New guy: '69 A108 Travco Family Wagon

Hello all,

I'm new here and just picked up a '69 A108 Travco Family Wagon. It has 47,xxx miles, 318, 727, 3.55 gears, power brakes, manual steering. It had been sitting for a couple years prior to me getting it. No rust which is great! Rebuild the carb, cleaned the tank, flushed the fuel lines and it started right up. Bled brakes and they are working ok. The original cabinets are still there but in rough shape. The sink and water tank are there and good shape. Stove is gone. Wife and I are figuring out how we want to lay out the interior now. Will have to figure out something for rear seats/bed. Overall it's in pretty good shape and we love it! I've had several other 60's Dodges and am excited to finally have an A van.

Stephan Nelle

Really nice van you got there. Welcome to the forum. May I ask where you picked it up and how much

cool van - wish i was back living in / near = Im
ngram -great places there -used to hunt near there too-good luck with the van!!

nice score... and welcome to vintage vans, chime in if you need help,,

Welcome To VV..!!!.. ..A Rare/Solid Van you have there..!!!. ...

Welcome to VV. That's a great looking van you have there. Can't wait to see how you do up the interior.

POWER BRAKES ??? Did anyone notice that he said POWER BRAKES ??? TELL US MORE about the brakes ...picture please.

welcome. that's a great van you got there! i'm jealous.

weirdbeard wrote:Really nice van you got there. Welcome to the forum.  May I ask where you picked it up and how much

Thanks! I bought it from a big Mopar guy in Kerrville, TX. I paid $4500 for it. Whether that was too much or not I don't know. Guess it doesn't matter much to me since it's what I was looking for an not too common.

rustytoolss wrote:POWER BRAKES ???  Did anyone notice that he said POWER BRAKES ???  TELL US MORE about the brakes ...picture please.

I'll get some pics up this afternoon. Haven't gone over the system too much so just know what I've seen by crawling underneath. Two brake boosters mounted under the floor, above/near the trans. Guessing one is front and the other rear. All drum brakes, though. Was power brakes not common? Maybe it was a Travco added option during the conversion?

Congrats on a Great looking camper. Can't wait to see what you do with the interior. You've come to a Fantastic site. Just ask anytime you have questions. Welcome aboard!

Here's a few interior and brake booster pics, albeit crappy ones. The brake boosters are above either side of the trans tail shaft bolted to one of the crossmembers. What percentage of A vans had power brakes?

Nice Score! No Rust and Original. Great project!

Welcome and enjoy the adventure.Great find.