It`s a Custom Camper,man.
 

:lol: What is it with all these people calling Custom Campers Camper Specials?If your name was Paul would you want people calling you Fred?It`s kinda funny and doesn`t bother me that much.I`ve had people say "up" but I knew they meant "down" before,too.It`s about not letting history take a bum steer when I correct people.GM called their trucks Camper Specials through`72.I like the name,that`s what they are,there are Camper Campers and these ain`t them,and I just believe a name is for ID...so call it what it is.It`s like saying you have a Cheyenne Deluxe,a Super Grande,a CSP (Custom Sport Pickup),a Custom Super...you get what I`m sayin`?Not meaning to come off as a jerk,but I`m into these trucks and I like to see info kept straight,that`s all.;)

Re: It`s a Custom Camper,man.
 

Sir, Yes Sir!

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I'll never mention it again

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tell it all brother! owner of a '71 gmc custom camper here. love them trucks, as i do all the chevy/gmc trucks!

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67 - 72 camper specials were fords

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Oh man, so where does the camper cruiser fall into this mess?????



Sorry tim, i just had to...

Re: It`s a Custom Camper,man.
 

Always bugged me too.........and my name is Paul and I've never been called Fred, but a lot of other things! :lol:

Re: It`s a Custom Camper,man.
 

A peeve of mine too. I always despised people calling anything 4wd w/o a bed a Jeep too.

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:sumo:Just because is lowered and it has rims does not make it a restomod or protouring

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So other good points here.Hey Andy,I have a`70 Chevy Ranger XLT.:lol:
Ok Eric,It`s Super Custom Camper Cruiser to you!Only`67 and only GMC.They are Custom and they are special,but they ain`t no Custom Cruiser or Camper Special.
I also have a Super Cheyenne.Ooop! I let out another peeve fart.Does anyone have a TTCS?It`s a Truck That`s Custom Sport.They built them for the future when Pro-touring kicked in.:lol:
I guess none of this is as bad as guys calling my GMC a Chevy.Hey,I like Chevys and own some,too,as in for many decades.But,a GMC is a GMC and a Chevy is a Chevy,right?That`s like seeing a GTO and saying,"Nice SS".My dad always drove Cadillac El Devilles.So,I know a thing or two,you see?

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The guy I bought my parts bed from told me the truck was a Custom Comfort and Convenience Custom Camper Special Super :lol:

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[QUOTE=too much stuff;3931239]Oh man, so where does the camper cruiser fall into this mess?????

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Right over there, standing next to Billy-Joe-Bob-Fred!

Re: It`s a Custom Camper,man.
 

Sorry to go off subject but I had a girl call my Camaro a Trans-am the other day.

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Not even every Firebird is a Trans-Am.....

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Its probably Chevy's fault for changing the name of the package in '73.

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In the Chevy parts catalog I use at work for these old trucks has the camper rpo listed as Camper Special, that's where I got it at.

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Yeah, there will always be people that don't know jack about cars/trucks. I was at the gas station last week and had a guy walk up and say "I like your truck, a 64 right?" I politely replied it was a 72 and talked to him for a few, nice guy.

Camper special, custom camper, Super special grande cheyenne custom camper go surf and get drunk mobile all works for me :lol:

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I'm confused by this part of your post, wasn't it ford that called them camper specials through '72 (like longhornman said)? I've loved these trucks for a long time and I've had mine for 10+ years and I thought up until you guys corrected me about a year ago it was a camper special.

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I thought I edited that to correct when I proof read (which I usually don`t do).It`s edited now,I had a few.Ford kept on calling them Camper Specials after`72,also.
I`ve had my Blazers called Broncos.I`m a kindhearted man and they are all still walking without a limp as far as I know.:lol: I started using K/5 rather than Blazer unless being specific.Noting like a GM man calling a Jimmy a Blazer.Names just matter to me.They are for the purpose of I.D. and it ain`t no I.D. if it it`s naming something else.It`s like calling a tire a wheel.Today is Sunday,not Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,or Saturday...just Sunday.If you say Sunday we all know what day you`re talking about.One day this week works fine if being specific doesn`t matter.Just like saying your truck has the camper package.That`s just what it is,whether GM,Dodge,Ford,IH,or whatever.

