4wd Ford Van?

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88woody

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Location

Maine

• Oct 12, 2004

• #1

I saw an early (late 70's, early 80's) Ford van the other day, and it had a front diff. It even looked like a D44. Any ideas what it was

 

RichP

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Location

Effort, Pa

• Oct 12, 2004

• #2

There are a bunch of companies that make 4wd ford, cheby and dodge vans, two that I know of are in the Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton area. They will take your new or used van and do the conversion. We have a few running around this area. Can be somehat disconcerting to have one in your rear view mirror following you up a steep deep snow covered road that has everyone else off on the shoulders and in the drainage ditches waiting for tow trucks..... for some reason live axles just seem to go better in snow...

 

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Rev Den

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Location

Plainfield, IL

• Oct 12, 2004

• #3

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88woody

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Location

Maine

• Oct 12, 2004

• #4

I'm pretty sure that it was stock...it was in a trashy part of town, so it's not like someone shelled out $$$ for a conversion. On the left fender, where it had a name-tag, it read something to the affect: Adenturer, or something.(I saw it a while ago) I have also seen others sitting in the back of fields or amongst other dead and dying cars....

 

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Sarge

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Location

St Louis, MO

• Oct 12, 2004

• #5

Only stock 4wd vans I've seen are new cargo vans which only started this year, maybe last year. The conversions were sold off dealers lots tho so anyone could have gotten it financed or possibly bought it used.

Sarge

 

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dmillion

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Location

Colorado

• Oct 12, 2004

• #6

Chevy has offered 4WD as an option on vans, but not Ford--at least, not that I've ever heard of. Almost certainly, someone did a swap. They're not that uncommon.

 

sintax

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Location

Corona, CA

• Oct 12, 2004

• #7

My dads buddy has one of these. Its pretty cool and he even usues it as his daily driver.

http://www.sportsmobile.com/4_4x4sports.html

-Scott

 

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BigDadys94xj

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Location

Naples, New York

• Oct 12, 2004

• #8

Ford did sell 4x4 vans in the early 80's it was an option only on the e250/e350 models and didnt last long probably because that was around the same time that the first suv's were coming out (xj and s10 blazer). My Dad bought one in 81 or 82 it was great for taking the family out on camping trips out in the woods and for hunting trips.

 

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2offroad

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Location

Concord NC

• Oct 12, 2004

• #9

A guy in town here has a late 80's E-350 4X4 with a 460/C6 been trying for years to but it, but I'm on a long list of others that want it.

 

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DDCxj

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Location

Natick, MA

• Oct 12, 2004

• #10

They still do conversions. I always see Fedex vans (Ford) with four wheel drive in New Hampshire and Vermont and a few here in Mass.