Features Econoline Madness Who's got one?

I didn't know you had pop outs. No one makes that rubber. There was a big discussion about it on the OldEconolines Yahoo group a few months ago. Someone may have posted some good alternatives, so you might benefit from digging through those archives.

 

Get an old Cal Custom chrome handle and stick it on there, thats what I did. It looks cooler and it will mystify most people....................they dont expect the e-brake handle to be located there. You can tell them its for the ejection seat or parachute.

 

Hi Everyone,
This Econoline thread brings back the "good old days".. In the USAF, back in 1966-67 @ Travis AFB, CA, we had 2 of them in our shop (LOX Storage). They were very interesting to drive, as they were heavy up front and unusual to drive with the front wheels, under you. Much like a VW van. When we had to carry 3 passengers, one had to sit on the engine cover. I photographed this old Econoline about 18 months ago, outside Home Depot at Roswell, NM. Owner is unknown...was probably a customer. May have been a former AF truck too, as Roswell had Walker AFB open back in the 1960s.. This one has some neat pipes... Have a great day!....duane

Duane Koss / Fort Sumner, New Mexico

 

I gotta clean this all up and air up the tires but I think it will run. It's got a matching trailer made from an identical econoline in 1965. I'm going to sell it of course. The V8 was added in 1965 and the radiused wheelwells and slicks came later.

 

here is one that runs in our nostalgia program..It's a large SBC,single 4 BBL, on alcohol
Runs high 9's.

1939fiat

 

Not a Ford... But if anyones lookin for an old van this 1966 Chevy is on Craigslist in Tampa FL. $3000.00

 

In search for parts you should also try the old econolines yahoo group, there are guys on there that have parts to sell, worth a shot.

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/oldeconolines/

 

There is also a group called econolinejunkies

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/econoline_junkies/

Lots of good info in both groups.

Later
Chad

 

So, must be it's pretty common for them to rust out where the bed meets the bedside?
For a second there, I thought I was looking at the Pickup in my garage.

 

sheesh! ANOTHER one?!? I can't keep up! There's also Econosrus and Howsbaileydoing both good Econo groups on Yahoo, but seem to have the same members and cover the same topics (but at different times) as the Oldeconolines group.

 

Dang I wish they would just connect into one group...too much clicken around.

 

here's mine....not a ford, but it rules. many changes to come.....

 

Here is my 63

 

Heres my 65 3-window.

 

I like it! Whats the cargo area look like?

 

I should have hit quote, I was talking about the chopped black one. the orange one is cool too.

 

some updates on my van:

www.losvangeles.com

 

Here's one I had in the mid 70's. I bought it as a wreck for $90.00 and my uncle and I put it together with junk yard parts. The passenger side door across the front to the hinges of the drivers door were from another van. It only had 23K on it when I bought it and it had the 240 C.I. 6 cyl., a great engine. The grill was out being chromed at the time. It had real chrome reverse rims. Does anybody make those anymore? That's my sister-in-law sitting on my shoulders. She was around 8 then. She's 42 now. Don't want to think about how old that makes me. My uncle found the color in a paint chip book. It's an avocodo green with a gold metalflake. Looked great when it was finished. This one was a '67.

 

that's cool! I found an 8mm film reel of my parents moving into the house I grew up in... and they were unloading a U-Haul 60s Econoline! My wife's parents practically lived out of a window Econoline before they had kids.

 

Had one in the mid 70's, I installed a 302/C4 and a nice interior. Worked part time at Colton Auto Trim doing van interiors, windows, sound systems, etc.

 

Jason AKA Speed Freaks Rod Shop
65, pontiac 400, 9 inch rear i cant remember everything else

 

Work in progress. I'll post more info at a later date.

 

I would love to get my hands on some more pictures of that front clip. You got any more pics you can share?

Thanks,
Chad

 

shhhh! not yet.

 

I so badly want AC in mine...its so fnn hot right now.

 

i have a line on '61 Econoline ,,its local and reasonably priced,,its a 3 in the tree,but it needs a new steering colum/shifter unit,,where the shifter lever connects in side the colum,its broken and doesnt shift into 2nd,,but it runs and isnt in to bad of shape ,,,any source for fixing or replacing such a problem?...parts??...new/used??

 

get one of those new old Mustang units from Vintage Air (?). I've seen similar units hooked up before. I guess your challenge will be to find a way to hook it up to the 170. Might be easier if you do the 200 swap since those blocks were used a lot longer.

 

Yes, I need to work in a more drivable drivetrain. I have another 283 that would be fine. But somthing about a reved up little 200 that tickles my fancy. either way I want a four gear automatic for this pig.

 

does anyone know if there is a bracket for the 240 for an ac compressor or would this be one of the many fabrication projects that this project will no doubt have?

 

In 38 years of driving my econoline I have had so many different engines,should have had zippers one the engine compartment.The best combo I had was a 300 6 with a C/4 and clifford headers and 350 gears.If you stay with a 6 you will never have cooling problems. It too a lot of extra to make the 302 C/6 combo I run now cool.