I have decided that the RV life is for me

[Highlander]

It just took finding the correct vehicle.

link to FB ad

1964 Ford P-350 based Housecar. Believed to be 1 of 3 Housecar prototypes built by Boyntown Bodies in the early 1960’s.
Barn find in PA parked since 1988.
Ford Y-block 292 ci in with Ford-O-Matic 3 speed auto trans.
We have done the following to save this extremely rare piece of automotive & RV history.
Engine was sound
New plugs, carburetor, water pump, radiator, all radiator hoses, thermostat, oil and filter, new oil in oil bath air cleaner, electric radiator fan.
Brakes;
new drums, shoes, master and wheel cylinders, some new lines, new hydrovac power booster
New tires. 5 including spare
New Batteries 1 chassis 1 house
New gray tank and dump valve
New cushions and flooring.
Repaired minor leak damage to birch walls on the interior. The interior is pretty much how we found it just cleaned.
The cab area is ready for your floor and dash covering.
All RV systems, LP, 12vdc and 120vac are in working order.
Exterior has patina for miles. All windows in good shape. OBO or trade

[Darkbrador]

@Highlander awwww ....

[CarsOfFortLangley]

@Highlander We need to petition the curators to make this the new Oppo HQ. Jminer driving it around the country with a big server in the back

[Chariotoflove]

@Highlander
My family has that same model tea pot growing up. Good omen.

[HFV_Junkyardin]

@Highlander THAT IS ADORABLE
So ugly it's cute.

[ibRAD]

@Chariotoflove said in I have decided that the RV life is for me:

@Highlander
My family has that same model tea pot growing up. Good omen.

Same here. Probably still in use at the cottage.

[GrindIntoSecond]

Man that is sweet. It’s my friends house inside. We played Atari in there.

[jminer]

@CarsOfFortLangley said in I have decided that the RV life is for me:

@Highlander We need to petition the curators to make this the new Oppo HQ. Jminer driving it around the country with a big server in the back

Sold!

Every time I wander too deep into the mountains or the sun doesn't shine enough oppo goes down.

@Highlander this is a really cool looking RV

[Darkbrador]

@CarsOfFortLangley said in I have decided that the RV life is for me:

Jminer driving it around the country

Like ... the A-Team. The O-Team. In 2022, a crack pot commando unit was sent to internet prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to @jminer garage in the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as bloggers of fortune. If you have a problem, If no one else can understand you, and if you can find them. Maybe you can hire, The O-Team.

[HFV_Junkyardin]

@Highlander said in I have decided that the RV life is for me:

Ford Y-block 292 ci in with Ford-O-Matic 3 speed auto trans.

a power train that would be slow in a Galaxie, and should be borderline dangerous in a literal Housecar.

[CarsOfFortLangley]

@jminer said in I have decided that the RV life is for me:

Every time I wander too deep into the mountains or the sun doesn't shine enough oppo goes down.

I'm sure Oppo will fund a starlink connection and some LiFePO4 batteries.

[sony1492]

@Highlander Step 1.) Replace the drivetrain

[Qaaaaa]

@sony1492 GT500 swap

edit: 500 shot for going up mountains

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@Highlander Those old Ford step vans are already pretty cool. The travel trailer fused to the back just makes it even better.

[awesomeaustinv]

@HFV_Junkyardin Could do some mild hot-rodding to improve things though. It should have about 193 hp as is, but there were versions that made over 300 hp and while perhaps not as tunable as a small block Chevy V8, there are certainly things you can do to wake them up.

[awesomeaustinv]

@Highlander I approve of this plan, but for safety purposes I think you should transform that y-block V8 into something along these lines:

[Urambo Tauro]

@Highlander I can smell this picture

[Miss Mercedes]

I've been trying to research this one ever since the listing was posted. I still cannot find a single thing out there about it. Incredible.

[Highlander]

@Miss-Mercedes Well then I think you should buy it.

[Miss Mercedes]

@Highlander I think we're buying an Ultra Van lol

[Highlander]

@Miss-Mercedes said in I have decided that the RV life is for me:

Ultra Van

[facw]

@Highlander said in I have decided that the RV life is for me:

1964 Ford P-350 based Housecar.

[Miss Mercedes]

@facw Funny thing about that, before Raymond Frank popularized the term, motorhomes were called housecars!

[RallyDarkstrike]

Man, that thing is amazing!

@Miss-Mercedes ...this seems right up your alley?