I know our esteemed Mr. Brennan is focusing primarily on domestic vans, but let’s face it, knowing my own obsessions, I couldn’t possibly let the weekend pass without at least touching on the van that started it all.
Oh, sure, some will cry foul, and insist that the domestic vans were of a breed all their own, and not influenced at all by the Volkswagen Station Wagon. And they would be wrong. Sure, the domestic vans were larger, heavier, more powerful, capable of a 0-60 time of less than a minute, and capable of hauling larger loads, but the Volkswagens were first, and they were totally different from everything else that was out at the time.
This particular version is a T2 “bay window” that I found in the Kootenays of British Columbia. It was, as you can see, for sale, and I spent a long time agonizing over the possibility of purchasing it. Unfortunately it was just a little out of my budget, and I honestly had no place to store it. I still don’t.
I really do need a barn so I have more space to store vehicles. Or maybe just a warehouse. Someone contact Didorosi, I’m sure he’s got a spare warehouse somewhere.