Dodge campers and motor homesby David Zatz, based on materials provided by J. P. Joans. There was a time when Chrysler Corporation was a full- line outfit, represented in nearly every type of vehicle. They built tanks, rockets, buses, heavy and medium duty trucks, and most popular types of cars.
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View and Download Dodge Avenger owner's manual online. Avenger Automobile pdf manual download. To the average automobile driver in America today, the sight of a 1962 Dodge Dart on the road may cause surprise and distraction--the styling of these cars is so unlike anything built in the 44 years that have passed. While. The 460 Manual Transmission 1981-1985. Chrysler's first transaxle for the 2.2 family of engines was a 4-speed. It had stamped steel shift forks and was prone to breakage if you beat on it too hard. (The forks and the tranny.
One of the products dropped after the gas crises of the 1. Like the buses, these were based on Dodge chassis with upfitters handling the cabins. Unlike the buses, campers continued to be made on a smaller scale through to the present, based on the Ram chassis. Frank Motor Home, a venture of both Dodge Division and Ray Frank’s existing company (started in 1.
Dodge Truck chassis); made of wood and aluminum, the motor home was sold in 2. The involvement of Dodge engineers grew over time, and the Frank motor home was renamed “Dodge motor home” in 1. Dodge badging on the exterior; the chassis itself had been re- engineered for motor home use and was not merely a stretched truck chassis. A new, streamlined prototype, with a steel frame and molded fiberglass body, was built in 1. The engine was a 2. V8, coupled with a pushbutton automatic transmission (for two years; after 1.
The Travco motor homes were considered to be very well made, and while the lack of sway bars and the undersized engine were problems, it was a strong seller. The Frank family sold their new company (with Dodge’s help) in 1.
Peter Fink and Ken Robertson, renamed it to Travco, partly to avoid conflicts with other body manufacturers using the new Dodge chassis. Thanks, Tim Massey). This plan worked well, as Dodge chassis were used by numerous motor home makers through the 1.
Frank himself created a new, smaller motor home, the Xplorer 2. Xplorer was a runaway success. Chrysler had to leave the motor home business in 1. Travco, meanwhile, had made numerous questionable decisions from 1. Foretravel at public auction. In 1. 97. 0 (based on materials published in late 1. Dodge offered numerous options for upfitters.
The Sportsman based conversions were the most popular form of motor homes due to their low cost; various leading independent manufacturers converted the Dodge vans to campers which would feed and sleep up to five people, yet double as a second car. The Sportsman A1. Standard engine was the 1. Once the B- vans appeared, a new Class C van- cab chassis was added between the chassis- mount motor homes and full- size class A campers.
Mr. Establishment” wrote that a popular setup for these through the early 1. Thermoquad carburetor, Load- Flite automatic, and 4. Dana 7. 0 axle. Eralov wrote that Class C motor homes were produced before the B- vans — he owns a 1.
A- series Class C made by Lazy Daze Motorhomes. The D1. 00 pickups, available in Sweptline and Utiline models, had bodies ranging from a simple cargo cover of canvas or aluminum to stationary or collapsible slide- ons. Maximum payload with 1,4. G7. 8- 1. 5- D tires was 1,5. The D2. 00 pickups were the most popular slide- on camper size due to their heavier capacity; they could take up to a 1. A W2. 00 pickup option was available with four wheel drive, and a maximum payload of 3,1. The D3. 00 could also carry six passengers with four doors in the cab, taking the same length cabover unit but, when ordered appropriately could handle a payload of 3,2.
Most slide- on interiors had a dinette, kitchen, water, and electric systems, and could sleep five or more people. The D3. 00 Chassis- Mount system had a three- man cab and provided more room than the largest slide- on campers; they were sent to a body builder for permanent mounting of the camper body, and, with the 1. A special equipment package with 1. These interiors had more floor space, sometimes had a pass- through to the cab, and generally had a side entrance; they also came with kitchens and dinettes. Pickup models generally came with a 2. The standard interior had vinyl covered seats, keyed to the exterior colors, though beige or black could always be ordered, and blue and green were available with several exterior colors. The custom interior included three- tone upholstery in vinyl and nylon with full- foam seat cushions and foam back pads, extra sound insulation, color- keyed trim, foamcore headliner, and molded, bright door moldings.
