Van + truck = vuck? tran? (corvair, kombi etc)

[Troike]

Browsing the local Craigslist cheapies [dreaming, as always .. already have a dead van I've never driven thnx to the CL] I came across this:

apparently the Corvair Rampside

I had no idea these existed. An archived Car Lounge thread mentioned it in conjunction with this Econoline:

How freakin cool

All I knew of was the VWs ..

I love old vans .. but these rarities are even cooler .. what else am I missing?


Modified by Troike at 1:49 AM 9-10-2008

[BillLeBob]

Quote, originally posted by Troike »

Everyone should have the pleasure of driving one of these with a 351W swap with some meaty rear tires. You will see sky.

[Troike]

not quite like the rest but still cool .. Ford Anglia
dude from CarFreeks bought a wrecked miata from my yard for a LSD/JDM motor swap

Modified by Troike at 1:36 AM 9-12-2008

[TigerinColorado]

Moar!

[CasaDelShawn]

Don't forget the Dodge A100!

[bhtooefr]

There are Sprinters with truck beds, too.

[Lupo TDI]

Quote, originally posted by Troike »

not quite like the rest but still cool .. Ford Anglia [sold my ex-roomie's wrecked miata to this vehicle's owner for drivetrain swap ]

Wow, that is a cool car! Never heard of it.

Speaking of Dodge A100: Here is the only one I have ever seen (don't forget I'm on the other side of the pond):

Super cool car; I really like the body style; but then again, I also like the Corvair and the Econovan in the first post

[bhtooefr]

Quote, originally posted by Lupo TDI »

Wow, that is a cool car! Never heard of it.

Funny thing is, the Anglia was a British Ford model, and that generation was sold in the rest of Europe.

(And, IIRC, it wasn't sold in the US. )

[AKADriver]

Anglias were sold here; not sure about the van, though.

The Anglia/Prefect was replaced by the Cortina.

[Lupo TDI]

Quote, originally posted by bhtooefr »

Funny thing is, the Anglia was a British Ford model, and that generation was sold in the rest of Europe. (And, IIRC, it wasn't sold in the US. )

I wanted to say that I never saw an Anglia Wagon/Delivery Van up to now, I know the Anglia because the main character in our English Books drove one! IIRC he was called Arthur

[elementpb]

I've seen a few of these transformed into 1800hp wheelie cars. its more or less insane.

[CasaDelShawn]

Quote, originally posted by AKADriver »

The [Ford] Prefect was replaced by the Cortina.

I think that's why some people (in this country) don't get one of the best jokes in the Hitchhiker series.

[GoFaster]

Many generations of Japanese "kei" trucks and vans.

http://www.minitruck.ca/makes_models.cfm

[phatsac]

That last one came from:
http://www.wingsisp.com/emboss/econo.htm

He has LOTS of pics and STUFF!

Modified by phatsac at 3:00 PM 9-9-2008

[bhtooefr]

Quote, originally posted by CasaDelShawn »

I think that's why some people (in this country) don't get one of the best jokes in the Hitchhiker series.

Then again, to make up for it, there were two different versions of Life, the Universe, and Everything - one for the UK, one for the US.

Some of this might get censored...

Instances of "*******" (Word describing an opening of donkey variety - had to edit that AGAIN) were changed to "kneebiter," instances of "****" (S word) were changed to "swut," but that's not what made up for it.

In the UK book, the Rory was for the Most Gratuitous Use of the Word "****" (F word) in a Serious Screenplay.

IIRC, the F word was used in the US version (I'll have to check my copy) - but the Rory in the US version was for the Most Gratuitous Use of the Word "Belgium" in a Serious Screenplay. (Which was what was used in the original UK radio show, due to obvious reasons relating to broadcasting that on public radio.) Of course, that whole section was based on the radio show - it would've been a big deal to Arthur Dent, who was from Earth, that Belgium was one of the most offensive words, period, but the F word is another story - so it differs greatly from the UK book.

Censorship - making books FUNNIER sometimes.


Modified by bhtooefr at 6:18 PM 9-9-2008

[240nut2]

Cabover pickups.....

Dont forget the Jeep and Land Rover versions.

[Captain Yar]

Quote, originally posted by bhtooefr »

Then again, to make up for it, there were two different versions of Life, the Universe, and Everything - one for the UK, one for the US. Some of this might get censored... Instances of "*******" (Word describing an opening of donkey variety - had to edit that AGAIN) were changed to "kneebiter," instances of "****" (S word) were changed to "swut," but that's not what made up for it. In the UK book, the Rory was for the Most Gratuitous Use of the Word "****" (F word) in a Serious Screenplay. IIRC, the F word was used in the US version (I'll have to check my copy) - but the Rory in the US version was for the Most Gratuitous Use of the Word "Belgium" in a Serious Screenplay. (Which was what was used in the original UK radio show, due to obvious reasons relating to broadcasting that on public radio.) Of course, that whole section was based on the radio show - it would've been a big deal to Arthur Dent, who was from Earth, that Belgium was one of the most offensive words, period, but the F word is another story - so it differs greatly from the UK book. Censorship - making books FUNNIER sometimes. Modified by bhtooefr at 6:18 PM 9-9-2008

Belgium was funnier than f*** anyway, IMO. Speaking of which, Full-size van + Truck = ****?

