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super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


This turned up...

http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/5616315905.html



quote:

UNDER 32K ORIGINAL MILES! Classic Ford E-Series van in dark blue. Beautiful light blue interior is near showroom condition. The cargo area has been professionally converted to an office work space and wired for 12V DC and 110V AC usage. This is a former DEA surveillance van operated in the greater Washington state area. This vehicle has been warehoused most of its life when not in mission use. Turn-Key ready except for the air-conditioning (not blowing cold air) and the factory radio (lights up but no sound). 351W EFI motor with C6 transmission. I replaced the battery, the serpentine belt, the muffler, the air filters and an oil change. Body, tires, brakes, suspension, power train all in great shape. Rear load-leveler air bags were installed. Also comes with an on board air compressor tucked inside a wheel-well bench seat/storage compartment. Has three RV style deep cycle batteries for power reserve source, a propane heater system (under vehicle tank), a dry ice/block ice cooling system, and an interior air exhaust system to remove carbon dioxide -- all of which are designed to operate without the vehicle engine running i.e. in "stealth mode". The cargo area floors, doors, and ceiling have been sound-proofed (insulated). Van is wired for pen and box cameras on all sides to monitor people approaching the van. Van is Red Light enabled, including rear window red filters and black out panels. Also has a steel wall "barrier" with sliding door into the driver's compartment. Van comes with two sets of keys/remotes and one is used for remote start of the engine. Physical security is achieved through an added interior door bracing/lock system. The only way a common thief will get in this van is by crawling through a broken window. ALL OPTICS AND RADIOS AND THE POWER INVERTER HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY THE DEA/GSA FLEET SERVICES. All basic wiring, gauges, panel switches, and cabling and connectors remain. Also has a TrippLite computer power converter/back up battery system for on board computers and monitors. Replace the inverter and bring your lap-top and printer and you have a secure rolling office; a mobile computer repair/training van; a UAV launch operations/tracking vehicle; or anything else you can imagine. Need to get away and write a book?

This is a rare and highly desirable find if only because of its very low mileage and condition. I bought this vehicle for this very reason in December 2015 from a local dealer here in Salem and because my 1980 van just went into the shop for extensive work (engine and tranny out, etc.). That van is gone and now this beauty must go too. Wife can't ride comfortably so my van days are over. Hey, its all good!

Viewing of this van is by APPOINTMENT ONLY. If you don't have the budget for such a vehicle then, PLEASE, don't waste my time or yours. I have chosen not to provide exterior pics of this vehicle should the next owner upgrade it and use it for surveillance operations. Exterior pics will be provided to your email address, upon request. If this posting is up, then the van is still for sale.

Thanks for checking out my van. Jim

CASH ONLY -- NO CHECKS. "AS IS" SALE. Oregon plates. Tags good thru 12/17

I bet it became too conspicuous to keep using just by being so drat clean for what it is.





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super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


This is pretty goddamn cool... If I were into old VWs I'd probably be strongly considering buying it right now, seems like the perfect accessory piece to an old Bug or bus.





super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


This is an ideal summer project car, right? Nothing could *possibly* go wrong with a 5k Rolls!







super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/rvd/d/1990-toyota-lite-ace-camp/6306407314.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/d/very-rare-mini-honda-z600-car/6315609581.html



super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Hmm... That's kinda cool but something looks askew...











https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/d/1966-ford-f250-tow-truck-for/6412416246.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Wow...







super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


This is cool just for the power plant, let alone the rest.

https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/d/sandy-1952-v12-seagrave-ariel-ladder/6846555609.html

quote:

Yes V12 flathead 905 cubic inch!!!!!! 24 spark plugs. Motor not frozen, My father and a friends bought this truck over a decade ago and they wanted to build a blastolean type vehicle with this impressive looking power plant, but now there both old and it’s just become yard art. If you have dreams of owning a ladder truck or want to cut it into a million pieces either way is fine with us. Make offer. Send your number and I will call you and discuss this project with you.







super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


I bet this has a fascinating story behind it.

https://portland.craigslist.org/nco/atq/d/warrenton-military-mussolini-jeep-1932/6848558560.html









super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/d/sutherlin-85-maserati-biturbo-5-speed/6915639536.html





super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/d/portland-75-vw-bus-with-corvair-engine/6923366799.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/d/lacey-1987-cadillac-allante/6911608672.html



super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Dagen H posted:

"Cheap Comanche dump", you say? Sure!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2098273580465201/
[timg]https://i.imgur.com/bsrTOW4h.png[/mg]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1056517974546456/
[timg]https://i.imgur.com/xCxpJoTh.png[/tmg]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/612333209251779/
[timg]https://i.imgur.com/q0AV4nSh.png[/tig]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1323977844434045/
[timg]https://i.imgur.com/7Nby0PHh.png[/tmg]

Other stuff:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2895780963779427/
[timg]https://i.imgur.com/vphGs81h.png[/tig]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/359143088118759/
[timg]https://i.imgur.com/3FpAVHQh.png[/tig]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2060068624101610/
[timg]https://i.imgur.com/d0PRdKNh.png[/tim]

Oh god... The rust :gonk:

Commanches are loving rad though.