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Names of things have always bugged me too. Many people use the word "Jeep" to discribe a 4 wheel drive w/o a pick-up bed. Blazer/Bronco/Land Cruiser/etc

I usually junk blow it off as a non car-guy who just doesn't know any better.

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I have one word fer ya....."DECAF"..... LOL

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:lol:

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Custom Camper...nameplate says it all.

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When is the last time you've checked your blood/sugar levels??? :lol:

Just having fun with ya!

Re: It`s a Custom Camper,man.
 

It`s decaffeinated!!!! I thought you were talkin`about veal.:lol:

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Attatched is page 119 from the GM Price & Facts Book dated Feb 1968 2nd addition. Custom Camper Nameplate No. Z81. I hope you can read it

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i would have shot that b@#!% :lol: but before i did i would have said CAMARO:lol:

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[QUOTE=special-K;3930167]:lol: What is it with all these people calling Custom Campers Camper Specials?If your name was Paul would you want people calling you Fred?It`s kinda funny and doesn`t bother me that much.I`ve had people say "up" but I knew they meant "down" before,too.It`s about not letting history take a bum steer when I correct people.GM called their trucks Camper Specials through`72.I like the name,that`s what they are,there are Camper Campers and these ain`t them,and I just believe a name is for ID...so call it what it is.It`s like saying you have a Cheyenne Deluxe,a Super Grande,a CSP (Custom Sport Pickup),a Custom Super...you get what I`m sayin`?Not meaning to come off as a jerk,but I`m into these trucks and I like to see info kept straight,that`s all.;)[/QUOTE

You tell 'em Tom.:lol:

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Couldn't agree more Custom-K :lol:

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I can attest that Chevy started it in 73. Here's the badge on mine.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL.../367539864.jpg

:gmc2:

dan

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I thought they were called Custom Tee Pees :lol:

hmmm...Custom-K,that has a nice ring to it.Thanks! How do we change our user names?:lol: Actually,if I knew how to do all that I`d still be Super-K.That`s how it started until I got a new`puter,went high-speed,and my e-mail went from Compuserve to Hotmail.I wanted to post the first day,got all hung up and just went with the cereal.After all,what`s in a name...DOH!!! I mean,names are very important.But,who cares if it`s dumb?Obviously not me...man.

Back in`73 I bought a`72 and never even knew what a Highlander was until around 1990.I just remember it had a plaid seat with parchment interior and all the other doo-dads included.I don`t even recall that it was a Custom Deluxe.I remembered it as a Holiday package for some warped reason.I do remember it had a 396.Said so right on the glovebox door :lol:. I can`t recall when I found out that was a 402.Always wondered why the badge said 400,though,since 396 was something to brag about back then.To my credit I only had it about a year before someone ran a light and t-boned me.Never got real aquainted with that one.

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LOL.....great come back!!!!!

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history is important - one of the biggest problems is old ladies! They tend to call everything a truck - i have a jeep cherokee and i can remember about 50 times is was called a truck.. it is not a truck!

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I have an 1981 GMC Camper Special and refer to it as such[ATTACH][ATTACH]Attachment 577585[/ATTACH][/ATTACH]

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[/QUOTE]You tell 'em Tom.:lol:[/QUOTE]

In High School my gym teacher/track coach called me Tony and I never corrected him.Man,have I changed :lol:.I knew who he meant and I`m sure he ended up knowing my real name after a few years of hearing everyone else call me Tim and seeing Tim printed on records I set.I just figured he liked me enough to give me his own name.Coach Rhodes was a hellish good man.:cool:

Correct,and as stated in the text of this thread posted in the 67-72 message board referring to those years,after`73 Camper Special is correct.I`ve had`em all including three Camper Specials:`78 Silverado K/30 SRW,`78 Scottsdale C/30 DRW (w/wood bed floor),and an`84 Silverado K/30.My`92SLE K3500 SRW that I factory ordered has the camper package,but they had stopped putting any kind of name on it by then...unfortunately.It also has the towing and off road package.You either have to see the equipment and know or see the option list.I have a thing for camper packaged vehicles.I even had a`69 CST K/10 Custom Camper...the only one I`ve ever seen.It was all original down to the 8.25 x 16.5 wheels.That was actually my first Custom Camper and I sold it because I wanted a 3/4t.I wish I had that one now.Had`69-only colors,too.