The Adventurer was designed to be "comparable to that of a fine passenger car" with custom features plus color keyed carpet, full foam seat cushions, wood- grain appliques, cigar lighter, and bright door sill plates. Bucket seats were available on conventional cabs, with a center console. Full- fledged motor homes were also available, using chassis built by Dodge specially designed for motor homes, in wheelbases of 1. Standard features included power steering, power brakes, Load.
Flite three- speed automatic, and a 3. V8 engine (the 4.
Most motor homes had a complete kitchen, often with a double stainless steel sink, a converting dinette, and sometimes a permanent bedroom; most had a shower and optional air conditioning and generator. The motor home chassis included special springs and shock absorbers, front and rear, heavy duty axles, and a rugged carbon- steel frame with deep, heavy- gauge straight side rails reinforced at stress points. Dual rear wheels were standard. For most of the 1. As one might expect, the 4. Valiant. Motor home chassis had a standard 3,8.
Brakes were a dual- system with power assist (single system on 1. A Garrison link- type power steering system was used; the alternator was rated at 5. The gas tank was 2. Wheels were 7. 0. Equipment supplied by most body builders included heavy duty wipers, two exterior mirrors and one interior mirror, safety glass on all windows, rear wheel mud- flaps, backup lights, clearance and highway lights, 1. The standard transmission with six cylinder A1.
D1. 00, and D2. 00 (except crew cab) was the A2. V8, the A2. 30 three speed manual (which was also standard on W2. The D3. 00 included the New Process NP4. NP4. 45 close- spaced four- speed manual was optional in all but A1.
The three- speed Load. Flite automatic transmission was optional across the board (standard on motor homes).
Standard on Sweptlines with the camper package was an easy- off tailgate for dual- use pickups — which had a slide- on camper that was removed for everyday work. Every truck got a standard 2. California). D1. 00 and D2. The camper wiring harness, included in camper packages, included plugs for interior lights and equipment, turn and stop lamps, backup lights, clearance, identification, tail, and license lamps; it was shipped in the glove- box.
Options included a 2. AM radio. The company built a large run of 4. V8 engines to keep their motor home line going, just before discontinuing the big engines; when those ran out, around 1. International Harvester 4. V- 8 in their Class A motor home chassis. Nick Dalzell had a 1. Dodge Escapade, 4.
Escapade Motor Homes in California and a custom interior from Skyline. RV. He noted that the Escapade was a smaller, budget model, on an 1. A single- piece shower/toilet was standard; a radiant propane fired Coleman heater, stove, and three- way refrigerator were standard, along with provisions for a single optional A/C outlet.
Options in his unit included dual air conditioning, a generator, and the 2. A similar motor home made by Champion corresponded to a well- optioned Escapade. Construction was mainly of lightweight plywood with rubber coverings.
The gas crisis and reliability problems with the body and appliances finished off the Escapade after the 1. Update: Ram Pro. Master based campers. The Fiat Ducato was popular in Europe as a motor home base, and it was a matter of time before the beefier Ram Pro.
Master was adapted into recreational vehicle (“RV”) form. The first company to show off a Pro. Master- based RV was Winnebago, the iconic motor home maker whose RVs, with the trademark “W,” were once a staple of American roads. The 2. 01. 4 Winnebago Travato is a Class B motor home, part of the Touring Coach™ line; it is twenty feet long, and features swivel cab seats, LED ceiling and awning lights, standard navigation system, split dinette, and rear access double doors. The price was roughly $8.
Features include a corner double bed (a portion of which flips up for bicycle storage), full- height bath door, automatic entrance step, wet bath, wardrobe, and full galley. It is designed for two people. In the 1. 97. 0s, Winnebago, instantly recognized by the huge “W” stripe on the side, usually used Dodge chassis for Class A motorhomes; their Class B models were cutaway Dodge B vans. Both of these were wood framed bodies mounted to the chassis. The Trend is the second Pro.
Master- based RV announced, with Winnebago showing it on their web site in February 2. Dodge camper specifications.