Date:         Wed, 26 Apr 95 10:08:32 EDT
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From:         Richard <rapalmer@unity.ncsu.edu>
Subject:      Re:  Camper tops '68-'71

> 
> 
> 	So I am trying to buy a '71 bus. It is missing the camper top and 
> there is a 3 X 3 foot "hole" in the roof. My question is, can I take the 
> camper top off a '73 or '79 and fit to the '71? It looks like it wouldn't 
> a problem but I have seen the small pop-up tops and am wondering if this 
> is what I need to get. Thanks. I need to act fast because this kind of 
> hardware dissapears as fast as the busses do!
> 
The small square pop-tops were only used until '67. After that, from
'68-'73, the tops hinged from the front, and had a small cot up top.
>From '74 on, the top hinged from the rear, and had a folding double bed
on the roof. I would try for one of the later models if you can get one,
but any of those years will fit. (I have a '70 top on a '78 bus)
Richard