What is the official name for this kind of van?

"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
09/12/2016 at 16:00 • Filed to: van life

Stepvan,Grumman,Breadvan??? I’m trying to see what’s out there on the classifieds and I’m not coming up with many results at all. I thought it was a Stepvan but most of the results I find is when I look up Grumman. To my understanding Grumman was just one of the many companies that made bodies for these chassis?

If I knew what to look up I might find more results.

DISCUSSION (29)

Ash78, voting early and often > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:03

I always just call these The Up in Smoke Van.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:03

I think that body style is usually referred to as a Step Van or Delivery.

jimz > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:03

the “official” name depends on where you live, who made it, and who uses it. “Step Van” used to be the model name for the one Chevrolet sold. UPS, on the other hand, calls their delivery vans “package cars.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-sto…

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:06

I always say delivery van but I’ve heard step van used too.

Blondude > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:06

I’ve always just called them delivery vans.

jkm7680 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:07

Stepvan

TysMagic > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:08

Step van is in the title of most of the ads that came up, but I got a lot of hits on the old craigslist searching for “food truck”

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:11

The vast majority of aluminum body step van/delivery van units are made by Morgan Olson , historically Grumman Olsen or Grumman for short.

vicali > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:12

go get it;

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/…

Die-Trying > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:12

gruman van ?

LongbowMkII > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:12

Step van.

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:16

Step Van. I think Grumman is kind of like calling all copy machines Xerox machines. Breadvan is slang, I guess.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > TysMagic
09/12/2016 at 16:16

Actually you are right. If I search food truck I get loads of hits. All stuff like “would make great food truck” ect.

Can’t believe I did not think of it.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > jkm7680
09/12/2016 at 16:17

That’s what I thought too.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
09/12/2016 at 16:17

yup I’ve seen grumman and grumman/olson.

TysMagic > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:18

yeah that’s what I was seeing. It either said this is NOT a food truck or this would make a great food truck, either way it’s the shape you’re looking for. Not sure if you need the side window like a food truck would have

Pixel > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:19

Utilimaster also makes these, just something else to try searching.

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 16:34

I just noticed the tag. You want to make one of these into an RV, don’t you?

BunkyTheMelon > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 17:02

I think that one is a Kurbmaster, judging by the "hood" ornament/badge. No clue who makes those, though.

deekster_caddy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 17:04

Try searching for “ P30 van “- that’s the underlying chassis for most of them and does well in search results.

http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com/Chevrolet-P30-…

Leadbull > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 17:22

FBI Surveillance Van #6

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > shop-teacher
09/12/2016 at 17:44

I may or may not......ok I’m busted, I totally do!

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 18:12

After our trailer conversation, I did some head maths and made the connection :)

It’s an interesting idea. They have a lot of space. The downside to that over a trailer is you have to maintain another vehicle. They probably are rough rides too. I’m not trying to talk you out of it, because I think it would be cool, just something to think about.

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 18:17

Also, it’s totally going to make me look at them, despite what I said.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > shop-teacher
09/12/2016 at 18:26

For me it’s the exact opposite. My old truck is not up to do some major travelling and being a single cab makes it not too great for family use. So essentially I have nothing to properly tow a trailer with and for me in Alberta it cost next to nothing to run a whole other vehicle.

$85/year for the license plate

~$150/year for insurance

That’s it. We have no smog or safety inspections or anything like that.

The only other cost is the gas and whatever upkeep.

Insurance and plates for a trailer would cost about the same.

On the plus side you could always set it up as a rolling meth lab for supplemental income on the off season.

Kinja'd!!!

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 18:32

Makes sense.

I don’t think I could handle the fumes of a meth lab. I even get headaches from deisel fumes now. I’ve turned into such a pansie in my old age.

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/12/2016 at 19:43

Look what you made me find.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/574900…

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > shop-teacher
09/13/2016 at 12:47

sweet baby jesus! Once that this is completed it would be the sickest van in the state!

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/13/2016 at 12:55

I know, right! You’ll have that killer van body riding on top of one of the best and most reliable truck platforms of all time. Unfortunately it is not nearly within my budget, nor do I have room for a van THAT big.