I bought a van.....Super original Econoline. Update 4/24 IT'S ALIVE!!!!

I had to save it. I'm going to get it running and then I don't know......

I present, "The Unicorn bus"....Free Kandy is taken....

update

It's alive! threw some ignition parts and a new fuel pump on it. It probably would have ran with just points and the pump but it had Ford issued ignition parts on it so I figured it had been awhile since it had a tune up. Next up is brakes, they work..... but barely. Where do I add brake fluid to the system?

 

LUCKY ASS !

Damn ,I've been looking for one that nice for a loooong time.

Great score....

Good luck with it ....Wish it was on the east coast...

 

Awesome!! My friend has one of these, they're great vans. Yours looks really solid too.

Free Kandy.. haha

 

You can sell it to me at a fantastic discount! Nice score man. My Dad and I really dig those early vans.

 

Holy crap that's clean!

 

nice ride...remind's me of the scene in the movie hollywood nights

 

Looks like the Hannah Montana concert shuttle.....

 

How kool, had a Van shop back in the early 70's building kustom vans, would love to have an early econoline like that! Damn shag carpet and all, i even had an 8 track in the dash with 6 speakers!

 

Hannah who????.....

 

Neat. Have fun with it.

 

Thanks Guys! I'm super excited! I washed it today and I'm going to try and get it running tomorrow.

 

Get a sticker made that says "caution: ponies inside"

 

i hate to bust your bubble but im pretty sure fuzzy bunny's econoline is already named free kandy.

heres the album
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/album.php?albumid=221

 

Every van should be named Free Candy....Maybe I'll go with "unicorn bus"

 

or...
Micheal Jackson Express
Never Land Ranch On Wheels
NyQuil To Never Land
Jesus Juice

 

lower it its the only way they look cool..

 

or...
The Creepy Uncle
The Hole In My Pocket
Chloroform

 

hahhahhaahah!

 

That's really Bitchin', Matt. You're going to get a ton of help here, isn't there even an Econoline thread? You say your going to get it started... and you had to rescue it. What's the history, what's wrong with it??

 

Well, it's been sitting for about 4 years. It currently doesn't run. Restoration started and abandoned. basically got as far as taking off the air cleaner and passenger mirror. There was talk of it getting donated.( it probably would have ended up in the junk yard)....I was at the right place at the right time with cash. It originally came from California. It's got 81,000 on it. I got it from the original owners son. I put a battery in it. It cranks and doesn't start. No spark. It seems to be leaking coolant/water too. I want to get it running and driving, detail it, and buff the original paint. Maybe replace the windshield and lower it? It's got great patina. I've got the hubcaps for it and passenger side mirror. It's about the nicest one of these I've seen, aside from one that has been painted/restored. I can't keep it as I don't have the room, But I'd like to get it back on the road, cruise it, and into someone's hands that will care for it. It's one of the vehicles on my "list" so I get to check that off too.....You can't keep them all.

 

Yeah, them vans are born to either scrape or "shag"...or both

 

Mid-engine 427 side oiler or cammer. How hard could that be?

 

Hard to see in the photos,,extended or short? HRP

 

Been seeing a rise in the number of these hot rodded and restored lately. Nice find! You'll have fun with it no matter what you end up doing with it! Nice ride!

 

Wait! You're not supposed to keep them all? Shit. No wonder I cant afford to do anything to my F100!

 

my dad own a crap load of those when we were growing up,shag carpet in every damn one of em!

man i hated road trips---nothing like 10-13 hours stuck with family and the ole man chain smoking from western South Dakota to southern Missouri in freaken June or August!!! no wonder i have issues!
cool score any how!

 

Those were the coolest stoner vans in high school......

 

that thing rules... makes me miss mine, piece of crap that it was.

 

what motor u got in there? i'm swapping in a 200 inliner with automatic from a maverick into my '61. hopefully yours has a bigger six. i feel the need for a 2 barrel coming, as well.

 

It's the supervan. 18 inches longer.