Old Station Wagon Slide In.

Wow, that's unique! For $1500 bucks, there's not much to lose. It almost look like the camper could separate. I wonder how difficult it would be to bring it into the US and get it registered.

This is for sale on Craigslist!



http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/4685929342.html



1964 Parklane with camper!

Fred.

Great pictures!

Yes there was at least two manufactures that would build slide in station wagon campers, as well as larger units for pickups. For that manufacture, the tailgate was folded down, then the camper attached, with some sitting on the roof.

The pictures above - this built in class C is much more stable than the slide on type, yet you are sort of stuck with it on the car all the time. I would guess a C-30 based truck chassis would have been better weight wise, and stable too. Yet some did not want to have a "Truck" front end or cab to ride in, so this is a little more car like drive, and what the wife might accept as a vacation vehicle.

Great memories.

Fred.

mkirsch wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Not to split hairs or anything, but that's not a station wagon. Station wagons by definition had back seats and cargo decks, all enclosed.

I THINK they called these units "coupe utility vehicles" and they made sure to put one of those right-hand French accent things on the "coupe".

Fancy!

Nope, look closer. It began life as a station wagon, not an El Camino.

You can see the lower part of the rear doors.

Yep, converted station wagon. But if you want to "split hairs" its not a slide in. It's permanently mounted like a Tiger. Is this where they got their start? :B

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Not to split hairs or anything, but that's not a station wagon. Station wagons by definition had back seats and cargo decks, all enclosed.

I THINK they called these units "coupe utility vehicles" and they made sure to put one of those right-hand French accent things on the "coupe".

Fancy!

Nope, look closer. It began life as a station wagon, not an El Camino.

You can see the lower part of the rear doors.

Also not a slide-in. The coach body is permanently mounted. Class C.

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Not to split hairs or anything, but that's not a station wagon. Station wagons by definition had back seats and cargo decks, all enclosed.

But it "had" a back seat and enclosed cargo deck. :)

Chevrolet Kingswood Estate photo gallery

LOL!!! Very Cool!!

Neat, even if it looks like it might handle like a pregnant whale on roller skates. But if the rear side doors can still be opened, think of the possibilities for outside storage compartments, ventilation, emergency exits, etc.

Jim, "Mo' coffee!"

Not to split hairs or anything, but that's not a station wagon. Station wagons by definition had back seats and cargo decks, all enclosed.

I THINK they called these units "coupe utility vehicles" and they made sure to put one of those right-hand French accent things on the "coupe".

Fancy!

See this link.. It's a Kingswood..

More on the camper in question..

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