Old skool Chinook

[jpau00]

This guy has been in my neighborhood recently. It definitely has seen better days, but it is a neat vehicle.

[marret]

Cool and still being used, which is great.

[campism]

There's one snoozing at a repair place not far from me. I was tempted to inquire about it but got a highroof '94 Dodge van instead. I think the Chinooks are cool vehicles and like the ones that use the single rear wheels rather than the duals.

[Orv]

Chinooks are cool. So are the Chevy Blazer Chalets, which I think were made by the same company. The thing that stopped me from looking at any was I really wanted to be able to sleep 3 adults, and both the Chinook and the Chalet are really set up for two.

Besides the pop-up Chinooks they also made a sort of micro Class C with a full hard shell in (almost) stand-up height:

I looked at one of those, liked it, but ultimately decided the challenge of having a 1970s-era 4-cylinder pulling the weight of all that fiberglass, while dealing with California smog controls, was more than I wanted to cope with. Really distinctive, though, especially the split rear door.

[campism]

Originally Posted by campism

There's one snoozing at a repair place not far from me. I was tempted to inquire about it but got a highroof '94 Dodge van instead. I think the Chinooks are cool vehicles and like the ones that use the single rear wheels rather than the duals.

Found my pic!

[BroncoHauler]

Originally Posted by campism

Found my pic!

At a minimum, I wonder if that pop top would fit on a full sized van?




Herb

[campism]

If you mean full-size Ford/Chevy/Dodge, I think not. It appears to be too wide so might fit on a Promaster. Transit and Sprinter might have too much curve on the roof, but I'm just speculating here. I'll measure it if I can.