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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => Topic started by: machoneman on April 29, 2019, 09:23:22 PM
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/unique-ford-rv-offers-1970s-time-warp-for-dollar40k/ar-BBWoNsD?ocid=wispr
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Cool rig! Since it is a C900 it should be gas powered, maybe 534. If it were a C9000, then it would be diesel powered, maybe 3208 Cat.
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That's been for sale before. Unique. The interior is real 70's shag wagon.
I forget if it's diesel or gas powered. Be real thirsty if a gasser!
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Larry that thing is you. Didn’t you say you were looking for something to restore ;) :o 8)
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First thing I thought was what an awesome race car hauler it would make. Of course you'd have to gut that interior to do it, but it's certainly not usable as an RV, unless you had stupid amounts of money and used it as a race event tailgater. Still, those COE's ride like bricks, being you're sitting right on top of the front axle. It sure looks cool though, and is a cool conversation piece!
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Larry that thing is you. Didn’t you say you were looking for something to restore ;) :o 8)
Ummm, no. :o
;D
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Did the gas monkeys have that? I've seen it on tv, but can't remember what show.
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WOW............Time capsules should be left alone.
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Here is a story on it. http://fordauthority.com/2019/04/1970-c900-ford-rv-has-peak-70s-style/
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Ah yes, the "Two-story Falcon". My Dad had one for a while, with a sleeper bunk. he used to drive over the road. Quite the RV, though
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Dan, Those "Camelot Cruisers" are standard C-Series Ford tractors. A "Two Story Falcon" is an H Series Tractor. A modified C Series cab was used, but moved up and back over the steer axle to shorten the overall truck length back in the day when truck/trailers were limited to 75' or less. The H Series was primarily a Tractor (but not always, some were built with vocational boxes), where as the C Series was almost always a vocational truck with just a few tractors made.
H Series:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jr1XQOkz0bY/WF_k66IUGqI/AAAAAAAAt6Q/BEgghCiNCLENcn4KNJ2hBye8izxwfjHZQCLcB/s1600/67a17.jpg)
C Series:
(https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Ford-C-Series-Commonwealth-Dr-Kings-Beach-CA-Crop.jpg?resize=504%2C378)
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Did the gas monkeys have that? I've seen it on tv, but can't remember what show.
Yea, Fast and Loud....that's where I saw it or its brother!! The interior décor was hideous by todays standards. Seems like it had a boat stored below too.
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Cabs built by Budd. Same cab was used on the N model Mack back in the day.
(https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/uploads/monthly_06_2012/post-5836-0-90077600-1340153690_thumb.jpg)
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Frozen Merc, thanks for the pics and info! I guess my memory isn't what it used to be. His was the H series with tandem rears that he drove over the road.
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First thing I thought was what an awesome race car hauler it would make. Of course you'd have to gut that interior to do it
Gutting that interior would be a service to humanity. Cool as hell truck though.
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That's been for sale before. Unique. The interior is real 70's shag wagon.
I forget if it's diesel or gas powered. Be real thirsty if a gasser!
First thing I thought was what an awesome race car hauler it would make. Of course you'd have to gut that interior to do it, but it's certainly not usable as an RV, unless you had stupid amounts of money and used it as a race event tailgater. Still, those COE's ride like bricks, being you're sitting right on top of the front axle. It sure looks cool though, and is a cool conversation piece!
LOL - same thinking. Dragster below, living quarters above. The interior needs a period giant HiFi+TV. As for the ride, can't be any worse than the F-350 with 12K on the tail and 50 lbs in the rear air bags.
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But it's the riding in front of the axle that will kill you, especially with that real short wheelbase(remember riding in the back of the school bus growing up?). The riding position in a pickup is different, along with lighter suspension. That thing will beat you to death.
My B model Mack is bad enough with 12K lb front axle and only 5K LB on it. It don't move very much!
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My '70 F350 dually rides surprisingly smooth, with or without pulling 9k lbs behind it (or the 700lbs of fuel I had in the bed this time..lol). It rides MUCH smoother than any of the newer F250 or 350's we have at work, loaded or unloaded, including a 3500 Chevy and Dodge that we have, all single wheel axles. By comparison, my '68 Highboy rode extremely rough until you got about 2000 lbs in the bed. Of all the full size trucks I've owned and driven, about 7 over the years (NONE newer than my current '70), the '70 dually is the smoothest...go figure.
The bad points of my F350 are the short wheelbase, which has a tendency to do the bouncy see-saw on certain roads, at certain speeds. Usually speeding up or down by 5 mph makes it go away though. And potholes. Man, those suckers send a jolt through the whole truck!
The old Econoline's suck in the ride department also. Sitting above or in front/behind of an axle is NOT a good combo. Not to mention feeling like you're going to slam into something face first if something pulls out in front of you :o
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you're always the first one at the accident.