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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1971 Dodge B200 Tradesman
Given the pop-top and the camper fittings on the side, one would figure this 1971 Dodge B200 Tradesman for sale on Hemmings.com would feature more interior amenities – at least a sink, an electric converter, and some cabinets, maybe even a mini-fridge – but the lack of such equipment just means the van's that much more open to customizing. Just about everything else to it – down to the linoleum on the floor and the matching Coleman cooler – looks either stock or period correct. From the seller's description:
318 V8, automatic, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, pop-top roof, dining table & bed – Bone Stock & Original – Converted by the Northwest Travel Equipment in 1970 – Original Paint – Runs & Drives Great
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Status: No Longer Available
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Rolling rumpus rooms and other van interiors of the National Truck-In
Photos by the author.
While the doghouse covers come off and show a few tarted-up small-block V-8s among the sea of six-cylinders between the front bucket seats, nobody really seems to care much about engines at a custom van show. After all, vans typically don't go fast or hug corners like most hot rods and sports cars. Instead, some of the most stunning displays of creativity and craftsmanship become apparent only when the owners of the vans throw open their gullwing, Dutch, and barn doors for inspection.
If anything characterizes a custom van besides porthole windows, murals and mag wheels, it's the van's interior, as we learned this past weekend at the 42nd National Truck-In this past weekend at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Greenwich, New York. Not only did the interiors we see typically follow a specific and unique theme – we saw the gamut from "hunter's cabin" to "pirate ship" to one based entirely on goats – they also displayed copious amounts of creativity and craftsmanship, all the while squeezing in a bed and other amenities for both style and comfort. Some of the interiors dated back to the 1970s, some represented the life's work of the van's original owner, while others were customized more recently. All of them showed a passion for vanning that has, to many, become a lifestyle.
We'll explore that culture of custom vanning in a future article, but for now, let's take a look at some of those custom interiors after the jump.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1981 Grumman Kurbwatt
It looks like it was lifted from a six-year-old's drawing of a genericar, but this 1981 Grumman Kurbwatt for sale on Hemmings.com – one of a few dozen such electric mail delivery vans that the USPS tried out for several years in the 1980s – was reportedly designed to last forever on the rigorous postal carrier schedule, what with its aluminum body construction and dead-simple drivetrain. From the seller's description:
This was one of the original 10 experimental electric trucks built for the postal service and sent to Evansville, Indiana, for evaluation in service. This one is serial #19. You can read the history and specs on the internet. We purchased and restored the vehicle in 2007 and drove it to work almost daily. Now that I have retired, we don't use it so much, and I need to cut back on my "Toys." It is quite the media attraction and draws a crowd at McDonalds. It has won awards at car shows, and been the subject at many clubs and school class presentations.
Status: No Longer Available
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Four-Links – Vette in a box, Cutlass resto nightmare, twin-turbo Fox-body, diesel Fiero
* There's two sides to the old car hobby: Those who drive their cars and those who don't. On the one hand, you want to take them out and show them off. On the other hand, there's always the danger of getting a ding or scratch. Unless, that, is, you're Hank Graff, whose son recently gave him a 1954 Chevrolet Corvette displayed like a 1/18-scale model car – in a box with transparent sides.
* A less cheerful father-son old car story comes this week from AZCentral (via Jalopnik), which reported on Mario Caperon losing the 1963 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible that he and his son were restoring. Previously stolen, a DMV error put the Cutlass back into circulation before Caperon bought it; however, a friend of the guy who it was stolen from spotted it, alerted authorities, and then ended up with it – and without having to pay Caperon for the work he and his son already put into the car.
* Knowing that Chevrolet had the Corvette ZR-1 in the works, Ford's SVO group wanted to build a car that would be half the ZR-1's price with the ability to outrun it. The car they dreamed up looked pretty much like any other Fox-body Mustang, but concealed a twin-turbo 5.8L V-8. Reportedly, it didn't enter production because they couldn't find a transmission to hold up behind that engine. (via)
* It sounds like a tractor and it spews black smoke out the exhaust. That's because this 1988 Pontiac Fiero has been fitted with a 1.9L diesel from a 2000 Jetta TDI.
