jwmark
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My partner and I recently purchased a 2006 158WB Sprinter that had been used as a mobile trade show rig for a local tooling company. Although the company was based in Minneapolis, the van spent most of its ~200k miles traveling across southern states, so it's condition is remarkable. A full [American flag] wrap kept the body in decent shape. We plan to live in the van full time for at least a year, and then possibly sell it or hold onto it for summer adventures. But who are we kidding, we'll probably never sell it.
We debated van models for months, and in fact we were decided on a LWB HR Transit before we bought this van. But something didn't feel right. There are plenty of cool Transit, Promaster, and late model Sprinter builds out there, and I'm quite envious of some of the conversions I see, but we wanted a different challenge. Ultimately we settled on the T1N because of it's nostalgia, reliability, and proportions.
The design in still in progress, but a handful of the usual upgrades are in store, in addition to some (hopefully) unique mods. Two Motion Window sliders had already been installed in the rear and, as an extra bonus, the previous owner threw in a CR Lawrence side t-vent window and fixed slider door window. I plan to pull design inspiration from my concurrent 1963 Airstream renovation as well. Here it goes...
We debated van models for months, and in fact we were decided on a LWB HR Transit before we bought this van. But something didn't feel right. There are plenty of cool Transit, Promaster, and late model Sprinter builds out there, and I'm quite envious of some of the conversions I see, but we wanted a different challenge. Ultimately we settled on the T1N because of it's nostalgia, reliability, and proportions.
The design in still in progress, but a handful of the usual upgrades are in store, in addition to some (hopefully) unique mods. Two Motion Window sliders had already been installed in the rear and, as an extra bonus, the previous owner threw in a CR Lawrence side t-vent window and fixed slider door window. I plan to pull design inspiration from my concurrent 1963 Airstream renovation as well. Here it goes...
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