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Greenbrier roof-top tent from the 1963 Corvair accessories brochure. Go in search of a roof-top tent, like all the overlanding cool kids have these da [View in Browser]( [Hemmings Auctions]( [trPx] [Hemmings Daily]( Friday, September 4, 2020 Latest Stories [The roof-top tent is far from a recent concept, as nearly a century of innovation shows]( [The roof-top tent is far from a recent concept, as nearly a century of innovation shows]( Greenbrier roof-top tent from the 1963 Corvair accessories brochure. Go in search of a roof-top tent, like all the overlanding cool kids have these da... 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