the ultimate truck camper truck.

Grit dog wrote:

specta wrote:
I'm grateful that they don't build them like they used to.

Eh they’re pretty tough.
Redoing a 86 Camper Special right now. Super solid truck.



I love that old commercial btw. Wish ours was a 70s model!

I bought this 1979 F-260 Ranger XLT new in June 1979.





I bought that truck to take off road. I didn't want to buy a used one because I didn't want one that had been beat. :B

I added a propane dual fuel conversion, a Detroit Locker in the rear Dana 60 and a Ford Track Loc in the front Dana 44.



Here it is when I was done with it, 34 years and 287,000 miles later.

I doubt that my current Chevy 2500HD could take the amount of abuse my '79 took.

There's just soo many things that have been soo greatly improved over the years.