Custom Peterbilt 379 Camper Conversion Packs Fully Equipped Kitchen, Bedroom and Shower

When unveiled, this became Peterbilt’s largest highway-focused semi-truck. You could also tell it apart from the 359 simply by looking at the larger windshield (featuring horizontally mounted wipers) or the headlamp-mounted turn signals, as opposed to fender-mounted like on its predecessor.

Oh, and in case you can’t quite place the design, yes, a Peterbilt 379 was used as Optimus Prime in vehicle form, during the filming for Michael Bay’s first Transformers movie.

Together with the Kenworth W900, the Peterbilt 379 stands as one of the most beautiful semi-trucks ever built – both are way better-looking than any long-hood Freightliner or Mack that I can think of. Then again, this is just a personal preference type of thing, as far as I’m concerned.

Anyway, what we have here is a 2007 example that’s been modified to feature a camper cabin. These newer 379s are nowhere near as gorgeous as older models, but again, to each their own.

This so-called Peterbilt 379 Camper was auctioned off a couple of weeks ago, with the winning bid amounting to $62,500. That’s pretty much what you’d spend on a brand-new 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. Of course, the Mustang doesn’t come with a fully equipped kitchen, bedroom and bathroom, now does it?

Visual highlights for this semi-truck include the all-white exterior, chrome accents, roof-mounted air horns, towing mirrors, clearance lights, equipment boxes, rear wheel housings, a fifth-wheel hitch, and a set of polished 24.5” wheels with 11R24.5 tires. This thing has a 312” (7.92 meter) wheelbase – it's frigging huge!

Meanwhile, the camper cabin comes with a rear entry door, sliding side windows, perimeter lights, and a roof-mounted air deflector.

Inside the cab is where you’ll find the black vinyl captain’s chairs (power-adjustable driver seat), tan dash and door panels, black rubber floor mats, woodgrain accents, power door locks, air conditioning, flame-design pedals, a wood-rimmed steering wheel, a Cobra CB radio and a Pioneer CD stereo.

As for the camper/RV section, aka the living quarters, you get woodgrain vinyl flooring, overhead lighting, a power-operated ceiling vent, air conditioning, and ceiling-mounted speakers. The kitchen area comes with a composite countertop, a stainless-steel sink, microwave oven, and a refrigerator. There’s also a sleeping surface with a thick and comfy-looking mattress, while the adjacent wet-bath bathroom boasts a shower with a tethered sprayer, soap dispenser, and a cassette toilet.

What’s going on underneath the hood is impressive too, to some extent. You’ve got a 15.2-liter Caterpillar C15 turbodiesel inline-six engine, factory rated at 475 horsepower – with everything going to the rear wheels via an 18-speed manual gearbox.