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VIPERICH
12-30-2010, 07:53 PM
my father in law hd this in his yard for over twenty years.he wanted to cut it up and get rid of it.he used to tow his small boat years ago to the marina with it.he also has a mint 48 or 49 gmc pickup in garage but thats for later.i told him no way im gonna bring her back to life.its a 69 van with the full paneling inside ect.kinda rough but not to bad.scooby do
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mockingbird812
12-30-2010, 08:34 PM
Nice panel van. Looks like lots of potential!

PeteLeathersac
12-30-2010, 09:03 PM
Cool!!!.
Real memories for me as I had a couple o' these back in the 70's, one a '66 flat front and the other a '69, both short WB models..

Check to see if yours has a 12 bolt!.
If it's a 6 banger and you're gonna add a V8, being a '69 your doghouse should have the wide style already where the earlier flat fronts had the skinny 6 banger only doghouses..
With a doghouse swap on my '66 and a stock '72 350/4Bbl w/ original 3-Tree I could get the front off the ground!.

If you're removing the custom interior keep your eyes peeled for the build RPO decal stuck on the inside of the rear side panels..
My '66 had rear cargo doors only and the build decal indicated the side door delete also the '69 had a 12 bolt and the decal showed it was a factory 4:11!.

You're lucky the panels are clean w/ no windows added!.
Nice slots too!!!
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~ Pete

hep1966
12-31-2010, 02:49 AM
I'd love to have that van. My Dad had one with a straight 6. We rode in that van all over PA and down to Ocean City, MD.

njsteve
12-31-2010, 04:40 AM
You gotta do a 1970's vintage van.

Heck, we have Day Two cars, you can be the first with a Day Two van!

Definitely the ScoobyDoo Mystery Machine.


&quot;...if it wasn't for you meddling kids I would have gotten away with it&quot;

I can't count how many times I heard that phrase during saturday morning cartoon time.

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Xplantdad
12-31-2010, 05:17 AM
Not to be confused with....

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Taken at Cars and Coffee Thanksgiving weekend <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

Mr. Chevy
12-31-2010, 06:33 AM
Those are cool vans.. I remember back in the mid to late 80s I worked at a gas station and a guy that worked at the neighboring gas station across the street was really into those vans. He had several of them from pristine to rough condition..He would fix them up and cruise them around....

Rich

69 Post Sedan
12-31-2010, 03:34 PM
They are very cool vans. My cousin bought one this year to cruise around town with and use for his business.

It has a 6cyl w/Powerglide.

He doesn't like it on the highway...he says it feels like every on coming car is going to hit him head-on and that pulling in and out of driveways feels like it's going to tip over.

Kurt

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