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Old 06-24-2012, 03:51 PM   #1
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So you think your SMB is getting old...

This might be the grandaddy of the modern Sportsmobile. On a Ford chassis, of course!

http://www.gtamarketing.com/1937FordHousecar.html

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Old 06-24-2012, 04:14 PM   #2
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Re: So you think your SMB is getting old...

Wow thats cool...I can't even imagine what people thought of something like that back in the day...
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Old 06-24-2012, 06:30 PM   #3
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Re: So you think your SMB is getting old...

This page lists that camper with many others too.

http://www.oldwoodies.com/gallery-rv.htm

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Old 06-24-2012, 06:35 PM   #4
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Re: So you think your SMB is getting old...

The Pace Arrow camper Touring Landau from 1910 is credited as the first production RV conversion. Back in the days of the “National Park-To-Park Highway”.

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/100th-an ... -of-the-rv
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