Considering how crazy the world is getting, an off-grid escape plan involving today’s Nice Price or No Dice Dodge class B camper makes a lot of sense. Let’s find out what the cost of survival is.
The history of the farm tractor roughly parallels that of the automobile, with both appearing around the beginning of the last decade of the 19th Century. The first-ever tractor was the invention of an Iowan named John Froelich. He was seeking a safer solution for wheat threshing than the open-fire steam engines that were then common and, on occasion, would set the field in which they were working ablaze. He came up with a single-cylinder gasoline-fueled engine mounted in a converted steam engine frame. It proved successful enough that a company was formed to produce the engines, although initial sales proved disappointing. It would be another 25 years before tractors became commonplace on farms and fully 70 years until the 1962 Porsche 238 Standard Star, which we looked at yesterday, first rolled into the fields. Unfortunately for its seller, most of you felt the Porsche’s $27,500 price tag came out of left field. Ultimately, that resulted in a 75% No Dice loss.
International Vehicles Corporation
Today’s 1987 Dodge B350-based InterVec Horizon 190 camper comes from, you guessed it, InterVec, which is a contraction of the full corporate name, International Vehicles Corporation, built camper conversions on a number of different van chassis from around 1984 until going out of business in 1997. The Horizon was the little sibling of the Falcon, although it was still built on the longest chassis Dodge offered at the time. Mods to make it a home-away-from-home included a roof extension for standing room inside, a full kitchenette and place for your poop, and sleeping quarters for four.
According to the seller, this one has seen substantial care and maintenance, including a new 318 V8 and a rebuilt Torqueflite transmission. Other updates include a refreshed air conditioning system, a new furnace for those cold winter nights, and a set of new tires. Most of the work was undertaken between 2022 and 2024.
Van Life
On top of all of that, the ad touts the camper’s off-grid capabilities made possible by a 200-watt solar roof system powering a Yeti battery power station, flush toilet, and both clean and dirty water tanks.
The ad also claims the camper to be clean inside, with new carpeting and hard flooring having been recently installed. It has all the amenities, including a two-burner hob, sink, fridge, and even a microwave, the latter of which is strapped to a shelf for safe transport. They’ve even given the camper a name—Bianca.
As nice as the interior appears to be, the exterior looks a bit in need of a good wash and perhaps the removal of the creepy peace sign psychedelic frog spare tire cover in the back. This is also a fairly large vehicle, despite being designated a “Class B” mini-motorhome, so any prospective buyer would want to ensure they have a suitable place to park it.
Going places
Of course, it’s not unreasonable to consider this Horizon as a daily driver, just as long as there’s space to store it on each end of the commute or grocery run. And, with the seller touting it being in excellent running condition, that wouldn’t be such a crazy idea. The low 84,555 mileage and clean title are additional enticements. The question, however, is whether or not its $12,000 asking price will prove likewise.
What do you say? Is $12,000 a fair price for this seemingly well-cared-for camper van? Or is that too much to get away from it all?
You decide!
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