"A Budget Camper You Can Build" (Mechanix Illustrated May, 1979)

[Brian Austin]

[Vietnam Vet67]

1979...............that's like in the last century!!!!

[cobraman]

Several years ago I decided I wanted to build a teardrop trailer. I bought the plans and the trailer to build it on. That's as far as I got. 😀

[Russell C]

Don't forget their two years-earlier build-a-bug camper, there's a link with more photos of the article: https://www.goodshomedesign.com/vw-beetle-chassis-with-sleeping-and-camping-for-four/

Days later new discovery edit:  Or, if you have lots of money, skip the model building and buy the 43rd scale collectible instead - https://www.amazon.com/Schuco-Beetle-Caravan-Motorhome-450889900/dp/B07ZDFSTW7

Edited March 8 by Russell C
added info

[leafsprings]

Hard to believe a  pickup camper was never done by big plastic in 1/25, only  pickup shells.