HE DIDN'T LIKE THE AVAILABLE CAMPERS OF THE TIME SO HE DESIGNED AND BUILT HIS OWN!
(And invented the pop-top camper concept!)
The 1934 Thompson House Car.
Arthur Thompson of Ontario, California, created his House Car over a seven year period in the 1930s.
It is built on a Studebaker chassis and has a six-cylinder engine.
The roof raises much like that on a pop-up camper with a system of gears that raise all four corners simultaneously.
When the roof is fully raised, campers could use an upper bed in the vehicle.
Up to four people could sleep comfortably inside.
For the kitchen, there is an icebox, sink with running water, and a stove.
Kink (or chevron) fold, Sot de Chera, Spain. (credit: L. Recker)