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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / December 2006'77 Palomino question.
I've run across what is claimed to be a 1977 Palomino pop-up that is for sale. In general how was the quality of Palominos of that vintage? The owner has been hard to contact and they do not live in the house that has the trailer in the front yard with the FS sign on it, they're not answering their phone. Anyway I have only seen the outside of this unit and I have a question about how the lifting mechanism works. Here's a picture of the trailer: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/kb7vkl/1977%20Palomino/PICT0391Medium.jpg I looked all over the trailer and see no where for a crank, is this type manually lifted? Thanks. > I've run across what is claimed to be a 1977 Palomino pop-up that is for > sale. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Thanks. Sure looks manual and it might have a spring assist, but I am not seeing that from this picture. Interesting that they do not even have it closed up all the way. That makes me wonder if it does close properly and if water has seeped into it. I would also take a good look at the tires for cracking. Tomes >> I've run across what is claimed to be a 1977 Palomino pop-up that is for >> sale. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >cracking. >Tomes I was wondering about that too. It has been for sale for months in several periodicals locally and the price has been dropping over time. I think it hasn't been closed properly because they've been showing it to a lot of lookers and are tired of tucking it all in and closing it right. It does have problems, one is that the front latches for the top are not OEM, see picture at this URL: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/kb7vkl/1977%20Palomino/PICT0393b.jpg?t=116 5187402 What I could see of the wood on the front bed area didn't look good, but wood can be replaced. The tires are okay but they are Carlisle and I don't mind putting tires on a vehicle. For the asking $600 it might be workable with some repair. Of course I'll have to see it fully open and then fully closed to know for sure. Thanks. >>> I've run across what is claimed to be a 1977 Palomino pop-up that is for >>> sale. [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > Thanks. I would not let those latches kill the deal if they work. On my old popup I had to move a latch for the front storage box because the screws pulled out. As long as it works and does not leak I would likely be OK with that. It is a 1977 for $600; it is not going to be perfect. It will boil down to what is not perfect and how much that matters. Maybe walk up to the guy with $300 cash in your hand, waving it around and begin to walk away with it still waving and see how much trouble he really is moving it off of his ownership. I really suspect that he will not be overrun with prospects. It could be a cool little camper for cheap. I have always had a soft spot for the old and the odd (like my old 64 Corvair van I once had...). Tomes Oh - and good use of digital photography to make your points.... Tomes >Oh - and good use of digital photography to make your points.... >Tomes It looks to me that they were using a nut/bolt deal to hold the top down. It's not a deal breaker for me, not at the price they're asking. Once the wind here dies down I'll try to get a look at it open. They also have a 30 some foot Bounder class A that isn't selling for them. >>Oh - and good use of digital photography to make your points.... >>Tomes [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Once the wind here dies down I'll try to get a look at it open. > They also have a 30 some foot Bounder class A that isn't selling for them. You can get replacement 'normal' clamps too. >>>Oh - and good use of digital photography to make your points.... >>>Tomes [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >You can get replacement 'normal' clamps too. The type of clamps doesn't bother me much, it's just an indication that this camper may have had other than an easy life. When I shopping I look for this sort of indicator as a guide to the possible history of the unit. >> I've run across what is claimed to be a 1977 Palomino pop-up that is for >> sale. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Thanks. This is the same setup as my old 1969 Skamper. Each side is manually pushed up, and locked into place. It's actually easier to raise than the crank-up models, because the sets of poles are spring-loaded. However, the down side is that if both springs break on one end, you are pushing up the whole weight of that side. I know, as this happened to mine. Where I live, I've had the major problem of not being able to find anyone who knows how to replace the springs. This is something to keep in mind... 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