by bigscooter Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:35 pmhi guys, i picked this up a few weeks ago, and have been cleaning it up. i rescued it from sitting 16 years in a field. I'm pretty excited about it. 
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new guy's '64 panel
bigscooter- Number of posts : 10
Location : oregon
Registration date : 2015-11-18
vanny- Moderator
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Location : Ashburnham, MA
Age : 65
Registration date : 2012-09-22
Welcome aboard big cooler! Looks like a Great candidate for saving. Looks pretty solid. Lots of very helpful folks on this site with great information to share as you begin working on her. Feel free to ask any questions and pictures are very helpful to clarify what you're dealing with. If you specify which town you're in, there might be someone close by that could give you a hand sometime or let you know about some local connectionsfor van stuff, etc...
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uante- Number of posts : 1466
Location : Tempe, Arizona
Age : 62
Registration date : 2014-01-26
Nice Save! Looks all original too even down to the 64 rectangle mirrors on long arms! Welcome to the site, look forward to seeing what you do with it. Do you know it's history, what type of work van it was etc?
bigscooter- Number of posts : 10
Location : oregon
Registration date : 2015-11-18
yep, a 48 year old plumber got it new in 1964 in Portland Oregon. in 1971 he and his wife "pearl" moved to southern Oregon. He obviously loved the van. There are oil change stickers that go back to '69. It was parked in the field when he was 82 years old in 1998.
One wife, and one van.
We're going to call it "Pearl"
One wife, and one van.
We're going to call it "Pearl"
uante- Number of posts : 1466
Location : Tempe, Arizona
Age : 62
Registration date : 2014-01-26
Good History! It's pretty cool he used it for so long...Good name choice too!
bigscooter- Number of posts : 10
Location : oregon
Registration date : 2015-11-18
uante wrote:Good History! It's pretty cool he used it for so long...Good name choice too!
the van drove him into the ground.
Big W- Number of posts : 3282
Location : Saskatoon,Sask,Canada
Age : 60
Registration date : 2011-01-13
Welcome to VV. Great looking project with great history as well.
vanny- Moderator
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Location : Ashburnham, MA
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From that last photo of the front-end, it looks like it cleaned up pretty nice! Congrats!!! 
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