Everyone thinks a wrecked tent trailer makes a valuable utility trailer, but JC Peters of Winkler Manitoba raised the bar with getting even bigger value out of an old camper, as seen on Facebook Marketplace.
Dreamers created the wheel, electricity, telephones, the internet, everything. If it’s been created, it started as an idea. Some people develop ideas as a career, some as a hobby, and some just try and do bigger things with whatever they have readily available. I’ve seen an eighties Ford LTD turned into a drift car, a fox body Mustang notchback lowrider, and even a Chevy four-by-four lowrider, for whatever reason. All those people dared to be different, think outside the box, and create something that had not yet been created. I’ve seen two Mustang drag cars with Chevy engines because they were cheaper and lighter than any Chevy chassis in the right weight class. Remember the Eldorado ramp truck from a few issues back? Same thing. This one here is my current favourite, however. Not only does it dare to be different, but it does it affordably and stylishly. This is a 1955 Buick Special gasser drag car, and more importantly, it has a really cool trailer to haul it in.
Right off the hop, I go back and forth on whether or not Buick or Oldsmobile made my favourite tri-five General Motors product from 1955 to 1957. They definitely take the one and two positions in some order, with Chevy being third and Pontiac bringing up the rear. Also, this Buick is a 1955, my pick of years out of the three across all brands. Finally, it’s the right colour, that perfect shade of chalked-out fifties mint green. It’s got just the right amount of stickers, shoe polish, and barnacles on it for an old gas drag car, and under the hood is a big block Chevy with a tunnel ram that’s probably pretty strong. However, the car isn’t the big deal as the trailer is the ultimate piece of cool craftsmanship. Have you ever seen anything quite like it? I’ve seen plenty of campers converted into fishing shacks, but never have I seen a camper converted into a car hauler. With all the camping junk taken out, the two axles should handle the load easily, but gutting it is only a tiny piece of the overall puzzle. The entire interior appears to be lined in OSB, there are tie-down rails on the floor, and the rear hasn’t been fitted with a ramp gate, but rather made into a ramp gate. The camper shell has been reinforced around the door frame, and the original metal cladding has been fastened to a custom steel frame complete with expanded metal tire ramps. Not only did he match the shape of the original camper, he even kept the original window. The coolest part is, it could be yours. Under twelve grand, trades considered. One of the most affordable things I’ve written about in a long time.
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