db's 1970 DODGE A108 Sportsman van

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Wed Dec 28, 16 11:04 pm

Well now that is an awfully cute van

Captain Chaos · Post by **Captain Chaos** » Wed Dec 28, 16 11:16 pm

Looks great ðŸ‘Slot Mags could suit itðŸ˜€

db · Post by db » Wed Dec 28, 16 11:47 pm

I ain't too proud to admit it, ahm in lurve

It runs, drives, has no rust but great patina which I hope to preserve. All good glass, good tyres. Rare (apparently) power steering option.
It has a 318, 727 with dash shifter
The A108 is 18" longer than the A100, which suits me fine.

No rear seats so I'll need to sort those asap.
Intermittent flooding problem on the pokey little carb, so a 600 holley and manifold will be on the cards.
It looks like a hinge has seized and badly damaged the corner of the door and the adjacent body. It's fixable.
Missing a door elbow pad thing, a couple of side window fasteners.
Basically needs a load of tinkering and fettling but nothing major.

It's in Albuquerque NM, so a big chunk of my transport costs is to get it to the docks.
I've spoken to Ron and have approximate costs, but have yet to confirm shipping details.

My mate has bought the Truk and wanted to pay straight away for tax reasons. So, the money's in the bank and he's happy for me to keep using the Truk until the van is on the road.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Dec 29, 16 9:04 am

Nice one, sounds like you got just what you wanted. When you said it was in New Mexico I did wonder about the internal shipping costs. Have you tried the likes of Kingstown for a comparative quote? They ship from the nearest port, dosn't Ron only ship from Florida?

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Thu Dec 29, 16 10:38 am

Blue wrote:Nice one, sounds like you got just what you wanted. When you said it was in New Mexico I did wonder about the internal shipping costs. Have you tried the likes of Kingstown for a comparative quote? They ship from the nearest port, dosn't Ron only ship from Florida?

FYI - My mate has used Kingstown probably 8 or 9 times, & still continues to use them.

db · Post by db » Thu Dec 29, 16 4:32 pm

Ron ships from wherever is nearest, he says Houston for this. I've not heard of Kingstown, I'll see what they say ta.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Dec 29, 16 4:45 pm

Kingstown will ship in a 40 ft container with another customers vehicle, I think thier internal shipping charges are reasonable too. Assume you are containerising, I wouldn't even consider RO RO myself It's just too risky IMO.

shovelheadrob · Post by **shovelheadrob** » Thu Dec 29, 16 5:31 pm

That looks so cool, I'd want to say "let's rock!" every time I shifted from park to drive. Some younger members may not get it!

lough3969 · Post by **lough3969** » Thu Dec 29, 16 7:30 pm

Very nice... love it... I've used Kingstown too, though I'm sure Ron will be great... Now begineth the waiting...

db · Post by db » Thu Dec 29, 16 8:41 pm

Blue wrote:Kingstown will ship in a 40 ft container with another customers vehicle, I think thier internal shipping charges are reasonable too. Assume you are containerising, I wouldn't even consider RO RO myself It's just too risky IMO.

Roro sounds like madness to me!

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Thu Dec 29, 16 9:03 pm

With roro, you have to make sure it will ro, otherwise they'll drag it off with a forklift, or maybe not load it at all at the other end....

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Fri Dec 30, 16 12:30 pm

Great looking van DB!

What's it like underneath.......looks perfectly patina'd on top?

db · Post by db » Fri Dec 30, 16 11:31 pm

It looks rock solid Dave, and from what he says there's no rot, just surface rust

cadboy · Post by **cadboy** » Sat Dec 31, 16 1:14 pm

Great looking van

There is no problem with RO RO as long as it is a runner and battery is good.

I used Hill shipping it was good and reasonable, good luck.

mad machs · Post by **mad machs** » Sat Dec 31, 16 5:18 pm

Very nice Paul, a wise choice, really like our A108, put way more miles on that than the Mustang this year.