A Citroen pulling a camper trailer? It must have been made out of styrofoam, ’cause those things were notoriously underpowered. But at least you had the smoothest ride ever going somewhere.
Pretty sure there’s not 1300 cc’s of rear-mounted, air-cooled fury on the planet that could tow that trailer at normal highway speeds. Haha. Probably got a small block chevy in it is my guess. For anyone that lived in The Rockies in the 70’s, air cooled engines in general, and most of all the micro busses were the bane of mountain-road travelers. Unrelenting, and doggedly persistent in the hills, yes, but disturbingly, gratingly slow…and the more hippies they had stuffed in them the slower they got. The down-hills are never long enough for the up-hills with those thing. Its a cute setup in the pic, though.
I know the feeling – my 34′ Beaver Motor coach is slightly underpowered (427 Chebbie truck engine) and climbs like those PeopleShovers. 35MPH on Lookout Pass (between Idaho and Montana, I-90, 5-6% grade).
Sometimes I have to get out and push.
1994 or so:
One of our learning experiences was a 1974 Chevrolet cab-over semi-tractor with a 366ci gasoline engine through an Allison four-speed.
We tugged a 30′ ex-military semi-trailer mobile office we converted to a travel trailer.
.
On the Interstate Five grade between Yreka in California to Ashland in Oregon, we had eight-minute miles.
.
On more than one occasion, we were passed by a herd of ants.
True fact…
“Take a book.” That’s as bad as taking a television.
Evil Franklin
#5 – Dogpile on Kevin!
Nice paint job on #2
I’d hate to be behind that VW, especially on any sort of grade, or an on or off ramp.
Gumball machines are the perfect camping accessory!
I could use one of those air chillers right now.
Perfect! Yeah, looking at the background, where’s the wood for the stove coming from? Might be, the day is coming, when that’ll be what I can afford.
#6 – Looks kinda fatal.
I hope that the occupants of that little tent are practicing safe sex.
The ones on the bottom sure are!
What’s the first one, it has CO tags?
Why bring a TV when you are camping? Why have Internet when you are camping… Because, it’s glamping, that’s why!
Me and my Starlink get along just famously. Of course if I was to actually go CAMPING I might not set it up except to get browser access to look things up, etc., but as a Camp Host it’s a *necessity*, mmmmmkay?
I always used to read a book while camping. Also… in a white business shirt with necktie. Well… maybe not so much the necktie and shirt… but a book before the campfire… that was always cool.
A Citroen pulling a camper trailer? It must have been made out of styrofoam, ’cause those things were notoriously underpowered. But at least you had the smoothest ride ever going somewhere.
Pretty sure there’s not 1300 cc’s of rear-mounted, air-cooled fury on the planet that could tow that trailer at normal highway speeds. Haha. Probably got a small block chevy in it is my guess. For anyone that lived in The Rockies in the 70’s, air cooled engines in general, and most of all the micro busses were the bane of mountain-road travelers. Unrelenting, and doggedly persistent in the hills, yes, but disturbingly, gratingly slow…and the more hippies they had stuffed in them the slower they got. The down-hills are never long enough for the up-hills with those thing. Its a cute setup in the pic, though.
I know the feeling – my 34′ Beaver Motor coach is slightly underpowered (427 Chebbie truck engine) and climbs like those PeopleShovers. 35MPH on Lookout Pass (between Idaho and Montana, I-90, 5-6% grade).
Sometimes I have to get out and push.
1994 or so:
One of our learning experiences was a 1974 Chevrolet cab-over semi-tractor with a 366ci gasoline engine through an Allison four-speed.
We tugged a 30′ ex-military semi-trailer mobile office we converted to a travel trailer.
.
On the Interstate Five grade between Yreka in California to Ashland in Oregon, we had eight-minute miles.
.
On more than one occasion, we were passed by a herd of ants.
True fact…
“Take a book.” That’s as bad as taking a television.
Evil Franklin
#5 – Dogpile on Kevin!
Nice paint job on #2
I’d hate to be behind that VW, especially on any sort of grade, or an on or off ramp.
Gumball machines are the perfect camping accessory!
I could use one of those air chillers right now.
Perfect! Yeah, looking at the background, where’s the wood for the stove coming from? Might be, the day is coming, when that’ll be what I can afford.
#6 – Looks kinda fatal.
I hope that the occupants of that little tent are practicing safe sex.
The ones on the bottom sure are!
What’s the first one, it has CO tags?
Why bring a TV when you are camping? Why have Internet when you are camping… Because, it’s glamping, that’s why!
Me and my Starlink get along just famously. Of course if I was to actually go CAMPING I might not set it up except to get browser access to look things up, etc., but as a Camp Host it’s a *necessity*, mmmmmkay?
I always used to read a book while camping. Also… in a white business shirt with necktie. Well… maybe not so much the necktie and shirt… but a book before the campfire… that was always cool.
4 is brilliant 5 is gay