1967 Economac custom van/truck - photos

[Jon]

1967 Economac custom van/truck, by Dale Scully of Bethel, CT.













Previously: Motorcycle/camper hybrid - photo

[bruce.desertrat]

It's meant to look authentic, it's not real

Too bad, that would be an awesome hauler to tow your hot rod trailer :-)

[Frank S]

It's meant to look authentic, it's not real

Too bad, that would be an awesome hauler to tow your hot rod trailer :-)

Why imitate when you can have the real thing.
Most call it a Holland junior uses the standard 2" king pin and has a 40,000 lb rating
Approximately 18" by 20 inches weighs about a 3rd of a full size fifth wheel.

[Frank S]

The little Economac is a really cool looking rig.
Hard to tell from the pics but it does look as if there is a drive shaft to the rear axle making it a true tandem set.
Lots of guys do this by using part of a NP205 transfer case. this give them a lockable power divider the Nose cone on a Ford 9" can be replaced with a plate machined to fit then made into a housing for the gears and spiders of the 205 . I've never done one but I had always wanted to take a 203 and a 205 and marry them to make a 3 speed transfer

[marksbug]

just airbrush or paint some scratches&rust to the 5th wheel assy add some blue silly cone for greessee. or just make it funcional.I would make it functional and have a trailer for it to pull..possiably a fold down trailer that has a grill,fridge,drinks tv, crap shooten space,and a space for small car or motorcycle's .etc. None the less great work!!!

[Jon]

The UltruVan by Steve Divnick:



More: http://www.divnick.com/ultruvan/index.html

[ranald]

Looks like a pretty long wheel base so ride would be ok. 4x4 might be problematic off road but others do it. I do prefer a bonnet/hood out front, but a head on with these new tinplate & plastic compacts with air bags would more than likely leave them needing to be cut out (depending on speed of course).
A nice little rig for the era................. or even now.

[motorhead]

I have seen similar rigs here in the Pacific North West in the US. Usually pulling a large cargo or horse trailer. It only makes sense if you think about it. Lots of room for the family or crew, more comfortable than most pick up trucks and usually the same drive train choices as the pick ups in the same weight class. Just need to add the dually rear end.

[Frank S]

There is one parked about 50 miles from me, but it is a Dodge. I haven't found any info that they used Dodges so probably hand built by owner

[bruce.desertrat]

That is a really cool and functional conversion.