* Finally, the Renault Espace – a minivan denied to Americans but renowned in Europe – turns 30 this year.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1977 Chevrolet G20 panel van
The kibosh on custom vans usually comes after inspecting their interiors. Even if they've somehow been kept clean and in decent shape since the custom van heyday – and let's be frank, not all of them were – then those interiors are just a few decades out of fashion and likely don't reflect modern tastes. This 1977 Chevrolet G20 panel van for sale on Hemmings.com, on the other hand, looks the part on the outside with its tabletop flares and wide mags, but has almost no interior to speak of, perfect for somebody wanting to update an old custom van but not have to deal with acres of old shag. From the seller's description:
Strong and smooth running 350 V-8 motor, all the gauges work, Auto shifts smoothly… nice body work with 70s style molded flared fenders, heavy-duty trailer hitch, spare tire and jack, sparkling chrome on bumpers and grille. Cool side windows and sunroof to vent the van when things get hot & heavy inside … these things come in handy when you want to party! Not sure if the miles are original, but it runs and steers and stops great. Highback seats would be perfect to recover
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Status: No Longer Available
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Vintage vanners: Hootenanny 2014 promises to deliver the authentic van run experience
Vintage vans from the documentary Vannin'. Photo credit Andrew J. Morgan.
Depending upon one's perspective, custom vans are either cool again, or they never stopped being cool, they just went underground. A staple of 1970s automotive culture, vintage vans have been making a comeback, as demonstrated by events like the upcoming Hootenanny 2014 van run in Hoquiam, Washington.
Organized by the Bustin' Loose Early Vans club out of Tacoma, Washington, the July 4 weekend event starts with a CB-radio-linked convoy of vans heading to the weekend's camping spot, Bubba's place. Once there, the plans call for a bonfire, fireworks and plenty of partying, just like in the 1970s (though, perhaps, with fewer bell bottoms and mood rings). Following a communal breakfast, the convoy departs for the Kurt Cobain museum before hitting the beach at the coastal surfing town of Ocean Shores, where plans call for an old school 1970s-style party on the beach. Afterwards, it's back to the campsite for a group potluck dinner and still more partying, this time featuring a DJ and karaoke.
Therein lies the appeal of vanning. Unlike cruise-ins, which last for a few hours, van-ins last for an entire weekend (and generally, if our memory serves us correctly, require a week or so to recover from). No trophies will be handed out, no one will be hot-lapping their van on a racetrack or autocross course, and the modest $20 entry fee goes to cover the cost of the Port-O-John rentals on Bubba's property. It's very much a run-what-you-brung event, too, and while those rolling in a shag-carpeted, airbrushed mural bedecked sin bin will likely get more thumbs up, even those driving a clapped-out work van are welcome to participate, as long as their CB radio can transmit and receive on channel 2.
If the Hootenanny in Hoquiam sounds like your kind of trip, visit the North West Vanning Facebook page for more information.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1964 Dodge A100 panel van
While this 1964 Dodge A100 panel van for sale on Hemmings.com remains in solid condition, it also shows the wear and tear that came from use as a work vehicle for decades, which leads to a dilemma: Should the van be restored to showroom condition, returning to it all the potential it once had as a utilitarian workhorse; or should it all that wear and tear be preserved as a testament to the accomplishments of the workers who used it? From the seller's description:
I'm the 2nd owner purchased it from the original owners family last year, their father purchased it in 1964, it's unmolested very straight and clean body, no dents, no rust, dry California van. It runs and drives good with the original Slant 6cyl engine and auto trans that shifts smooth, all of the gauges work, lights, turn signals work, good glass, fuel tank flushed, new fuel pump and hoses, rebuilt carb, new water pump and hoses, new belt, just tuned up new plug wires, cap and rotor and plugs, new brake master cylinder. I also have the original steel wheels with 3 hubcaps.
