#Dodge xplorer camper van full#
#Dodge xplorer camper van series#

In a state of excitement after putting the phone down, i realised that i had now bought a vehicle on the strength of a couple of pictures and the description by a not very talkative man.

#Dodge xplorer camper van full#

At that point i had to have it, and agreed to pay the full asking price. I phoned Bruce, the owner, who was a man a few words! I asked amongst other things if there was any rust. Dinette/bed Very easy to drive $3000.00 OBO '1971 Dodge Xplorer 224 motor home, very good condition 318 L Motor, AT. The trail went quiet until an advert appeared on Craigslist in Washington State.

It went for quite a bit nearly $6000 and the big air conditioner on the roof would have had to come off. My brother who lives in Florida could have picked it up. I got outbid,on ebay, on this one in North Carolina. The main criteria was it had to be pre 79 as i prefer the round headlights, before they went all square. All in all took about 18 months of internet scouring, till i found something i liked. Bonkers!Īs an important thing for me was the need to park it under cover in my car port this seemed like the perfect conversion. This was achieved by the converter's actually chopping through the chassis and putting a dropped floor section in. The really clever bit is that although its not much taller than the standard Dodge van, you can actually stand up in it, making it feel spacious inside. It has a compact molded fibreglass bathroom with electric flush toilet and shower with hot cold water. There is a fixed double bed to rear and a dinette that converts to a small double. The van body is largely steel, however the roof and rear extended section is double skinned fibreglass with foam core, making it well insulated. There are a number of features with this van that appealed. Here is a copy of a sales leaflet that i got with mine, Called an Xplorer 224 (being 224 inches in length)

#Dodge xplorer camper van series#

However when Dodge launched the B series van, a very similar conversion was offered on this. However i also discovered that they didnt make many, so were hard to come by. Having had a couple of other of classics also, Land Rover V8, '69 Daimler V8, thought i would consolidate the fleet and have a V8 classic camper!Īt a couple of VW shows i saw on of these,ĭoing a bit of research revealed it to be an Xplorer 21 based on a Dodge A100 van.

I used to have a VW camper which was used mainly for festivals.ĭid quite a bit to it, but felt the need for something with more on board facilities as it were.