I'm with Byron, after near 2 years the 202 in my replivan is starting to loose it's novelty.
I'm with Byron, after near 2 years the 202 in my replivan is starting to loose it's novelty.
That's our old work van from 40yrs ago! Well almost, our's was a 72 and no way did that survive. Just leave it alone and drive it, she deserves that.
"Proud To Be An Old Fart".
How many matching number HQs are still out there? Preserve the old girl for what it is.
Plenty of non matching vehicles out there to molest
ive found 3 so far. all are matching numbers. definitely cant find one in the sunday paperOriginally Posted by Alien DNA
How many matching number HQs are still out there? Preserve the old girl for what it is.
Plenty of non matching vehicles out there to molest
im with you guys. leave it alone. butchered shit heaps are a dime a dozen
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I agree with this statement leave the old alone it will be worth more later onHow many matching number HQs are still out there? Preserve the old girl for what it is.
Plenty of non matching vehicles out there to molest
Having matching numbers only really matters on premium collectable stuff. This car would almost always be worth more with a non-original 308 than it is now. The car doesn't suddenly cease to be original if its driveline is removed and kept aside for it. In my eyes lowering it and changing wheels is butchering it more than changing the engine.How many matching number HQs are still out there? Preserve the old girl for what it is.
Plenty of non matching vehicles out there to molest
In the end i'm a big advocate of keeping cars original that are worthy of it ie a true survivor. This car is far from that, but as far as a relatively minor mod like a V8 upgrade goes i'd rather do it to a car like this one than start with a $5000 roughy. At say $10k i'd pay that in a flash to fix a bit rather than half that for a dog.
Thats where they are!!!!!!Nice work
Great healthy debating here
After 40yrs of age, I dont believe that theory just refers to the collectable stuff. Any van that stays in one piece after 40yrs(especially through the van craze of the 70s & 80s)..has got to have some collectable value. Any stock standard cars of that age are getting thin on the ground.....even with the 400,000+ HQs sold!!!
Changing the heart of the vehicle is surely more butchering than wheels and some springs and shocks....i'm confused by your logic here. I'm not talking slammed into the weeds, rolling on 22s... just a few inches, keeping the 14s as is with some clean looking whitewalls.
If i was inclined or in a position to buy it, id just make the engine bay pretty, clean stock interior and then let her age gracefully
Spot on Alien,it is a rare vehicle indeed and need's to enjoy it's retirement year's in one piece. I say rare as it is exactly the same configuration as our old work van from when I was an apprentice. Our van was alway's loaded 24 hrs a day, 7 day's a week and was never undercover. The boss used to reverse up to our trailer's to hook them up, when he hit the drawbar he new he was close enough. Our pipes were alway's tied down via the front bar so the nose cone was really battered also. Our van would never even have made it as a spare part's vehicle, there wasn't a straight panel on it either.
"Proud To Be An Old Fart".
innuendo has a good point i think re the likelihood of these vans passing through the years unmolested. miracool vans? poor little breadboxes really did have the odds stacked against them :(
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