Status: No Longer Available
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Custom Econoline van with 550 miles sells for $22,000
1973 Ford Econoline Custom 100. Photos courtesy R. Gilligan Auctions.
Of the various lots from the Larry Brown estate sale that took place last weekend, none got more attention than Brown's 1969 Shelby G.T. 500, a 9,000-mile original that – like the rest of the vehicles in the estate sale – he bought brand new. But even more curious was Brown's customized 1973 Ford Econoline van – replete with mural, mags, and porthole window – which sold for $22,000.
As we reported last week, Brown, a high-steel worker who died within the past year, had an extensive array of vehicles, many of them custom ordered according to his preferences, which ran toward Ford products painted dark colors and shifted manually and then mostly left untouched over the ensuing decades. The clear star of the sale was the 1969 Shelby G.T. 500 that he had purchased brand-new and apparently stored in 1972. Brown had clearly taken pains to store the car properly, and had held onto all the paperwork and some original parts that had been swapped. When the hammer fell, the Black Jade fastback brought $280,000.
1969 Shelby G.T. 500.
There was also a 1971 Ranchero GT listed, which showed just under 54,000 miles, though it, too, was in excellent condition, and came with lots of paperwork. The Laser-striped Cleveland-powered four-speed hauler brought $41,000.
1971 Ford Ranchero GT.
But one of the more curious automotive bits in this sale, at least to us, was a 1973 Econoline van that had been purchased brand-new by Brown with a 302 and three-speed and then immediately subjected to a full custom treatment by a specialist, in period 1970s style, with mag wheels, porthole windows, side pipes, and lots of shag carpeting. It showed only 550 miles – as in not even a thousand – and, like the other vehicles, it had been well stored, leaving it in excellent condition. The selling price seemed like a reasonable deal: How often do you have the opportunity to buy an essentially perfect, unused, period-built time capsule of a particular automotive trend of the past for the cost of a used Camry?
Among the other vehicles sold at the Larry Brown sale was a 1990 Mustang LX 5.0, which had just 29,000 miles. In what seems to have been unusual for the owner, the Mustang had an automatic transmission, but like most of his possessions, it was in near-new condition. It fetched $14,250. A 1966 Ford pickup that the owner had not purchased new, and which appeared to be something he intended to restore (there were parts of other Ford pickups of similar vintage among his holdings as well, one of them in his signature black), brought $10,000. It's unclear whether the other Ford truck parts were included in this sale or sold separately.
None of the lots carried reserves – as is expected for an estate sale – and auctioneer R. Gilligan did not charge any buyer's fees. For more information about the sale, visit RGilliganAuctions.com.
Four-Links – murderous Mopar, Stauffer Chevrolet, roadtrip Multipla, Mustang remixed
* Can a car really be responsible for killing dozens of people? So goes the urban legend around the Golden Eagle, a 1964 Dodge in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, as related by Roadtrippers. Then again, without death certificates and other corroborating evidence, it's all just somebody trying to sell you something.
* Geoff Hacker is starting up his Sport Customs site again, starting with a look at Glenn Stauffer's 1949 Chevrolet, customized when relatively new to take on a GM Le Sabre look.
* Not only did Bruce Thomas and Stuart Harper make an incredible Sri Lanka-to-London drive in 1969, but they did it in a 1961 Fiat 600 Multipla and they took a slew of photos, hundreds of which they've posted to Flickr. (via)
* Another group of renderings from Frank Peiler over on The Daily Drive, this time considering what the Ford Mustang would have looked like if other manufacturers had taken a crack at it.
* Finally, from Curbside Classic, a custom Cadillac in California.
Estate auction to feature low-mile, one-owner Fords
1969 Shelby G.T. 500. Photos courtesy R. Gilligan Auctions.
It probably would have been very interesting to talk with Larry Brown about the vehicles he bought during the late 1960s and early 1970s, to hear about his preferences in them and the experiences he had. Unfortunately, Brown died during the past year, leaving an interesting collection of items behind, highlighted by a string of mostly ultra-low-mileage Ford products, all of which will head to auction later this week.
