FOR SALE BY OWNER: ''THE SPIRIT OF '76'' !! 1976 CHEVY CUSTOM VAN, ALL-AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL THEME THROUGHOUT, CREATED BY THE FAMOUS "VAN-DALIZERS" MOD SHOP IN THE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA . THE "SHORTY" VAN WAS PAINTED WHITE AT THE FACTORY, AND THEN DELIVERED TO THEIR SHOP FOR A FULL TREATMENT, INCLUDING CUSTOM INTERIOR WITH BED AND STORAGE CABINETS, RARE STAR-SHAPED PORTHOLE WINDOWS, AND RED WHITE AND BLUE PATRIOTIC RIBBON GRAPHICS AIRBRUSHED ON. SIDEPIPES AND MAG WHEELS COMPLETE THE LOOK. I PERFORMED A PAINSTAKING RESTORATION OF THE INTERIOR, STAYING AS TRUE TO ORIGINAL "VAN-DALIZERS" WORK AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE, WHILE IMPROVING CREATURE COMFORTS. THE SUBFLOORS AND DEEP-PILE RED SHAG CARPETING ARE BRAND NEW AND BEAUTIFUL, THE SWIVEL-BASE CAPTAINS CHAIRS ARE FRESHLY RECOVERED, NEW RED, WHITE AND BLUE AFGHAN CURTAINS ARE PERFECT RECREATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL (THANKS, MOM). SLEEPING PLATFORM IS FULLY REMOVABLE, AND HAS EXTRA STORAGE IN THE WHEEL WELLS. BRAND SPANKING NEW SUPER-COMFY IKEA MATTRESS. ORIGINAL "1776" CABINETRY AND MINI FRIDGE. NEWER CLASSIC CRAGAR S/S WHEELS AND FIREHAWK RADIAL TIRES. OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS BOTH PERIOD-CORRECT CB RADIO AND MODERN STEREO. MUSICAL AIR HORNS COMPLETE THIS ORIGINAL PIECE OF VAN CULTURE/AMERICANA.
THE EXTERIOR SHOWS SOME FADING AND WEATHERING, SIDEPIPES HAVE SOME SURFACE RUST, AND THERE IS A SMALL RUST SPOT ON THE REAR FENDER WELL, BUT OVERALL IT IS VERY PRESENTABLE AND COOL, AND MADE AN AWESOME APPEARANCE AT THE 2015 VAN NATIONALS, JUST AS YOU SEE IT HERE. YOUR FAVORITE T SHIRT ISN'T BRAND NEW....
THE CHEVY 350 MOTOR RUNS GREAT, THE FRESHLY-REBUILT 350 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES THROUGH THE GEARS NICELY, THE POWER DISC BRAKES HAVE BEEN GONE THROUGH, AND WORK AS THEY SHOULD. HANDLING AND TRACKING ARE VERY GOOD. ODOMETER READS 47,500 MILES, BUT MOST LIKELY MEANS 147,500. I AM THE SECOND OWNER IN THE LAST 30+ YEARS!! DUAL EXHAUST WITH FUNCTIONAL SIDEPIPES, AND A FANTASTIC RUMBLE AND PERIOD-CORRECT EXHAUST NOTE!!
VANS RULE. THE "SPIRIT OF '76" IS A TRULY UNIQUE, ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECE OF AMERICANA AND VINTAGE CULTURE, FROM AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL YEAR!! IT IS A BLAST TO DRIVE, AND DRAWS CROWDS EVERYWHERE IT GOES, AND BEST OF ALL, YOU CAN SLEEP IN IT!!
THIS VAN IS FOR SALE LOCALLY IN CHANUTE, KANSAS, SO I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THIS LISTING AT ANY TIME.
THANKS FOR LOOKING!