Based on the advert, right now’s Good Value or No Cube Chinook “runs and drives glorious” and even comes with a composting commode during which to do your corporation. Let’s see if its value may additionally imply enterprise.
Volvo has a protracted historical past of creating handsome coupes. Some have been extra-special, just like the coachbuilt 1989 Bertone Coupe we ogled yesterday. Sadly for its vendor, a lot of you didn’t discover that two-door engaging sufficient to warrant shelling out the $12,000 requested for its buy. The outcome? A considerable 78 p.c No Cube loss.
Contemplating that this week’s U.S. elections most likely didn’t work out the way in which some might have wished, a number of of us could also be planning to get away from all of it, not less than for some time. Ought to that be the case, right now’s 1977 Toyota Chinook could be the right hideaway. And it’s cellular!
The gas crises of the Seventies wreaked havoc on gross sales of motor houses and journey trailers as fuel turned more and more dearer and, typically, subsequent to unattainable to search out. That led to the arrival of a spate of smaller, extra gas environment friendly RVs, together with the Chinook, constructed by Orange County, California-based Chinook Worldwide.
Up to date advertisements described the Toyota Chinook as a “micro-mini motorhome” and touted the impressive-for-an-RV gas economic system, which was greater than double that of a bigger, extra conventional rig. The partnership between Chinook and Toyota ran from 1973 by ’78, with each corporations contributing enhancements to the campers alongside the way in which. Afterward, Chinook continued constructing campers independently and continues to be round right now. It needs to be famous that Toyota can be nonetheless in enterprise.
This Chinook hails from the second to final mannequin yr and has a strengthened body and later 2399cc 22R SOHC 4 in consequence. These are constructed on the Toyota Hello-Lux Pickup chassis, though a pass-through has been lower between the camper physique and the cab, making for tight however potential egress between the areas.
This camper comes with virtually all of the comforts of residence, together with a brand new fuel/electrical fridge, two-burner hob, sink, and area heater. Additionally, for all you shy poopers, there’s a free-standing composting commode during which to do your soiled work “off the grid.”
Based on the advert, the truck works because it ought to, and has not too long ago obtained new water and gas pumps to maintain it so. Mated to the freshly pumped 97-horsepower 4 is a five-speed stick. The chassis is two-wheel drive.
Aesthetically, issues don’t look too dangerous, though there are some tough edges and the canvas for the pop-top, whereas intact, appears to be like moldy as all get out.
Within the cab, it’s all tidy if drained. Serape-style seat covers add a little bit of kitsch, as does some shag carpet and the sprint cap. The camper area appears to be like simply as lived in however nonetheless completely serviceable and never with out its allure. And for the reason that composting rest room is transportable, you would truly take it to the forest and decide if a bear does, actually, shit within the woods.
The two,500 odometer studying touted within the advert appears to be like suspiciously like a rollover, so who is aware of what number of miles this rig truly has. The bottom is an previous Toyota pickup, so how a lot that issues is debatable. In its favor, the camper has a clear title and, per the advert, plenty of upkeep data for some studying distractions. The fee to make this your property away from house is $5,200.
What’s your opinion on this Chinook and that $5,200 asking? Does that appear honest, given its situation and presentation? Or, at that value, as a substitute of planning to get away from all of it, would you somewhat it simply went away?
You resolve!
Seattle, Washington, Craigslist, or go right here if the advert disappears.
H/T to Don R. for the hookup!
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