[bhtooefr]

Captain Yar: I think that's the only instance, ever of the censored version of a book being better than the non-censored version, and not because of humorously poor-quality censorship - but rather because the censorship was done extremely well, and because of that section being rewritten so it fit - so well that it's actually not believable that the bit about Belgium wasn't originally used, unless you had read the UK version beforehand.

[Tourenwagen]

Quote, originally posted by Lupo TDI »

Wow, that is a cool car! Never heard of it.

My buddy had a regular Ford Anglia. Only car a bird couldnt $h1t on the rear window

[WD-40]

Quote, originally posted by Tourenwagen »

My buddy had a regular Ford Anglia. Only car a bird couldnt $h1t on the rear window

Not quite the only...

I'll spare your eyes and not post the front view.

[vwlarry]

Quote, originally posted by elementpb »

I've seen a few of these transformed into 1800hp wheelie cars. its more or less insane.

Here is the granddaddy of the wheelie-trucks; the Dodge "Little Red Wagon" from the sixties. I'll bet AMT sold a couple of million 1/24th scale model kits of this thing, and the boys who bought them, built them, and later blew them up with cherry bombs and M80s are all regretting that they don't have them today. They'd be worth a pretty penny on eBay.

[onebadbug]

Quote, originally posted by vwlarry »

Here is the granddaddy of the wheelie-trucks; the Dodge "Little Red Wagon" from the sixties. I'll bet AMT sold a couple of million 1/24th scale model kits of this thing, and the boys who bought them, built them, and later blew them up with cherry bombs and M80s are all regretting that they don't have them today.

I bought that kit new in the store sometime in the early 90s. If I had known the parts were in the box to build it stock, (IIRC with a slant six) I would have bought two. Between having a job, kids and not making up my mind which version to build means it sits in the basement unbuilt to this day.

[Donlin33]

I always loved the cab-overs, be it a truck or a van. Ride in one with weak front shocks and you'd have a ball.

[ATL_Av8r]

Quote, originally posted by Tourenwagen »

My buddy had a regular Ford Anglia. Only car a bird couldnt $h1t on the rear window

the womping willow at Hogwarts can't kill it either.

[Slowkums]

I saw a bug converted into a pickup today. Wish i could've stopped and asked them where they stuffed the engine. I'm sorry that this post has absolutely nothing to do with vans but I had to share.

[VegasJetta]

Quote, originally posted by Tourenwagen »

Only car a bird couldnt $h1t on the rear window

Not quite the only...

[/hijack]


Modified by VegasJetta at 10:56 PM 9-9-2008

[CasaDelShawn]

Quote, originally posted by bhtooefr »

Censorship - making books FUNNIER sometimes.

I had completely forgotten about that! Belgium! bwaahahahhaahhh!!!

Quote, originally posted by ATL_Av8r »

the womping willow at Hogwarts can't kill it either.

I suspect Nargles.

Quote, originally posted by 240nut2 »

Dont forget the Jeep.

How could I have forgotten the FC series? Dang!

[bzcat]

don't forget the Japanese contribution to this genre... the van-truck is still popular in many parts of the world

[Troike]

Quote, originally posted by CasaDelShawn »

How could I have forgotten the FC series? Dang!

nice!

1963 Studebaker Westinghouse concept:

1968 Mitsu Delica

These are all so cool .. any more funky trucks?

Modified by Troike at 8:25 PM 9-11-2008


Modified by Troike at 8:26 PM 9-11-2008

[Egytuner]

http://www.nihoncar.com/en/rev....html

[Troike]

google-searching for 8V motor swap brought me back to my own old thread

I always loved the cab-overs, be it a truck or a van. Ride in one with weak front shocks and you'd have a ball.

After having some fun in an aircooled Vanagon last year I can now certainly attest to the above statement.
wish I'd kept my yard-full-o-Vanagons, but i love Golfs too much.

these rock but are h20cooled


Single-cabs seem to be making a huge comeback around here



not seeing anything rarer from this thread around though.

here's some more old-skool funkiness:

CL '65 Ford Econoline Falcon Van]http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/1906351393.html

love some of the British vans...





was this the source of the infamous 924 motor?



UNIMOGs are pretty off-topic but I love to post them




RaWrr tug-of-war

[Mylch]

Great thread

[Elbows]

I looove Vanucks.

Anyone remember when they showed this thing? I was more than a bit hopeful.

[mikegilbert]

One thing I noticed while in Europe, was all the work trucks were van-based. You can get a Ford E450, but they're not used too often outside of ambulance duty.

I'll try and post a chronological order of Van-trucks by different manufacturers.

VW T1


VW T2


VW T3


VW T4


VW T5 4motion by Seikel


VW LT MK1


VW LT MKII


VW LT MKIII - aka Crafter


Iveco Daily 4x4


Renault Mascott


Ford Transit


Mercedes L206 D Before the T1


Mercedes T1 (early sprinter)


Mercedes Sprinter


Mercedes L406 (Early Vario)


Mercedes Vario


4x4 Vario Van.


LVD Convoy
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[e30_miata_lowerit]

How about a car truck?