Here's an RV for you. It's actually registered as a motorhome. We found this about a half hour away from where I live. 1976 Vandura, original base coat paint, original owner, all the custom work was done in 1977. 2 beds, an icebox, brass spotlights for interior lights, tons of storage, full curtains, 2 sunroofs, and more shag carpet and diamond tuft pleather than you can shake a stick at. It had been sitting in that spot, parked on carpet, for 11 years. Back brakes were locked up, so we had to put in on dollies to push it out to where the tow truck could pick it up. That shot of me tightening the rear lug nuts is the first time it had seen daylight in over a decade, we were worried that the paint would bubble up and fall off ha ha. The show pic is from the late '70s early '80s when it won best of show at a custom van show. Man, when was the last time you went to one of those??
Once we got it back to the shop, we looked it over. It had a half tank of 11 year old fuel in it, so I was going to drop the tank and drain it, but it had a custom trailer hitch welded to the frame that went under the tank. I pulled the gas cap off and it didn't smell too bad (you know bad gas when you smell it), so I put a battery in it to spin the engine over and see if it had any oil pressure. And the stupid thing started! Runs like a champ, so I changed the oil, replaced the dried out cork valve cover gaskets, and put a battery in it. Total restoration budget? $90. Gotta love small block Chevrolets ha ha. Put it in gear and it cracked the back brakes loose, it had all new brakes in 2001 so once it was freed up it all works mint. This thing will be the communal RV for the rest of my buddies and I natural lives, it's entirely too badass to ever sell!
