Xander Wildeisen Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/d/clinton-township-1967-ford-econoline/7278533126.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Hmmm...interesting looking, for sure. Would like to see it up close, to see the quality of workmanship. Might be fun to have around a farm, or just to run in to town with on sunny days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 lump beat me by seconds. That is fine, I really did not want to be first. I know what I think (really nothing all that bad), and what I would like to say. However, in the current trying to keep this a nice and polite forum? I think I have already said enough. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 It's interesting in its concept, and I can visualize it running around as a base's utility vehicle like an outsized Cushman Haulster. I think I'd as soon have a regular Econoline pickup though. Wonder if it WAZA a panel van or a window van?😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 There might be some practical applications for a pickup with low side walls on the bed like that. I suspect my wife would love that vehicle for her ambitious gardening chores. Probably easier to get things in and out of the bed from a variety of vantage points. Just needs a little tailgate to keep things from falling out. Price is right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 To my eyes someone went to a lot of work to duplicate a VW Single Cab. Wonder what the rest of the story is at the asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I'd rather have one of these. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Fords had to add weights to the rear for hard stopping. Chevrolet in one of the adds compared the Econoline and Corvair PU in a panic stop were the Ford's rear came way up. (some of the weight was removed) That would be a test I would make with the seller sitting next to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 23 minutes ago, 28 Chrysler said: Fords had to add weights to the rear for hard stopping. Chevrolet in one of the adds compared the Econoline and Corvair PU in a panic stop were the Ford's rear came way up. (some of the weight was removed) That would be a test I would make with the seller sitting next to me. The Dodge A100s also had a big, square solid steel bar under the very rear to add weight to the wheels for traction. I really miss my Dodge.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, 28 Chrysler said: Fords had to add weights to the rear for hard stopping. I remember that. If there is no added weight in this conversion I would bet it would be a real squirrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 7 hours ago, plymouthcranbrook said: I always thought forward control trucks were neat. Of course I never drove one as the were on the way out as I started drivng. I've never driven the truck version of that Dodge but I have driven the van version and plenty of 13 passenger vans and a few VW buses that are the same style of vehicle. It is very weird at first to feel the way the rear end reacts when you steer. And when you go around a corner you feel like you have to go past the corner before you start your turn. Things get real interesting the first time you try to back up a trailer with the forward driving position of those vehicles. Takes a little getting used to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/533814103838823/?ref=category_feed&referral_code=undefined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8-8-Dave Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 On 2/24/2021 at 11:10 AM, 28 Chrysler said: Fords had to add weights to the rear for hard stopping. Chevrolet in one of the adds compared the Econoline and Corvair PU in a panic stop were the Ford's rear came way up. (some of the weight was removed) That would be a test I would make with the seller sitting next to me. Yeah- my dad was a manager at Ford Custom Vehicle in the old triple E building when the first reports came in of Econoline vans falling forward off car hoists besides the braking issue. They actually built a few with 1 gallon paint cans filled with cement to place behind the quarter panels under the load floor. I suspect some heads rolled over the matter but my dad thought is was quite humorous... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 https://www.thedrive.com/news/39600/did-you-know-the-original-ford-explorer-was-a-mid-engined-pickup-truck-with-a-tent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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