by dudley32 Sat Jan 24, 2015 1:38 pmfriend told me where to look and sure enough a 66...I think its called a display van...panel on drivers side window on other...no pics as yet as the old gentleman wants to clean it out...can someone tell me what the original purpose of the display van was? my old one was a panel...dudley
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found an early today
dudley32- Number of posts : 68
Location : Fayetteville N.C.
Registration date : 2015-01-17
Twinpilot001- Number of posts : 6186
Location : spokane ,Wa.
Registration date : 2009-09-28
buisness advertizing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
savage- Number of posts : 2632
Location : Where Rust Never Sleeps in Ft Wayne IN
Registration date : 2008-05-15
Around here they were used by the Phone Comapany's.
Back in the old days when phones had wires in walls & on polls
Back in the old days when phones had wires in walls & on polls
vanny- Moderator
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Location : Ashburnham, MA
Age : 65
Registration date : 2012-09-22
The service companies could put shelving for inventory and tools on the drivers side and light could come through the windows on the passenger 's side.
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Twinpilot001- Number of posts : 6186
Location : spokane ,Wa.
Registration date : 2009-09-28
if that was a chevy =id be on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dudley32- Number of posts : 68
Location : Fayetteville N.C.
Registration date : 2015-01-17
story is it was an old Army van with seats in the back...it has a very small metal roof vent like I've never seen...? I'll try to get some pics later.
diamond dave- Number of posts : 565
Location : canal fulton, ohio
Registration date : 2012-04-24
anything like my roof vents? mine was a fire dept. van.
diamond dave- Number of posts : 565
Location : canal fulton, ohio
Registration date : 2012-04-24
cant really see how big they are. about 5'' by 11'' and pop up on angles. theyre silver in my pic. one in the front , one in the back.
cole63- Number of posts : 90
Location : GA
Registration date : 2013-05-19
My 67 also has a vent on top. I thought the previous owner might have done it, but maybe not. My van also has a panel on the driver side and windows on the passenger side.
dix- Moderator 1st Class
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Location : pittsburgh pa
Age : 67
Registration date : 2008-05-29
if it was factory they may have used the same vent door as under the dash. they did a lot of that.
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dudley32- Number of posts : 68
Location : Fayetteville N.C.
Registration date : 2015-01-17
Went back today and took some as found pictures...
click on pic to see full view...
click on pic to see full view...
Last edited by dudley32 on Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:02 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : add click on pic)
dudley32- Number of posts : 68
Location : Fayetteville N.C.
Registration date : 2015-01-17
the roof vent...
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dudley32- Number of posts : 68
Location : Fayetteville N.C.
Registration date : 2015-01-17
I'm having a lot of problems getting my pics on here...taking numerous tries before they post...
Casimier- Number of posts : 864
Location : Jackson,NJ
Registration date : 2010-07-26
Hey Dudley
That's a crazy looking vent.
Good luck with the van.
Try to make it up to NJ for the Northeast Vintage Van show in July and meet everyone up here.
Jim in NJ aka Casimier
That's a crazy looking vent.
Good luck with the van.
Try to make it up to NJ for the Northeast Vintage Van show in July and meet everyone up here.
Jim in NJ aka Casimier
diamond dave- Number of posts : 565
Location : canal fulton, ohio
Registration date : 2012-04-24
Those are the exact same vents that I have. You push the bar to the front to open the front of the vent, or push it back to open the back of it. I run with the front one upen to push air in and then back one to let air out.
econopoor- Econoline Guru
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Location : Jackson TN
Registration date : 2010-04-18
Those vents were popular in semi trucks. I've always called them sleeper vents.