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/d/vancouver-1988-chrysler-conquest/6920907554.html





super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


A shame it's rotten.

https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/beaverton-hearse-1982-cadillac-deville/6918944270.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


snugglz posted:

I like this car. yes, I drive old bimmers. and furthermore,



yeah they’re metric, he just confirmed. I can buy Pirellis or find wheels

e: I’m shopping for a chassis for the drivetrain I have in this poor little guy:


You're starting a thread for this when it gets going, right?

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/gresham-1989-dodge-shelby-pickup/7080482180.html





super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/bod/d/cathlamet-retired-us-army-steel-tug/7105564777.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


File under "Ways to die as intriguing as they are viscerally terrifying"



https://juneau.craigslist.org/boa/d/auke-bay-k350-two-person-submarine/7155999242.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Real gold?



https://portland.craigslist.org/nco/cto/d/netarts-1990-mercury-cougar-xr7-sc-rare/7217731068.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Some lovely cars in incredible condition locally

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/d/portland-1979-mercury-zepher-extra/7280252037.html

The Creamsicle interior kinda makes this one. They definitely miscounted the cylinders on that engine though





https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/ctd/d/portland-1990-hyundai-excel-gs/7284959282.html

Even has the factory floor mats still



super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


I absolutely cannot right now but I want to

https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/d/vancouver-1983-porsche-944/7286874671.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


MY INEVITABLE DEBT posted:

he's pming me now to take issue with telling him to shut the gently caress up

Applebees Appetizer posted:

Mods please don't allow coredump to post in the CL thread tia

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Needs a decent bit of body work but a grand for a manual Integra that hasn't been hosed with too badly seems pretty good anymore.

https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/d/longview-1987-acura-integra/7296035514.html







super nailgun fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Mar 24, 2021

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Elviscat posted:

This might be a good deal.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/seattle-1985-subaru-brat-lift-kit/7296595454.html



I think all my local fuckbois hang on to their Subies :smith:

Love a BRAT. One of those or an XT is my dream Subaru.

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Speaking of XTs...

A manual XT6 in decent shape: https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/d/bothell-1988-subaru-xt6/7291882293.html



Some sad SVXs: https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/d/bremerton-subaru-svxs/7289358044.html



I'm so sad there is no engine bay pic for this one because I bet it's something: https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/ctd/d/carrolls-1993-subaru-impreza-awd-wagon/7291817175.html

Still, if it runs and drives that'd be a lot of fun for a grand.

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Pretty unusual sort of rig to see in the US. Price isn't half bad either.

https://portland.craigslist.org/yam/cto/d/mcminnville-85-ford-econoline-350/7298502611.html



Speaking of unusual to see in the US...

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/d/portland-1981-lada-vaz-2101/7298917064.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


https://corvallis.craigslist.org/cto/d/corvallis-old-school-buick-lesabre-ss/7306780199.html



https://eugene.craigslist.org/ctd/d/eugene-1982-cadillac-deville-hearse/7295414849.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Nebakenezzer posted:

So gentlemen, here's a challenge: what's the dumbest "ran/ran well when parked" U got?

Here's a dumb one:

https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/d/silvana-58-international-4-4x4/7301825084.html



This one is cool though:

https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/tualatin-1943-ford-burma-jeep-bomb/7311127884.html

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


StormDrain posted:

Its like when an adventurer comes across a rotting corpse and the eyeball falls out.

There's 7gp and a fragment of a mysterious map in the glovebox.

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


I'm curious how this one came to be non-op...





super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Deteriorata posted:

102,000 miles in 6 years or less, exterior spots and fittings, government surplus - it was a cop car of some variety. Maybe Fish and Wildlife or Interior or something else outdoorsy.

It undoubtedly had a hard life and was thrashed to death. Something major failed and it was cheaper to dump it than fix it.

Yep, absolutely a cop ride, the city standardized on them a while back and a lot of the other regional departments seem to have followed suit.

