WHOA!? What 'Clunker' is THIS???

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

As seen on the splash page of cnn.com right now...


I know my automotive tastes deviate FAR from what typical 36 year old males lust after (Gimme a 1972 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron over a '66 Mustang ANY DAY!)

And I'm diggin' this Dodge Franken Van-Up.
Is that stock? Ir some VERY low production model option?!?


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[64Jeeper]

Forget it Gary, the dealers have to remove the oil, and seize the engines before they are parted out and scrapped.

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

Huh?????

I'm just askin' what the hell it is. It's on the front page of CNN.Com. I dunno where this thing is.....I just wanna know WHAT it is.

Thanks.

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[P89]

El Vamino.

Pretty common conversion back in the Van craze of the '70's, kinda like flower cars, but you don't see them often. Other than that it's a Dodge van. Dodge made a similar thing in the '60's. Google Dodge A100.

[OrionBricks]

Theres one down the street from my house, i'll get a pic and ask the guy for you.

[autotech6506]

Forget it Gary, the dealers have to remove the oil, and seize the engines before they are parted out and scrapped.

they aren't allowed to be parted out. engine seized then off to be crushed. you can't take parts off them according to the rules of the program.

[Bmarshall91]

Sodium silicate bathes for the motor interiors!

[Dredly]

I'm surprised that is even legal... it looks older then 1985

[normanvin]

How are they seizing the engines?

[64Jeeper]

How are they seizing the engines?

They are dumping the oil, and adding liquid Sodium silicate in it's place, then starting the engine. The engine will run about 30 seconds to 2 minutes, and seize up.

Shorty's U-Pull-it in Conshohocken is getting lots of the vehicles to part out. It was on the news yesterday.