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I would like to share several more views from around my town. These were taken about three blocks over from my house.
That rare International Delivery Van just needs a little Bondo and it will be ready to go. The last time it was on the road was 1971.
I do not think the vintage Micro-Bus is going anywhere soon. No way to get it out without removing something.
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packrat you live in a pickers paradise ! I love your photo's and I am moving there :-)
I will be sending in a airlift for the van. Very cool.
Vontrike has a stop light and needs the van to go with it ! I agree Von it would be a great restore job .
The Delivery van would be incredible fixed up. What a beauty, what a van to pick with ! Your town looks like a photographers paradise also !
I bet you good spend forever photographing packrats town PhilDavid , What a dream to be there for a few days looking and taking pics .
Road trip everyone !
Who's driving ? I drove for last road trip the 49 ford truck . Should we just sneak in on packrat :-)
packrat would be our tour guild .
I Would Love To Drive one Like That. Very nice!!
You cant take that micro bus, its the guest room!
LOL EJW
Buddy of mine has one of those old delivery vans, I used to have a VW bus just like that one, wish I still had it and all the other old VW buses I had.
Thank you very much everybody for the interest, I am glad you enjoyed them. I do not have a drivers license, so I have to ride my bicycle around to take these.
Thank you very much pickingupbones, trgrubaugh , Stonie, Samovar88 , vintagemad, kerry10456, PhilDavidAlexanderMorris, Vontrike, Manikin , junkmanjoe, rocker-sd, Lostinspace & EJW-54.
Glad you all enjoyed the pics. Yes, there are many great photo opportunities around here. I will post more as I take them.
very cool packrat!!!!!!!!!!!! love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Thank you very much BELLIN68 & BeauxPurdy
BELLIN68, this is definately you man, you would look great in the vintage International!!!
Thirty-five years ago a friend and co-worker of mine converted a van exactly like that to a motor home to go to the Indy 500.
My kind collecting!! Thats how u nail the "what is its" . how many cars in your collection?
Yes, that would make a killer motor home, what a great retro look it would have.
Thank you very much mikielikesigns2, mrmajestic1
Those are not mine, they are parked several blocks from my house, just rusting away.
Thank you very much mrmajestic1 & fourpeepsake
just put a breeze-way roof between the buildings!
Thank you very much fourpeepsake , Hems303 , GlennMart & PhilDavidAlexanderMorris