"He liked his Fords and he liked 'em black," Ron S. Gilligan of R. Gilligan Auctions summarized Brown's tastes when we contacted the firm for more insight on Larry Brown. Ron has also had to do some digging to find out more on the back story of these lots. "He was a high-steel worker – someone who worked on skyscraper construction. He was probably making very good money back when he was buying these cars."
The one that has received the most attention is the 1969 Shelby G.T. 500, which Brown purchased new and meticulously maintained until he apparently put it up in storage around 1972. Today, the car shows just over 8,500 miles (perhaps a few more at auction time – it has been moved since coming out of storage), and is accompanied by plenty of paperwork, including what appears to be its original window sticker, a build sheet, the Ford Owner Card issued to Brown when the car was purchased along with sales agreement and titling documents.
Brown evidently also kept a journal of the car's maintenance, including details on fuel purchases. This helped to clear up some speculation on the authenticity of the car's condition when it was pointed out that the Goodyear Polyglas tires it wears are not the correct "no size" style that the Shelby would have been built with; it looks as though Brown had the original tires replaced, perhaps under warranty, when they could not be properly balanced.
Brown also removed the Shelby's A.I.R. "smog" pump and installed an aftermarket shifter, but was fastidious about keeping the car's original parts, which remain present and accounted for.
Right around the time Brown was probably retiring his Shelby from regular street use, he returned to Miller-McVeigh Ford in State College to purchase another new Ford, this time a 1971 Ranchero GT. Again, Brown's apparent enthusiasm for performance is evident, not just in his selection of the GT model, but also in ordering Ram Air for the 351 Cleveland four-barrel engine and in specifying a four-speed, indicating what would seem to be another of his preferences: manual transmissions. Also included is correspondence between Brown and someone at Ford Motor Company responding to his inquiry regarding the CFM rating of the factory carburetor.
The black Ranchero was fairly well optioned, with deluxe interior, "rim-blow" steering wheel, AM/FM stereo and power front disc brakes. Brown again sourced the aftermarket, this time for a fiberglass bed cover specifically designed for the model, as the included original paperwork shows. In period form, a CB radio was also installed. Today, the Ranchero shows less than 54,000 miles.
The next vehicle in Brown's stable may offer more clues as to how the man was spending his time back in those days. The 1973 Econoline Custom 100 van was evidently ordered through Miller-McVeigh and then shipped to a facility in Indiana for customization. As the images on R. Gilligan's website show, it was turned into what was probably an enviable ride among young guys in the mid-1970s, with all the key bits of the custom van movement: slot mags, side pipes, a mural scene and porthole windows outside, with full shag carpeting, a bed and even a refrigerator installed within. Naturally, the van is black with a V-8 and a manual transmission, this time a 302 and a three-speed, and it has power steering and brakes.
Clearly, a vehicle like this would have been an expensive proposition at a time when many custom vans were being built from retired fleet units. Yet in spite of the investment, Brown's van has only covered 554 miles. It would seem that while Larry Brown had the means to acquire many of the things of a young man's dreams during that time, he may not have had the time to enjoy them much.
Among the auction's other lots are a black 5.0-liter Mustang LX, a number of rifles and pistols that are also in excellent condition as well as a couple of Harley-Davidsons, a selection of tools, power equipment and more. All of Brown's valued possessions seem to have been selected from what would be considered high-quality lines of products, and most appear to have been very well cared for. Also, like many of his motor vehicles, much of the guns, tools and equipment look to have been only lightly used.
Though many enthusiasts are touting the "barn-find" method of presenting long-stored cars, replete with dust and debris, the Larry Brown vehicles have been carefully cleaned, and many have received minor mechanical attention. Given that they were well stored, there doesn't seem to have been any genuine patina lost – mostly just dust and dirt.
The sale takes place April 25 at Brown's property in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, not far from Penn State's campuses in State College. Bidding is in person only. For more information, visit RGilliganAuctions.com.


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Several governments including the US urged China to account for what happened on June 4, 1989, comments that riled China, which has said the protest movement was "counter-revolutionary".
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama used the anniversary to call on China to embrace democracy.
China has never released a death toll for the crackdown, but estimates from human rights groups and witnesses range from several hundred to several thousand.
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