can someone help me out with this??

hello everyone!!
i'm perry from holland..
tottally new to the forum,,
i have been on the lookout for a sixties econoline pickup for a while now,,
but since i'm from holland it's hard gettin good info on this,,
can anyone maybe tell me what the price is of a sixties e pickup in project status,,,??
we don't have any of these here in holland so if someone could help me out with this i would be more than thankfull!!
cheers everyone!!

Welcome!

There have been people recently shipping vehicles to Europe... Sy in England's van painted in Stars and Stripes. I don't know if I ever heard how much it cost him to do that.

If you are not intending original, I might suggest that if you get a vehicle with a solid body, and choose a powerplant that you can easily service locally... as a matter of fact, try to by a truck with no engine at all... would save a little on weight!

I'm excited for you... and I may not know what I'm talking about... I have a way of getting projects that I fine myself rapidly over my head! Take my advice with a grain of salt. Good luck.

They are always on ebay. Shipping would be the killer. It;s best to try to find one from California, Arizona or Nevada,. Less chance of rust that way.

thanks guys!!
i'm not plannin on keepin it original for starters,,
i often look on ebay but i never know for how much these get sold since it's al bidding,,
and i know the shipping is pretty expensive,, i think the price is set on amount of containrs,, not sure,,
also,, the further the car is in western america the more expensive it is, due to transport,,
i'm gonna be on the lookout ,thanks guys!!

Yeah........it seems Oregon is the old van capitol of the universe. Chevy, Ford, Dodge & especially VW. And the western prices are much better.
In the East...South Carolina also seems to be a hotspot for lots of good old van & cars.
Shipping cars, trucks & bikes to Europe is not as bad as one would think. And the cost savings from buying here often off-sets the shipping anyway.

Just depends on who ships it and how. Best to call it "parts" to avoid duty fees & regulations on this stuff.

Hi, i imported my Econoline from California to the UK last year. Fortunately i did it when the exchange rate was good. It would be about 40% more expensive now as the Pound has completely collapsed against the dollar. Not sure about the Euro, but it seems to be doing better than the pound so you may be ok. Stuff is certainly way cheaper over in the USA,
I just bought mine off ebay, and hoped for the best. I didn't know about this forum then, so i just took the plunge... Mine turned out to be great, very pleased with it.
Shipping from the West Coast is more expensive. I was advised to buy one from the East Coast, but couldn't find one in the end, also, West Coast ones tend to be less rusty. Mine was shipped out of California and it went down the coast and through the Panama canal. It was done in a shipping container, as this way you can ship it over full of spare parts. If you use roll on-roll off it needs to be completely empty.
I paid $6000 for my van, and it cost about the same again to get it over here, that includes shipping, which was $3000 from California, and also i had to pay 10% import duty on everything, plus another 17.5% on top of that for VAT Tax. So i got taxed on my tax....!!!!!
Still, i got a rust free van delivered to my door for £6,000. This may sound a lot to those in the States, but over here, you couldn't pick up much for that price. There is a pickup on Ebay Uk at the moment, which is still in the States, and he wants nearly £14,000 for it....

Depending on what engine you are putting in it, you may want to buy one that is running. A lot of people seem to put V8s in pickups, if that is your plan, then you can get those over here already. Inline six engines are much rarer.

Good luck with the search.

Sy

I bet you get a lot of looks with that econoline in the UK!

A pretty machine you have too!

Cheers

It's not on the road yet, unfortunately. The camper roof got destroyed somewhere between California and my house, and the wiring was a little bit on the dodgy side, so i removed it all....

But once i do get it on the road, i reckon you will probably be right....

here's one in Riverside http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/pts/1052171192.html

I think he wants a pickup....

hee thanks guys!!
i am currently busy with a pickup i found on the forum,,
it's a project car that is complete except for the tailgate,,( i know these are hard to come by)
i am buying it with an aditional v8 ,which is a newer type engine,,
it also comes with new sheetmetal ,rubbers, good glas etc,,
all for aprox 1250,,$
i think it's a good deal,,
the car's in michigan and will be transported to new york and then to holland,,
the transport is gonna cost me 1650$..
and since the dollar euro exchange is good.. it's very cheap..
also because he's near the eastern coast .also saves money
be lettin you all know,,
cheers perry

Congratulations. I hope it has been well taken care of, as Michigan winters can be very hard on sheet metal... if you're getting it with new sheetmetal, it probably just means you will have to work on it considerably before you drive it. That , however, is part of the fun!

yeah it definitly needs work , i could tell from the photos,,
since i'm not plannin on makin it a 100% original it's good it needs some work,,
would be a shame to be cuttin and grindin in a good car,,
we'll see.,.
cheers perry

Perry,
Congrats. Hope all goes well and keep us posted on your progress. And post pic's, we love to see how projects are coming along...

I guess this is a nice way to introduce myself. I just signed up and saw this topic.

Another Dutchman in the house! Hello everybody. I'm also looking for a Econoline and had the same experience with not being able to find this vehicle in Holland or even Europe.

I'll just keep on looking I guess. But it's sure nice to finally find some space with usefull info, since van freaks don't seem to exist in Holland.

heey!!
i'm currently goin on with another acount,, but i was the one who started this post,, under motorhead88
good to know more people are gettin fermiliar with these vans and pickups!!
at least in europe for that matter,, cause there should be many more around here!!!
hope you find the one youre lookin for,, take youre time and look around,,
you will get alot of help on this forum,, that's how i found mine,,
cheers perry