by VanGo66 Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:39 pmNough said
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Vangina...
VanGo66- Number of posts : 65
Location : Longview, wa
Registration date : 2010-09-08
VanGo66- Number of posts : 65
Location : Longview, wa
Registration date : 2010-09-08
http://www.losboulevardosmessageboard.com/showthread.php?7-The-Van-Picture-Thread
Not a lot of early van but some crazy shit just the same
Not a lot of early van but some crazy shit just the same
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I remember that van. It belonged to a fellow Inland Vans Berdoo club member
Van Halen- Number of posts : 1785
Location : charlotte
Age : 50
Registration date : 2010-04-30
Vangina-----The most interesting man in the world!!!
Vanish- Admin
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Location : Hesperia Cal
Registration date : 2008-05-02
This Van is the reason I Love Earlys ..... I believe These Pic's were Taken in Colorado ... in 1973 ...... Later on in this Vans Life it was Renamed .... SEARCH AND RESCUE .... I had a chance to buy it ... in Chino cal .... for 1500.00 in the late 70's Early 80's and at that Point it was Crudely converted to four wheel drive ... it had a small Block Chevy in it that had been taken out ..... Basically it was Nothing but a Shell .... That was completey Tore Back ....... wires running all over ..... Just a mess ........ But this is the Van I fell in Love with way back when ....... Wonder what ever Happened to it ????? or a better Question .. what year did it Get Crushed ????
This is what My van was Built after !!!!
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http://public.fotki.com/Vintage-Vans/vintage-vans-es/cant-a-ford-it/
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mo_1040- Number of posts : 645
Location : Hibbing, Minnesota...The land of 10,000 rednecks
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Vanish- Admin
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Thank's that was Great !!!!!! Kinda Funny how you start to remember things when you Look at Old Pic's !!!!!! I remember That Van Going up and down the street ..... it Got a Lot of attention ...... a lot of my attention For sure .....
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http://public.fotki.com/Vintage-Vans/vintage-vans-es/cant-a-ford-it/
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Does it say "Trim It" on the nose? lol
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HOTRODVAN- Number of posts : 97
Location : Littleton, CO
Registration date : 2010-10-01
A bit of trivia on the name of this van...He originally wanted to name it "Captain Clitt", but his wife said no freakin' way! 
BvrWally- Number of posts : 946
Location : Earlyville,Ohio
Registration date : 2008-05-19
Some wife's have no humor! lol
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rattlesnake66- Number of posts : 22
Location : Los Angeles, California
Age : 37
Registration date : 2015-04-19
hey @vanish do you know if the van had lift blocks? it looks that way from the pictures.
AzDon- Number of posts : 755
Location : Lake Havasu Az
Age : 68
Registration date : 2014-01-20
Dec 5-7, 1975, Southern California Van Council "Truckin For Tots" at Soledad Sands Campground near Acton Cal. (now a Thousand Trails RV resort)....... One of the events was a "Hill Climb" wher folks would (believe it or not) charge up this soft dirt hill to see how far their van would go up......In my recollection, there was a hefty prize (like $100) for "king of the hill".....It was extremely entertaining watching one guy after another run late-model 2wd vans at that hill, get halfway up and get stuck.
The ONLY van that went up and over the top was "Vangina", which was a 4wd early Chevy (I had remembered it as being silver, though)......While it did go up slipping and sliding and got a bit sideways and came close to tumbling down sideways, it DID NOT struggle to blast over the top.... Up till that time, I had considered the idea of a 4wd van to be a gimmick, but that thing actually worked! I was there!! Dec 6th, 1975.......
The ONLY van that went up and over the top was "Vangina", which was a 4wd early Chevy (I had remembered it as being silver, though)......While it did go up slipping and sliding and got a bit sideways and came close to tumbling down sideways, it DID NOT struggle to blast over the top.... Up till that time, I had considered the idea of a 4wd van to be a gimmick, but that thing actually worked! I was there!! Dec 6th, 1975.......