My name is Cindy and I'm from Springhill, Nova Scotia. My hubby and I just bought a vintage '71 F350 Scamper motorhome, and it came with lots of papers giving clues as to its history and previous owners. I'm really enjoying researching the truck and finding out about it's history and specifications. First of all, here is a picture of the Scamper:
Inside Camper (we've freshened it up since we got it with paint and I've recovered the cushions and made new curtains):
Before/After Pics:
And here is a pic of the truck's VIN tag on the driver's door:
I've been to your VIN decoding page (which was a great help btw), and have discovered that the truck came with a 390 engine. I believe the engine in it now is a 360 though, according to the breather cover. It also has a C6 transmission. They lady we bought it from has had it for the last 11 years of the truck's 40-year life and they never replaced the engine so it must have been a previous owner. The odometer read 15,000 miles, so it probably has 115,000 miles on it (this is consistent with some repair receipts through the years that recorded the mileage). It was stored in a garage every winter for the past 11 years. The camper was built by a company in Lethbridge, Alberta called Pre-Built Manufacturing.
One thing I'm a bit puzzled about is the rear axle (it's a Dana 70B with dual wheels). The axle code in the VIN is 36, but under the 1971 VIN decoder that number is not there. The number is there under 1968 though, so I assume it's the same.
I have a question about the rear axle and pinion seal so I'll go post that in the appropriate section.
Cheers!
Cindy
from SoCal. I can't wait for our member Terry to see this...he's gonna' Love It! I do too! Thank You for sharing!
The place we want to take it most is where we bass fish and that's about an hour away. The plan is to park it down at the beach (a friend of ours owns land and is letting us park it there for free) and use our car to run back and forth home. Here she is, as our "bass fishing base camp":
