[{"id": 3712345, "authorName": "battman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/battman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great Looking Chateau. Love the accessories. \r\n@ob1xl, Pretty sure the roof rack and ladder are aftermarket. Can you provide some more detailed photos around the rear drip rail corners? Any rust repair evident? Any ownership location history?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570249976, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712350, "authorName": "JerryNelson", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jerrynelson/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by JerryNelson", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570250242, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3712356, "authorName": "ob1xl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ob1xl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@battman thx man. There are no rust repair areas that I can see anywhere on this van. Super solid and any places where the paint is chipped you can see bare metal underneath so bondo or repairs. Ill work on the requested pix right now. Its obvious that who ever owned it the longest must have had it garaged most of the time.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570250615, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712395, "authorName": "Dkouseller", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dkouseller/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great looking! Please post those additional pics when you can.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570253883, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712396, "authorName": "Dkouseller", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dkouseller/", "bidAmount": 5500, "content": "$5,500 bid placed by Dkouseller", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570253913, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3712400, "authorName": "e9er", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/e9er/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Super cool van with great factory colors! Reminds me of the show 'Ironside' from when I was a kid.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570254314, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712477, "authorName": "JFH", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jfh/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thumbs up on the air freshener !", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570266231, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712535, "authorName": "defdes", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/defdes/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sin Bin!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570276253, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712552, "authorName": "Brewster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brewster/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great van, accessible 302 and awesome side doors, no miserable slider here", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570277246, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712572, "authorName": "CKKurtz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ckkurtz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Perfect family vacation rig!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570278255, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712642, "authorName": "Thaxted2bat", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/thaxted2bat/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Back when we only had shelves, no cup holder. Cupholder was only a glimmer in our eyes.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1570280681, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712753, "authorName": "J.P._Dashpot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/j.p._dashpot/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This Econoline has a GPS that never needs updating.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1570284103, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712826, "authorName": "Lewis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lewis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My parent's friends had one in identical colours that they bought new. It's the only car I've ever ridden in with chains around the back wheels in the winter. Man, that thing shook!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570286174, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712862, "authorName": "notabbiente", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/notabbiente/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "definitely not from the east coast LOL", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570287315, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712878, "authorName": "Lord_Balfour_IV", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lord_balfour_iv/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "BATsters: if you\u2019ve ever contemplated living in a van down by the river, this is the abode for you. Imagine the view from the rooftop patio!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570287904, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3712927, "authorName": "SaabSnob", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabsnob/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "the Devils Shag Wagon ! first thing I noticed...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570289423, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713053, "authorName": "JerryNelson", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jerrynelson/", "bidAmount": 6000, "content": "$6,000 bid placed by JerryNelson", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570293009, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3713081, "authorName": "ob1xl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ob1xl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@battman I couldn't get pix of the corners last night as it was too dark but I got some this morning. I submitted them but dont know how long they take to show up.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570294165, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713082, "authorName": "battman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/battman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So cool that you can see the ground while sitting in the drivers seat (pic 42). Super easy to work on.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570294190, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713086, "authorName": "ob1xl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ob1xl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@battman its so fun to drive sitting right over the front tire. To answer you question about location history...I bought it from a gentleman in California near San Bernadino who bought it from the original owner that I thought he said was not too far from him. From the condition it definitely looks like it's been a dry inland California vehicle most of its life. The Vin tag has an Ohio plant code.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570294435, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713097, "authorName": "WAGONBOYTD", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wagonboytd/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A Chateau with an infinity pool. Now that\u2019s livin\u2019 she\u2019s a beaut!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570294892, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713112, "authorName": "Dkouseller", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dkouseller/", "bidAmount": 6500, "content": "$6,500 bid placed by Dkouseller", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570295442, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3713399, "authorName": "Matt_Toni", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/matt_toni/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow. Kept it a whole month before flipping", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1570306926, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713475, "authorName": "ob1xl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ob1xl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@matt_toni yeah as much as I freaking LOVE this thing and will never find one nicer, I found one very similar that isnt so pristine and I can use for the kind of camping I want to do with the kids and not worry about them scratching it as much or feel bad about customizing such an original specimen. As it is I get nervous everytime I drive it as it's so beautiful and I'm worried someone is going to rear end me....but the kids make me drive them to school in it every day. :-)", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1570311139, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713545, "authorName": "Cammergalaxie", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cammergalaxie/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Bring a cooler full of Oly, some beach chairs, a frisbee and some friends. Crank up that Clarion and let the good times roll!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1570314745, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713636, "authorName": "66CO", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/66co/", "bidAmount": 9500, "content": "$9,500 bid placed by 66CO", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570318887, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3713714, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@battman, photos of the van's upper corners have been added to the end of the gallery. Good suggestion. Thanks for providing them, @ob1xl.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570321144, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713718, "authorName": "West-Coaster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/west-coaster/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What's the red knob to the left of the steering column? Hand throttle? Manual choke?\r\n\r\nI love vintage vans and trucks that were owned by Old Guys. Hence all the doo-dads tacked on around and about the instrument panel. I can almost smell the Pendleton shirt and Ben-Gay!\r\n\r\nGLWTS", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570321284, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713930, "authorName": "ob1xl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ob1xl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@west-coaster the red knob is the heater valve.\r\nI added a close up picture of it for you. Next to that is a wiper delay module, and on the column is a flat tachometer that was a factory option. Like you noted there is an also an altimeter and a compass in case you get lost haha.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570330203, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713969, "authorName": "sgntpepper78", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sgntpepper78/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I wish all old cars in general could talk, but I especially wish old vans could talk.