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Re: Chinooks seen on the road
Posted: January 19th, 2018, 1:22 pm
by SMan
This very rough Chinook is a few miles from our home. I guess it goes with the surroundings. Could use a bit of rehab. An early 70's Dodge. (1973?)
Re: Chinooks seen on the road
Posted: May 24th, 2018, 8:08 am
by Colorider
I was in Moab, UT this week (5/21-5/23) without the rig. I happened across 2 Chinooks while there. Didn't get any pics but one was in the Sand Flats Recreation Area campground (90's model concourse) and another was an 80's model 18+ that I can't specifically remember the location. I didn't get to stop and say since I was on a moto adventure with a buddy.
Was that anyone who frequents this forum?
Re: Chinooks seen on the road
Posted: May 24th, 2018, 6:40 pm
by pdemarest
We've been on the road for two weeks today, leaving Santa Cruz, CA, driving through Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota and now on our way home. We've seen one Chinook - looked like a 90's Concourse. They are pretty rare beasts.
Re: Chinooks seen on the road
Posted: March 22nd, 2019, 9:25 pm
by chin_k
A fellow Chinooker honked (friendly ones) at me early this week, then he disappeared into CA-22. It has a buggy in tow.
Then today, I spotted a Chinook, maybe 1998 or 1999, from Oregon, in the Borrego Palm campground.
First time see a Chinook for two days in a week. Any of you were the driver of these rigs?
Re: Chinooks seen on the road
Posted: March 24th, 2019, 5:54 am
by Dano
After reading this post, it got me kind of curious...Does anyone have any actual production numbers of how many Chinooks were built each year? Realize it's a shot in the dark but I'm interested...
Re: Chinooks seen on the road
Posted: April 6th, 2019, 5:03 am
by rgmullins
I spotted this antique at a camp ground in Florida. Any idea what year it is?
Re: Chinooks seen on the road
Posted: April 6th, 2019, 5:22 am
by ltg
Not on the Road, but I saw 21 Chinooks at the Chinook Rally at Colfax, Louisiana on April 1, 2019.
Re: Chinooks seen on the road
Posted: April 6th, 2019, 6:18 am
by HoosierB
rgmullins wrote: ↑April 6th, 2019, 5:03 am
I spotted this antique at a camp ground in Florida. Any idea what year it is?
Late 1960's, early 1970's era Chinook "Mobillodge 1400 or 2200" (Dodge chassis?)
Re: Chinooks seen on the road
Posted: April 7th, 2019, 6:05 pm
by Cincy Spin
Dano wrote: ↑March 24th, 2019, 5:54 am
After reading this post, it got me kind of curious...Does anyone have any actual production numbers of how many Chinooks were built each year? Realize it's a shot in the dark but I'm interested...
**********(Everything which follows is in response to the above quote and not a part of that quote, but somehow everything got included in that quote and I don't want to try to fix it, mess it up some more, and have to start all over, so forgive me my trespass, this being Sunday and all.)**********
I was wondering the same thing...so I googled "Chinook RV production numbers" and the first entry was a referral to this forum-
https://www.chinookrvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=315
I'm sure you'll want to read all the posts from that thread, as there are some very original and inventive proposals for finding an answer. But in case you're pressed for time, the post from that thread which came the closest to finding an answer (imho) contained the following info from the updated "Tin Can Tourist": According to an interview with the company owner, Chinook made up to 450 units a year during it's heyday in the early 2000's.
Since it was a private company, you probably need to "know someone" in order to get the exact figures, but that's close enough for me
Re: Chinooks seen on the road
Posted: April 7th, 2019, 9:37 pm
by chin_k
The trick for quoting is to type your response after the [ /quote ], and it will not look like it is part of the quote.
Anyway, there are a few outliers when I look at the chassis numbers that some members posted, so I don't know if there are some bad numbers. Maybe Premier have a different sequence than the Concourse? Why someone has a chassis number starting with the letter "S"?