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GLASTE03
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I've got a 1965 Ford E100 Panel Van. I am the 4th owner, it was used as a cargo van by the first owner, then sold to the 2nd who in 1978 did the conversion you will see in the slideshow. Adding white fur to the walls and ceilings, crushed blue velvet dash board and trim work, custom wood work, a working ice box, 8track player in the dash, 3 on the tree inline 6' 170', crushed velvet bed in the rear.
A few pics in the slideshow below, I love em!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glaste03/sets/72157606196372395/show/with/2672712301/ |
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i_am_cool_fred
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that is absoluetly beautiful...did you do your own interior or did you have it done??? i love the diamond pleats
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GLASTE03
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| that is absoluetly beautiful...did you do your own interior or did you have it done??? i love the diamond pleats |
Actually I got her this year, the complete conversion as seen in the photos was done circa 1978.
She is great, currently she is having issues with getting too hot, I am putting on a new water pump and an electronic fan in 2 weeks. After that she should be rocking and rolling again.
I've got more photos if you'd like, leave an e-mail
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thewalrus
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I've seen a lot of Ford vans in various forms more and more at shows.
Poked around in there for a while....and saw this:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=352833&d=1189479484
That looks exactly like what my Dad and his friends drove across country in the early 70's. I've seen some of the old super 8 film and they did some crazy stuff in that thing!! So what is it?? I asked him what kind of van he took and….he couldn't remember!!
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i_am_cool_fred
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it's an old chevy delevery van...sorta like what toms potato chips uses to deliver
edit: thanks to thewalrus i just found my entertainment for the morning...there was an old documentary on van nationals amongst the posts on that link and i've already got done with part one...now on to next two parts 
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BTW....This is Now?  A-100 concept.
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nice roof rack
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chickengeorge
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BTW....This is Now? A-100 concept.
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nice roof rack |
Crap! I fuckin love that thing. |
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i_am_cool_fred
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BTW....This is Now? A-100 concept.
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nice roof rack |
Crap! I fuckin love that thing. |
looks to me like it's one of those japanese vans with a conversion front end...you know the ones...i've seen them with vw fronts, late 60's early 70's chevy frontends, ford econoline frontends and a100 front ends
here's the chevy one:
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VintageVulture
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Got mine ready for paint in two weeks time. Tested the color out on the door panels and the ash tray- Code T tan... I like it!
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runslikeapenguin
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here's the chevy one:
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the one of the right dosent look half bad |
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gmag69
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here's the chevy one:
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the one of the right dosent look half bad |
Those look like Scion XBs instead of vans.
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i_am_cool_fred
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you know, your right
when will they bring that kit into america????
i like it
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TeamSpatula
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you know, your right
when will they bring that kit into america????
i like it |
don't wait for the kit, just go to a junkyard & get an old Chevy truck grill, and cut it to fit...
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chickengeorge
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BTW....This is Now? A-100 concept.
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Crap! I fuckin love that thing. |
looks to me like it's one of those japanese vans with a conversion front end...you know the ones...i've seen them with vw fronts, late 60's early 70's chevy frontends, ford econoline frontends and a100 front ends
here's the chevy one:
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Those are frickin awesome. 67-72 Chevy trucks are purty. |
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mynameismud
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http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www....%26hl%3Den
page 4 - pop-top would be awesome.
A few fridays ago, i was heading back home in my bus after dropping my son off at school (maybe a mile drive at most) as a go round a corner, here comes a truck with an A-100 (i think) on it's flatbed...but, it's a high roof delivery or something similar, as the roof line is taller. I didn't have my camera, nor a place to turn around to follow. It looked like it was going to a shop somewhere. Anyone see anything similar? I've googled, but come up empty.
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Werner
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I've always had a thing for the 1961 - 1967 Econolines, but I often wonder what these old vans really drive like. Solid front axles sprung with leaf springs, tiny manual drum brakes, manual steering, and relatively heavy but low output engines don't look like inspiring components for a vehicle. Were these vans any good to drive, or were they noisy, scary things that are better used as a storage device?
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Werner
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This guy has a nice blog of his 1965 Econoline Pickup restoration....
http://1965econolinepickup.blogspot.com/
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localboy
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I had to show this A-100 from Foose's show.
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Neighbor up the street has one like this in his garage. He just moved in a few months ago. Looks to be a project in progress. Pretty cool.
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