akylekoz
akylekoz UberDork
1/15/25 6:51 a.m.

Too Retro?

Product photo of 1982 Ford Econoline E250 Cargo · Van

Product photo of 1982 Ford Econoline E250 Cargo · Van

Oops, NMNA.

 

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
1/15/25 10:00 a.m.

I know vans like that get kind of a bad wrap, but the people who had these were really just ahead of their time–they did "van life" before "van life" was cool.

I also can't see one of these vans without also seeing Uncle Rico's van:

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
1/15/25 10:10 a.m.

Love vans, had a few.  In the 70s at their peak, my brother actually made a living fixing them up.  I never really understood the aero kit though, flares, air dam etc. on a shoe box.

BTW, in a 1966 GMC under hard braking, you thought you were going out the windshield!

akylekoz
akylekoz UberDork
1/15/25 1:27 p.m.

In reply to Colin Wood :

Uhhhh, Flippin' Idiot.

lrrs
lrrs HalfDork
1/15/25 1:41 p.m.

 My  rig.

Karacticus
Karacticus SuperDork
1/15/25 1:45 p.m.

Confused--

porschenut
porschenut Dork
1/15/25 3:02 p.m.

In reply to lrrs :

That is the BEST.  Had an xplorer 224 in the 80s, lived in it for 9 months while travelling thru the US and Canada.

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