From: JordanVw@AOL.COM > > In a message dated 1/13/00 6:12:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, > palachance@CCAPCABLE.COM writes: > > << the only " new " VW that I ever had out of 11, was a 70 window van > ( no seats in rear ) that i turned into a west with the help of a company > in indiana called, if my memory is still good campmobile... the only > thing I did not buy from them was the top that looked a lot as the one in > the picture. are they still alive ???maybe ...good luck... > >> > > I'm sure you mean the company called "Sportsmobile", not Campmobile. > (Campmobile is what VW called their campers). Sportsmobile did camper > conversions in the '70's out of Indiana. they did VW's as well as > American vans. Sportsmobile is still alive and well, and doing camper conversions on Dodge and Ford vans. They have factories in Texas, California, and Indiana. Most of their work is custom - you can design you own floor plan, put in the equipment you want, etc. for the same cost as a "standard" floorplan (of which they have about 50). Conversion cost is about $13-20000 (depending on features), plus the cost of the van (around $22000 from them, or bring your own). Their most popular roof is a straight-up pop-top with big windows on 3 sides; they also make a few different hard tops. I visited their Texas factory in October when I was in the area on business. They were very friendly. The place was small - just three or four garage bays and half a dozen or so people. Their work appeared to be of high quality. (It's always looked good to me in their brochures, but I wanted to see if it looked as good in "real life".) Their web site at http://www.sportsmobile.com is worth a visit if you're interested in van campers. Their "RB-50" standard floor plan (which they show on the site) is similar to the Westfalia layout, but with more space, more storage, more camping gear (holding tank, furnace, A/C, etc.), and seating for 5. Sportsmobile actually made the first pop-tops for the VW bus - before Westfalia, I think. There's a tiny picture just after the entry page on their web site. Also, Steve Haney has pictures of a 1971 Sporstmobile brochure at http://24.3.36.47/vw/sportsmobile/sportsmobile.htm. -Steven Sittser |
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