Looking at Vans - Page 2

**c1run1** · November 6th, 2009, 11:44 AM

well great news ,
I found some history from the owner on this van .
It was a Radical show van back in the day . Although he was not the original owner he did have a photo of it when it was in it's Prime , it was sold and the next guy wanted to take it to the next level and make it more radical and couldn't finnish it , he was trying to make the front doors flip up .And tilt the hood .

Looks like i'll be needing some good parts Vans ..LOL

don-vee · November 6th, 2009, 01:53 PM

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Looks like i'll be needing some good parts Vans ..LOL

Let me know what you need before I scrap the 77!

RATROD2 · November 6th, 2009, 02:03 PM

Hope this isn't a repost:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQblh6veP9M

I want this movie...and probably half the vans in it...I figured I should post it for inspiration

JiI · November 6th, 2009, 04:58 PM

Do I have issues or does this look cool to build? It's kinda like a van.....
Jeff

pugs · November 7th, 2009, 02:12 PM

man id take that white one, im selling off my chevy truck or possible trade for a swb van

**crack monkey** · November 7th, 2009, 04:32 PM

talk a bout a fall from grace... damn what a difference... yeah he took it to the next level.... ugh

**c1run1** · November 7th, 2009, 05:18 PM

As of right now there's a deal with the Chop Van , i just have to get it home now It's in Canada .

don-vee · November 9th, 2009, 06:28 AM

Supervan was one shitty movie, but oh so good. Charles Bukowski as the drunken waterboy for the wet t-shirt contest is classic! Too bad Netflix doesn't have it.

Vegas volks · February 14th, 2010, 12:28 AM

That chop looks like the old yosemite sam van. You might have a real piece of history there. I would try to trace it's history.Do you have any pics of the side and rear?

**whozawhat** · February 14th, 2010, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by don-vee

Supervan was one shitty movie, but oh so good. Charles Bukowski as the drunken waterboy for the wet t-shirt contest is classic! Too bad Netflix doesn't have it.

I just watched the youtube clip and was LMAO, it brought back alot of memories of going to "Van Ins" in the 70's and partying. I gotta find that flick.

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Originally Posted by Vegas volks

That chop looks like the old yosemite sam van. You might have a real piece of history there. I would try to trace it's history.Do you have any pics of the side and rear?

Where did you find the pictures??

I could not find them.

Did C1run1 get the van outta Canada?

Damn I hate being late to the party

**c1run1** · February 14th, 2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by whozawhat

I just watched the youtube clip and was LMAO, it brought back alot of memories of going to "Van Ins" in the 70's and partying. I gotta find that flick.

Where did you find the pictures??

I could not find them.

Did C1run1 get the van outta Canada?

Damn I hate being late to the party

Sorry Whozawhat , i dumped the photos when i thought the thread was dead .
Yes i bought the chop van from Canada . It was a bitch getting it home but it's in NJ now . It has a little history but not as much as Yosemite Sam's .
It was featured in a 90's trucking TV show and it's name at the time was Buzz Saw . Originaly i was told it was called Buzzcut. And i had no idea it was a feature van .
The owner sold the Van to another guy who wanted to make it more radical , took it apart and attempted body mods he was not able to complete . So the Van sat out side rusting away .
I'm in the process of gathering parts now and i'll get started when i finish the 61 vw and the bike .
There are a bunch a die hard vanners who want to see this tone back on the road again , i'm going to give it my best shot .
The first pic is the Van today , the others are from the TV Show .
Thanks for your interest and enjoy the pics

**c1run1** · February 14th, 2010, 05:44 PM

For those of you who do not know of Yosemite Sam's Van here ya go ...

**whozawhat** · February 14th, 2010, 06:02 PM

^^Thanks for that update. Where in Canada was that van??

**c1run1** · February 14th, 2010, 06:36 PM

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^^Thanks for that update. Where in Canada was that van??

The Original owner was in Guelph , i found it in Dundas Ont

**Chugger** · February 14th, 2010, 07:28 PM

Man that van looks familiar, I wish I could remember more from back then.

Bugula · February 14th, 2010, 08:15 PM

Is that a Chevy or a Dodge? Cool find.

Joe, do you remember an angle chopped flat windshield Chevy with an airbrushed surfing mural on it? It was in the NJ shore area, early 80's.

**whozawhat** · February 15th, 2010, 05:01 AM

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Man that van looks familiar, I wish I could remember more from back then.

I know the feeling

**Unkl Ian** · February 15th, 2010, 01:16 PM

I always like the chopped ford that Arlen Ness had:
http://irishrichcustomcycles.blogspo...ey-hauler.html

http://irishrichcustomcycles.blogspo...-ness-van.html

i_am_cool_fred · February 16th, 2010, 07:24 AM

two pages and nobody has posted super van??? wtf

and my personal favorite

but seriously, i love me some old econolines

**c1run1** · February 16th, 2010, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugula

Is that a Chevy or a Dodge? Cool find.

Joe, do you remember an angle chopped flat windshield Chevy with an airbrushed surfing mural on it? It was in the NJ shore area, early 80's.

Yeah that was Dennis Klines Van, he was an air brush artist . He tipped the bottle alot to ..

bigguy · February 16th, 2010, 02:09 PM

I have been lookign at econolines but nobody wants to trade for them either. ohwell. The super van was on either car crazy or some other show recently and they actually drove it. But i would hate to drive it on a normal basis due to being real cramped in the cockpit area.

Scott76 · February 16th, 2010, 04:39 PM

Super Van was on "chop, cut rebuild". They said they hate driving it because there is no windows that open.

**UT-X** · February 17th, 2010, 06:48 AM

You guys need to check out this van blog a friend did. What a great idea.

http://californiavans.arloartists.co...11-view-images

i_am_cool_fred · February 17th, 2010, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bigguy

I have been lookign at econolines but nobody wants to trade for them either. ohwell. The super van was on either car crazy or some other show recently and they actually drove it. But i would hate to drive it on a normal basis due to being real cramped in the cockpit area.

for a while there were two econolines up for trade on the samba...i debated long and hard on trading my 58 for one of them...but decided against it.

straight jersey too, 2" blocks on the rear with kragger ralley 10" wide wheels...absolute thing of beauty

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Originally Posted by UT-X

You guys need to check out this van blog a friend did. What a great idea.

http://californiavans.arloartists.co...11-view-images

i actually saw this recently on a friends facebook...that's pretty cool

66 Shorty · February 18th, 2010, 04:30 AM

On the Van subject...