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570333548, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3713985, "authorName": "JerryNelson", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jerrynelson/", "bidAmount": 10000, "content": "$10,000 bid placed by JerryNelson", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570334303, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3714054, "authorName": "Knuckles-R-Busted", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/knuckles-r-busted/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Too many windows to be the Mystery Machine, but I still wanna know: Where are You?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570344242, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3714079, "authorName": "nczek5ie", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nczek5ie/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well at least it has no reserve", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570354855, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3714214, "authorName": "Sandman4x4", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sandman4x4/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "These were a big improvement over the previous Gen Ford Econoline Vans! Especially the \u201cBetter Idea\u201d Ford had developed to give the driver more room, at the direct expense to the front passenger! See as a young car/truck/motorcycle enthusiast in 1969, when my fathers trucking company. I would rear any magazine I could get my hands on and ride my bike to the local new car dealers to dream. So I learned that \u201cBetter Idea\u201d on these vans were to place the entire Drivetrain approximately 6\u201d off center towards the passenger side! That helped give the driver more leg room! I\u2019ve always wondered how that idea effected the vehicles balance and driving dynamics!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570367447, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3714524, "authorName": "J.P._Dashpot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/j.p._dashpot/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The tachometer option: \"A safer way to go for the fun ones.\"\r\n\"fun ones\" Is that code for something sinister?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570380965, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3714618, "authorName": "neverenoughgold", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/neverenoughgold/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@sgntpeppe\r\nI wish all old cars in general could talk, but I especially wish old vans could talk.\r\n-----\r\nI think it might be best if the talking began after the owners were long passed.\r\n\r\nAnd that's all I'm gonna say about that...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570384943, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3714814, "authorName": "Smm516", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/smm516/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Neverenoughgold: I\u2019m very glad old vans cannot talk personally :)", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1570395520, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3714840, "authorName": "West-Coaster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/west-coaster/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Sandman4x4\r\n\"So I learned that \u201cBetter Idea\u201d on these vans were to place the entire Drivetrain approximately 6\u201d off center towards the passenger side! That helped give the driver more leg room! I\u2019ve always wondered how that idea effected the vehicles balance and driving dynamics!\"\r\n\r\nI'm guessing that was probably because the vast majority of vans - namely the cargo versions - were going to be solo occupied. With that, the weight of the driver probably evened out the weight of the engine being toward the other side of the van - and/or vice-versa.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570397113, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3714925, "authorName": "Hansjorg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hansjorg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is definitely one cool van. Obviously not having AC, I don't think it's useable in Arizona with its unbearable Vinyl seats melting temperatures.\nFor me, a camping trip there would be a torture but not an enjoyment.\nI can see this van touring the beautiful PNW and other northern states.\nGLWTA.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570401318, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3715185, "authorName": "Cycliccollective", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cycliccollective/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I\u2019m still looking for a tow rig for my 1962 airstream, she isn\u2019t too heavy. I think this would probably haul it ok.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570414592, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3715190, "authorName": "ob1xl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ob1xl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@cycliccollective that'd be a top notch setup! Just slap some airshocks in the back. Badass!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570414919, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3715868, "authorName": "bondgraham", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bondgraham/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Perfect set up to get the band back together. Comfy seats, lots of windows, and room in the back for 2 Marshall stacks, a Shure PA, Fender Bassman twins, a B3 and a 122 Leslie, and a full set of Pearls. Then hit the road, stacks of 8 Tracks to keep the tunes honkin\u2019 while the miles roll by. Start at the Horseshoe in Toronto and end up in Ybor City in Tampa", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570463263, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3715968, "authorName": "gr8kornholio", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gr8kornholio/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "First though was this should always have a CHiP motorcycle following it around. These style vans were always up to no good. \r\nOtherwise this looks like a roomier more capable option to VW van living.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1570465368, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3717780, "authorName": "ddot17313", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ddot17313/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "would it be an issue to install ac on this van?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570480785, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3718723, "authorName": "ob1xl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ob1xl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ddot17313 I dont think itd be an issue. I'd get with Vintage Air and I'm sure they could figure out a killer system as AC was an option so you know you can fit it. I've had them put AC on quite a few vintage cars with great results.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570493119, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3723329, "authorName": "chris.grfc", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chris.grfc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Matt_Toni yup it was available on CL earlier this year", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570584080, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3725989, "authorName": "66CO", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/66co/", "bidAmount": 11000, "content": "$11,000 bid placed by 66CO", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570646817, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3728250, "authorName": "sundeviljeremy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sundeviljeremy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Could be a sick tailgating van! Throw a generator around front and set up a TV inside with a sick soundbar.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570664817, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3731998, "authorName": "AAkron87", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/aakron87/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Bruce Berry is a working man, he used to love his Econoline van....", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570741924, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3733217, "authorName": "Dkouseller", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dkouseller/", "bidAmount": 12000, "content": "$12,000 bid placed by Dkouseller", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570764798, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3733522, "authorName": "66CO", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/66co/", "bidAmount": 13500, "content": "$13,500 bid placed by 66CO", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570794083, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3733689, "authorName": "kevin-m", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kevin-m/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Have been watching this one as it brings back a ton of memories. I learned how to drive in one of these, with three on the tree too lol. Very cool", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570799776, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3734638, "authorName": "67gmctruck", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/67gmctruck/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This was a quick flip. I know this van well.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1570816427, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3735340, "authorName": "wallyworldmt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wallyworldmt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Dad bought one (1969) to haul us around, Mom HATED it, but being in H.S. I LOVED IT!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570821197, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3736084, "authorName": "BBash", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bbash/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@AAkron87 Nice N.Y. reference ... listening now thanks to that comment.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1570826482, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3736650, "authorName": "66CO", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/66co/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 10/11/19 for $13,500 to 66CO", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1570831801, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 3736662, "authorName": "Diver127", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/diver127/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice return on investment", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1570832052, "type": "comment"}]