Well gents, the day has come... 3:42 or so PM I arrive to see that Mike is already there, awesome.
After a bit of discussing, figuring out how to get the truck in, and doing the business end, by 4PM Mike has the rig ready to go.
We took 205, managed to get a shot of him in the back... By the way, that truck is
huge.
Sitting pretty.
And of course this means that old whitey has to move. T_T
Another 2 fer shot.
And the 3/4 shot...
It is a 196
9 GMC HandiVan "Custom".
At one time it was school "bus" for the Center for Living and Learning located in Vancouver. At some point it was sold, and it was used as a punk rocker van, didn't get damaged at all. Last registered in '87, it has sat more than half of it's life in a field or in a yard.
Needless to say those tires are oddly small and give the van a rather huge look. Notice how the guy started cleaning the right side. Turns out that's just a rough clean, with a full clean she may actually shine again.
Rear door comparison... Dad's handywork.
The bad side... Mmmm, green.
And the cabin. Seen better days. Do not worry, all of that on the ground is dirt, it's basically rust free there.
The engine on the other hand is absolutely horrendous... However, I noticed that the filler cap is flat, and that it has the same 1BBL Monojet carb that I have. After more looking it became apparent that this was no 235 or 230, but a 250 with a Saginaw behind it. SBC pattern, woohoo!
Huh... Mk, I guess it sat for a while.
Ah, the gas tank. The guy didn't remember if I had a good one, and I kinda went "Ehm, not really". So he threw in a "has to be redone" tank... Honestly I just wanted it out of the yard as those tanks are freakishly expensive.
And the oddity... A retractable step. I do not know if it's motored or not. Still, pretttyyy coool. :)
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