Hello folks,
I'm a Canadian who has been perusing these forums for the past year or so during my search for an older Alaskan Camper. I've found that there is a lot of in-depth information here from people very experienced with these old beauties, something that I'm glad exists as a resource. Following and reading about the rebuilds that have been performed has encouraged me to attempt to restore a unit of my own.
I've finally been able to locate and purchase an older 8 foot non-cab over Alaskan Camper, something I'm pretty excited about. It appears to me to be in great shape considering that it may be into its 60th year (or so).
There is an identity plate on the rear of the unit, on the upper half near the bottom edge as show in the photo. The plate reads, "The Alaskan Camper", "PennACamp Inc", "Manheim, Penna" and shows a serial number of 12. It's the low number that suggests to me that it could be from the late 50's, although I've also been told that it could be from the early 60's.
Is there any other way to nail the date down? Past postings I've read elsewhere regarding finding the date for a camper have suggested that the serial number may be etched into one of the exterior metal corner edges of the camper (either the vertical corner on the driver's side, camper top, or along the horizontal edge trim on the bottom left edge below the door). In my case, no numbers are present.
is the low serial number indicative of being part of an original run, at least from the Manheim, Pennsylvania factory? Or is this camper newer, perhaps from the early to mid-1960s?
Thanks in advance.
I'm a Canadian who has been perusing these forums for the past year or so during my search for an older Alaskan Camper. I've found that there is a lot of in-depth information here from people very experienced with these old beauties, something that I'm glad exists as a resource. Following and reading about the rebuilds that have been performed has encouraged me to attempt to restore a unit of my own.
I've finally been able to locate and purchase an older 8 foot non-cab over Alaskan Camper, something I'm pretty excited about. It appears to me to be in great shape considering that it may be into its 60th year (or so).
There is an identity plate on the rear of the unit, on the upper half near the bottom edge as show in the photo. The plate reads, "The Alaskan Camper", "PennACamp Inc", "Manheim, Penna" and shows a serial number of 12. It's the low number that suggests to me that it could be from the late 50's, although I've also been told that it could be from the early 60's.
Is there any other way to nail the date down? Past postings I've read elsewhere regarding finding the date for a camper have suggested that the serial number may be etched into one of the exterior metal corner edges of the camper (either the vertical corner on the driver's side, camper top, or along the horizontal edge trim on the bottom left edge below the door). In my case, no numbers are present.
is the low serial number indicative of being part of an original run, at least from the Manheim, Pennsylvania factory? Or is this camper newer, perhaps from the early to mid-1960s?
Thanks in advance.
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