Simultaneously Cool and Creepy Van

Here we have a van with no windows, few seats and plenty ‘o shag carpet.  That’s creepy.   It’s also in light colors and appears to have been very well maintained.  That’s cool.  The end result might be something of a sleeper: harmless from the outside, but creepy on the inside.

The seller was nice enough to include a YouTube video with The Doors’ Light My Fire featured to add a psychedelic feel.

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Orange County, CA
$10,500

Paint is mostly cheerful and surf-inspired here, but lack of rear windows brings out the creepy.

What, no ladder?

Crack the doors open and you see more than a hint of shag.

Here’s that shag carpet up close.  Home HVAC register is a nice touch.

Johnny Cash poster is an interesting and unexpected touch.

Let’s get a better look at that headliner/ceiling.

Eat your heart out, Nissan Juke.  This bad boy has shag on its console (where the wooden trim with cup holder cutouts went on conversion vans).

Ad text:

1974 E200 – SUPER CLEAN – ALL ORIGINAL – SLIGHT MODS – VINTAGE 70’S SURF VAN – 
COLLECTOR OR VANNI’N ENTHUSIAST – SURF – CAMPING – CLASSIC VAN
check out on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JP1uGJdBHs

REBUILT 302/V8 106K LOW MI. STARTS AND RUNS LIKE A DREAM – DUAL EXHAUST
GREAT COMPRESSION – 2 BBL
POWER STEERING
AUTOMATIC REFURBISHED
ALTERNATOR/STARTER/12V WIRING UPDATED
NEW BRAKES- CYLINDERS. SHOES, HARDWARE.
REPLACE 2 ROW RADIATOR/ HOSES
NEW CARPETS
SONY HEAD UNIT WITH SONY 4 SPEAKER SYSTEM
HEADLINER
FULLY INSULATED AND PANELED
CUSTOM 2 STAGE PAINT SUPER SMOOTH GRAPHICS
ORIGINAL WHEELS WITH CHROME BEAUTY RINGS 

SIDE NOTES: The completely changed appearance of the second-generation Ford Econoline which was introduced in early 1968 is obvious. Notice the new inward-curving upper bodysides with completely different characters, the enlarged grille and the forward-positioned front wheels. Besides Twin-I-Beam front suspension and wide-track axles, chassis changes included a larger 24-gallon fuel tank, a more vertical steering column, 52-inch rear springs, orscheln parking brake control and center-point steering linkage. Distinguishing this E-100 Cargo Regular Van from its predecessors were a 2,500-pound front suspension capacity, standard 3,050-pound rear axle and a greater base GWV 4,500 pounds, Since there were now three Econolines series; E-100, E-200 E-300, the former Heavy Duty package was no longer catalogued. Two wheelbases were now offered, the regular’s 105.5-inch and the SuperVan’s 123.5-inch.