Rehash The 70s With A Low Mile Dodge Tradesman Van

"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo) 10/09/2014 at 12:30 • Filed to: Daily Turismo, Blog

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The first generation Dodge B-series van entered production in 1971 as a full sized workhorse built on what Dodge called a uniframe fully welded platform. The quasi-unibody Dodge was lighter and stronger with a lower load floor compared to the competition and gave the cab-over Dodge better handling characteristics.

It isn't often that you find a low mile and pristine example for sale, but when you do...all the hippies come out of the woodwork shaking fists full of cash. Find this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! currently bidding for $10,422 via eBay with 5 days to go, located in Portland, OR.

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From watching the bids on this one, you might get the impression that the Tradesman is riding a bit of the VW Bus wave, but this is no ordinary free candy van. This is a perfectly mint clean van that will attract aging van hippies like moths to a flame. Keep the van locked unless you enjoy chasing bearded men who smell like urine out of it each morning.

This Van is powered by a 318 cubic inch V8 good for around 150 horsepower and mounted under the dash between the driver/passenger. The B-series van was also available with a range topping 440 cubic inch big block in this same year, but this is just the base V8.

The stickers on the back window of the van (which are not in the pictures from when the van was pulled out of its long slumber in a garage) say things like "shaggin wagon" and "it's 4:20 somewhere." Classy stuff. Thank the unibody construction and full length reinforcing u-channels for that low and flat load floor.

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505Turbeaux > DailyTurismo 10/09/2014 at 12:31

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I'll be down by the river, waiting for my new home to arrive (this)

wantafuncar > 505Turbeaux 10/09/2014 at 12:37

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Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > DailyTurismo 10/09/2014 at 12:43

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That strikes me more of a creepy "free candy. kidnap the innocent" van more than a "peace mobile" hippy transport unit. Black light that bed and I promise you it is full of bloodstains of the missing.

Big Bubba Ray > 505Turbeaux 10/09/2014 at 12:46

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DailyTurismo > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 10/09/2014 at 12:51

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I would agree with you if this tradesman had been used and abused for the past 30 years...but this one is just so clean that I don't get the free candy vibe. Maybe a free pot vibe...?

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > DailyTurismo 10/09/2014 at 12:53

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I was with you until I looked at the interior pics and saw the murder mattress there.

ACESandEIGHTS > DailyTurismo 10/09/2014 at 13:38

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Bearded men, hahaha.

Thanks for the F shack.

Love, Dirty Mike & the Boys

DailyTurismo > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 10/09/2014 at 13:41

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Why does it always smell like bleach in your van man?

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > DailyTurismo 10/09/2014 at 13:41

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Gorgeous, do want. But I wouldn't keep it stock, nosireee.

Pure class.

shop-teacher > DailyTurismo 10/09/2014 at 21:42

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I had no idea these were unibody-ish. Very cool.