Midjack posted:

Probably lunched a critical part like a transmission or something and from the paintball splatters it appears it's been used as a training obstacle on a range. The interior will have been destroyed by that and coupled with an unidentified catastrophic mechanical failure that offlined it you're straight up gambling by bidding on this thing.

Ah yeah I was thinking it got caught up in some protest action but training makes more sense. The ones that got hosed up on the street are probably still tied up as evidence. Or just got fixed up and are back in use.

super nailgun fucked around with this message at 06:15 on Apr 30, 2021

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Here's some gold, but not the usual kind you find searching for "invested"

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/d/portland-iso-new-home-for-dear-dusty/7302976624.html



quote:

[4/12 UPDATE] SOLD: Dusty has a new home.

I'm leaving the ad up just because I've gotten a number of emails from people for no other reason than to say they enjoyed reading it. I'm thinking why not leave it up for the rest of the month so others may enjoy it as well. Cheers.

-----

Looking to find a new home for good ol' Dusty, my trusty black 1998 Subaru Outback Sport (Impreza-style wagon).

Bum luck on a broken timing belt.

I’ve invested too much in hospital visits (repairs) lately to throw down and get him fixed up again, especially considering I’ve been thinking of going carless for years. (Please don’t share that last bit with him.) I hear ya, Universe, I hear ya: time to find him a new and better home. My loss, your gain.

Promise to patch him up and take him out regularly for exercise? He deserves it. He’s mature, but still loves fresh air and running down long winding roads; a fun stretch of curves makes him sing with joy. Prefers space to breathe and move about over insufferably long periods communing with lots of other cars. He’s not anti-social or anything, it’s just not his scene.

I’m the first and only parent (owner) and have his full health history (service records) since birth. He has all his shots, just needs someone to take over the required hospital procedure to fix strained (bent) heart (engine) valves due to the aforementioned muscle (timing belt) tearing while out on his last jaunt up the mountain. No. Not last. Poor choice of words. Sorry, Dusty. Latest jaunt, latest is what I meant. More jaunts to be had.


Older gentleman but still lots of life left in him (low 177,084 miles). He's had a couple of knocks (minor accidents) but recovered well enough to make them distant memories. He's also been violated a few times... Once long, long ago, someone ripped out his vocal cords (stereo), and more recently, one party sucked out his life-force (battery) while another... tragically... took him for a "joy" ride without our permission... the nerve of some people... sigh.


And yes, he is a gentleman. He has a stick and won’t play without manual handling. (Didn't *that* take an unexpected turn!? Tell me about it, bad turns are what led to this post.) He doesn’t understand how other cars can be so easy as to routinely be called automatic. Disgraceful, really. Engaged intimacy is where it's at. Passive, inattentive drivers need not apply.

Recent rehabs include:

New heater core
New battery after the rude overnight mugging
New transmission and clutch following the kidnapping episode, after which his interior was fully detailed
New radiator

Don’t judge him by his weather-worn skin. He's enjoyed being dirty, and I didn't have the heart to force him into regular showers. I know, I'm a bad parent. I don't think he's beyond training, though, and can even imagine his eventually taking a liking to showers like other grown-up cars.

He comes with after-market alloy wheels, an amp and wiring to run a sub, stereo w/ CD player and aux-in cable, remote keyless entry, jumper cables, chains, club security device, new jack, spare gas canister, …

My trusted mechanic (Superior Import Repair on E Burnside) roughly estimates $3k to fix the valves so he can run smoothly once again. Until then he rests, patiently awaiting your attention and care.

I can help with arranging a tow to a location of your choosing w/in 100 miles.

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


that El Dorino rules

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Pity the interior is gutted, I'd love to know what the inside looked like originally.

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/d/portland-1978-dodge-cobra-van/7336054034.html





https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/d/portland-1986-nissan-pulsar-nx-exa/7338766240.html



super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014



Wonder what that was originally built to do, besides look cool.

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Joe Mama posted:

That's easy. Browns, oranges, and poorly done wood trim and cabinetry.

Hah! More or less...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwVyBCH3GSE

They somehow crammed a toilet and shower into that thing, kinda impressive.

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Slugworth posted:

"I live in the woods so pretty much any kind of trade is possible" is both mystifying and ominous to me.

It means guns.

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super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Advent Horizon posted:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2842721869376821/

1987 F-250 with the 6.9 diesel.

A friend messaged about this. There are only three things wrong with it:

1. Blown head gasket.
2. 4wd is inop due to ‘broken spider gear’.
3. It’s in Hoonah.




set up for a plow too so you know that thing has had the hell beaten out of it

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