the coach.
A Chinook Class C right at year 2005 on the Ford chassis may be the least expensive way to get exactly the right combination. Maybe a 2005/2006 Bigfoot Class C on the Ford chassis would provide a good combination, too. For added ruggedness, with some luck you might even be able to find one on the heavier Ford van chassis - which in later years was called their E450 chassis.
We had a 1969 Chinook "chassis mount" (Class C?) for many years in the 1980's. A partially fiberglass coach body with tough-as-nails constructioon throughout. I was a bit dangerous to park on slopes, though - based on it's GMC 3500 dually chassis that for some reason used an automatic transmission design with no park gear. The emergency brake was all there was!
A Chinook Class C right at year 2005 on the Ford chassis may be the least expensive way to get exactly the right combination. Maybe a 2005/2006 Bigfoot Class C on the Ford chassis would provide a good combination, too. For added ruggedness, with some luck you might even be able to find one on the heavier Ford van chassis - which in later years was called their E450 chassis.
We had a 1969 Chinook "chassis mount" (Class C?) for many years in the 1980's. A partially fiberglass coach body with tough-as-nails constructioon throughout. I was a bit dangerous to park on slopes, though - based on it's GMC 3500 dually chassis that for some reason used an automatic transmission design with no park gear. The emergency brake was all there was!
