Welcome to the forum. Glade you could stop by. Also by making a post to sell something you are breaking the rules. You need to have at least 50 posts and put it in the sell section. Just talk to us for a little and by then you will have 50 posts. We are a great bunch of guys who have the same passion!

 

Welcome. Glad to have you here. Happy hunting.

 

Welcome Doug, a lot of good information shared here.

 

Thank you for the well wishes,
I'm looking forward to the sharing,
Doug

 

welcome to the site. Post some pictures if you have a chance.

 

Well I would like to see a pic of that, never heard of a camper on an El, just the little toppers that most ppl have.

 

If I'm not mistaken I remember seeing an original Chevy El Camino dealership brochure with a pic of full size camper on a 5th gen. Welcome to ECC Doug.

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I'd be happy to send a pix but,
I went to the FAQ and it doesn't address a pix on my desktop and attach it to the message,or thread or whatever,
Any short cuts or help would be appreciated
Doug

 

get yourself a account at photobucket.com (free) and upload the picture. Copy the adress of the photo and use the insert image sting box here. (looks like a box with a mountain drawn in it.) make sure it does not start with http/: twice in the box.... that trick will mess with ya LOL

 

btw think you need about 10 posts are so to link in pictures.....might not even have the image icon yet.

 

John,
Thanks very frustating,
Glad you replyed I was gonna bag it,
I figured the photobucket part,
But not the no image icon
I'll try again when not burnt out,
Thanks again
Doug

 

OK,
I now have a group of pictures on photo bucket,
Now what?
Thanks

 

http://s839.photobucket.com/albums/zz320/doug_e/camino/

 

Click on the picture you want to link at photo bucket. 4 boxes will appear and one says direct link. click on direct link and it will copy it for you.
In the posting dialog box here it has a icon at the top with a mountain.. thats insert image. click it and a box will pop up. erase the http in it and paste the adress in. you want just the address of the picture not your account.

 

Who built that? Bubbas' backyard camper co?

 

That's lucky number 7 on that camper. How did you do in the race?

 

Thats interesting, I wonder how many are still around? I have never seen one. I do recall a photo of one in the back of a 2nd gen, it hung off ofthe back a few feet and had another axle to support it.

 

I've never seen anything other than the caps (toppers) on Elkys. I wonder how many were sold and how many still exist. If it were mine I'd keep it, just because no one that I know has one!! (That might explain the shelves full of usless crap that I have)

 

Here's a pic of one for a 67. http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/attachment.php?attid/4893/

 

WOW that is an interesting camper stop you have there. I seen them before on some trucks, but never on an El Camino. WOW that is different! So do you actually sleep in it?
Here is some info I found of them
http://cgi.ebay.com/1969-Chevrolet-...temZ330213328098QQihZ014QQcategoryZ1316QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262

 

I've never seen one of those before, but seeing that one makes me wonder how many are left. If it were mine I would try and restore the El Camino and the camper and take it to shows with the camper. Who else would have an El Camino with a camper.

 

more info

 

Thanks to everyone for the feed back (good and ??)
I just spent an hr replying to your comments but it ended up in cyberspace,
But I'm gonna try one more time
Hopefully this add will answer some of your questions,
So 'Texas' NO Bubba didn't make it'
And 'Tuggy' over cab bunk and a table that folds down 2 sleep 4+
Hopkins MFG Milan Ill, bought in 83 (used) and they told me they made about 400 units,
And like '87' said it was and is called the Idlewild,
'87' found a link to another one,thats the only one I have ever seen online or otherwise,
Anyway have more to add so if its OK I'll be back soon
Thanks to everyone
Doug
texaselkyWho built that? Bubbas' backyard camper co?
texaselkyWho built that? Bubbas' backyard camper co?

 

Wow, I guess that's versatility for you right there.

Still, I'd never put one on an El Camino. I don't know of any El Camino's that came with more than a 1/2 ton rear end. Even on a Full Size truck a cabover camper shell can overload the rear end. I had a neighbor who experienced that problem.

I'd bet it's got overload springs on it and beefy air shocks on the rear end.

:nanawrench:

 

Holy cow man... have you ever read something on here and actually been stumped?

 

Well, yeah the camper my neighbor had actually stuck out over the hood so it was kinda big.

I just really don't care for the look but to each his own.

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