From a Tbird forum I go to,,,,

[Wanderin_fool]

Supposedly this was a real deal at one point,,who knows? They ride like a ship in molasses anyway, I cant imagine this at all. I told them in the other forum I would post to see some interesting comments,,,,

[joeshmoe]

Not sure what year that Thunderchicken is, but if it's a full frame car, it's probably doable. The tires being the weak point, as Wayne said.

[RoadAbode]

Here's one of my Favorites

[NRALIFR]

claymcc wrote:

BurbMan wrote:
I see the mirrors on the camper but none on the car itself? I call photoshop on this one.

A lot of the older vehicles don't have passenger side mirrors, FWIW.

BurbMan wrote:
I know that but I don't even see a little of the driver's side mirror...unless it's way back on the door and the A pillar is blocking it.

I can easily find many pictures of the '61-'63 Tbirds on the web that not only don't have a pax side-view mirror, but have no driver side-view mirror either. But, the location of the driver side mirror (when they have one) WAS right behind the A-pillar, so it could just be hidden on this car.

:):)

[Reddog1]

In years past, I had several different TCs with mirrors mounted on them. As for mirrors on the Tbird, it would need to be answered by the Tbird fans. I do agree that most cars during that area did not have mirrors on the passenger side.

Wayne

[BurbMan]

I know that but I don't even see a little of the driver's side mirror...unless it's way back on the door and the A pillar is blocking it.

[claymcc]

BurbMan wrote:
I see the mirrors on the camper but none on the car itself? I call photoshop on this one.

A lot of the older vehicles don't have passenger side mirrors, FWIW.

[naturist]

Somehow I just can't imagine that thing actually climbing any hills.

[BurbMan]

I see the mirrors on the camper but none on the car itself? I call photoshop on this one.

[joeshmoe]

Anyone notice the person sitting in the cabover?

[Wanderin_fool]

:B

[Jfet]

The question is, how many slides does it have?

[Wanderin_fool]

Good points Wayne. We all know life used to be simpler back when. yeah, drum brakes all around, and already a 4000+ pound car. Maybe the tag axle has some kind of friction brakes like a bicycle?? 🙂

[claymcc]

Wanderin fool wrote:
Yeah, sofa works. I would think this is completely unsafe, but people used to drive a bit slower in the sixties. I can only imagine backing down the boat ramp,,what a crowd you would have!
Clay, are you on any of the tbird facebook pages? There are a few good ones. ITC is a good one that I got this from. Frank

I wouldn't think it safe either, especially considering the brakes on that vintage TBird - and it's not like they have great ground clearance to carry the weight.

No, I'm not on any of the FB pages, haven't hung around any TBird fora for years eithers. I'll check out the ITC page though!

- Clay

[Reddog1]

Interesting setup. Kinda makes you wonder if in times past they build stronger vehicles, or ignored the door weight stickers. It is also possible they had better engineers and fewer attorneys. It looks like it would be pretty comfortable. I would be nervous with the tires though.

Wayne

[Dave_Pete]

Thunderbird? What Thunderbird? I want to know what kind of camper that is. 😉