There’s something creepy about old neglected campers. Perhaps it’s the commonality they have with an abandoned home, or the fact that popular culture associates them with “I’ve got some candy in here for you”, but on the other hand, their styling and chassis are representative of the time in which they were built. In the 1950s and 1960s, when road trips were the main way for families to travel, and the mobile home industry was still relatively young, manufacturers tried out various innovative ways of providing a home on wheels. Some of those were the formats you’d still recognize today, and others were, how do you say, different. One of those was dropping a piggyback camper on a conventional sedan, like this 1964 Mercury Park Lane camper, for sale for $1800 in Surrey, BC.
Creepy and Cool – 1964 Mercury Park Lane Camper
February 28, 2014RustyButTrusty on the Street – Fiat, Two Landies, and a Citroen
February 27, 2014In another edition of RustyButTrusty on the Street, we reveal more of the fruits of the streets of San Francisco, courtesy of the ranks of La Resistance Contre-Prius (wow, that sounds like a real thing). Leading the charge is this early-ish (pre-impact bumper) 1974 Fiat Spider. For the anoraks out there, the 1974 assumption is based on the rubber Sabrinas visible on the front bumper, which, while not as bad as those found on period Triumphs, would be best removed and tossed in the nearest dustbin.
Quattroporte – 1978 Alfa Romeo Alfetta Berlina
February 27, 2014By now you’ve probably realized that any reasonably-priced Alfetta, as long as it’s not a complete non-running dog, will show up here. That means the clapped-out 1979 sedan with rust on every panel and four flat tires is out, as is the 1976 coupe with 20 years of dust on it, but the 1975 project car is in, as is the 1978 driver. And that’s what we have here in this 1978 Alfa Romeo Alfetta Berlina, also known as a Sports Sedan, for sale in Miami, FL with no bids, an opening bid of $500 and 9 1/2 days to go.


