are rust free vans getting hard to find

i have my 67 for sale, a guy from upstate ny called a couple times and i asked why he was looking in illinois ' the rust belt' for a van, he said that every van he has looked at out that way is rusty as heck, same story from two guys in fla. ive been sending pics out like crazy they cant believe this van has no rust. heck i live here and couldnt hardly believe it thats one of the reasons i bought her.
jeff

so give us the low down on the van and some pic's see if it sells here!!!!

Tell the guy in upstate ny, Illinois is not that far and to come get it. Oh and everything here is rusted to shit due to salt and chemicals they put in the salt. I had to go to Maryland to get my truck

Same deal here in Florida. Had to buy on in Montana and have it shipped here. The general rule is: North or east = RUST!!!!

i wonder if the guys on the assm line building our vans ever imagined that some day we would be shipping them all over and be restoring them

The most rust free van I have ever owned,which is also my current project van, I bought in,(drum roll please),Detroit,yes rust capital Detroit. However, it came from California in 72 and has been garaged ever since being disassembled for customization way back. Its pretty remarkable to see zero rust.

For those of you that may not know this Detroit sit on top of one larger salt mines in the world.

Zero rust is a treat! New England/ New York is using some kinda spray chemical now to de ice the roads. This stuff destroys new trucks twice as fast as salt ! I think its to keep you buing a new car every 4 years.

that sux whats in the chemical benwah

I took a gamble and bought a San Fransisco van off Ebay. It paid off as it has zero rust...!!!
Cars over here in the UK get eaten by salt so fast, i have given the van a very good undercoat treatment to try and make it last, as eventually once finished it will be used all year round....

Sy

thats what i read on the hamb sy, the guy that posted said its worse than in our area here called the rust belt. i sent a bunch of pics to a guy from new zealand he said they get quite a few cars and trucks shipped over. i havnt been able to contact him since the quake hit, i hope hes ok real cool guy to chat with

My van was sold at the dealership in National City CA (San Diego), then driven to central Arizona by its owner. I bought it and brought it to GA.

The areas above are pretty dry, GA is fairly wet/humid most of the year, cars that get ignored here start to rust. The ground tends to be fairly acidic as well, if its sitting on the ground in a junkyard for any length of time it's had it.

In ny they add brine and even beat juice to the salt to make it work at lower temps. There is also molasses and one other chemical i dont know the name of.

Heres some consideration on the rusted van issue. I spent my 1st. 40 years in central texas-little rust anywhere there except near costal aresa & within 100 miles of there. Coming north & western areas - from Texas - colorado, new mex, nevada, and most all areas /states north- there wont be much rusted cars- Montana, Idaho, eastern washington state(where i have now lived past 23 years-have little rust issues to none- Especially =if kept in cover. Just no salt used on roads in winter times & soil has little acids.Ive just become into the older vans and as a hobby now in past 2 years - I have 2 now - chev 2nd.gen =67--and 61 econo - both with the camper conversions. there is NO rust on either. I am still amazed at all the others in the group that are dealing with rusted parts , panels, and trying to save the vans. My Hat's off to all of you doing this. I would never attempt these things. But - where we live and what we find and can afford - is what we must do mostly - just to have our Hobby and enjoyments possible.My best advice is if youre looking for a rust free van - look in the afore mentioned states - anywhere there is no coast line /salt water. Also be careful- ive seen stuff come from flooded areas- put on transports and sold in other states as good used vehicles. When the window motors quit & a repairman/ owner pulled the door panel some were almost solid mud -dried of course. yet just shows that a real inspection of a vehicle by someone is needed. We as hobbists are usually honest and rely on sellers to tell the truth to us. Many sellers can be 2nd, 3rd. owners-or even just selling a vehicle they dont really know about. We have as a group a really wonderful bunch of people= Honest, truthful all hoping to help everyone in this Hobby with great advice , experience and parts if needed. So- If youre spending some cash= careful - as im noticeing the prices climbing every day on what we do so love & enjoy. Happy Vannin and just think??= SUMMERS COMMING!! YES!!!