The first Ford Econoline pickup was introduced in September 1960 as a 1961 model along with a cargo van and passenger van. (Photo by David Krumboltz) Ken Mozek of Danville is the owner of this ...

For the 1969 model year, Ford moved the Econoline onto the F-Series truck chassis, giving it a front-engine layout in the process. GM and Chrysler did the same with their vans soon after.

1965 Ford Econoline Van - The Odd Man In. Jeff & Howards's '65 Econoline Deluxe. Grant Peterson Writer Jan 24, 2007. ... this author had a '61 Econoline that was an old Southern Bell truck.

The second-generation Ford Econoline shares many parts with the F-Series full-size pickups, becoming a heavier-duty vehicle than the first generation. It was a revolutionary design at the time and ...

Holy smokes, is that a lifted four-wheel-drive third-generation Ford Econoline Club Wagon? Sometimes when I’m out walking the ...

Introduced for the 1961 model year, the Econoline was Ford's first van. Designed to replace the F-Series-based panel truck, the Econoline was aimed at the popular Volkswagen Bus.

Ford’s 1973 Truck Lineup Does Everything. ... The short-nosed Econoline van was built for the 1968 through 1974 model years. The Camper Special RV version was available through Ford dealers.

Check out all the cool upgrades we installed on our 2006 Ford E-350 4x4 Van thanks to ARB, Dynatrac, and Atlas inside Four Wheeler Magazine.

The plan includes building the van in the U.S. by 2013, for which the company ... This week Ford Motor Co. said it is ramping up development and production of its Transit commercial van to make ...

The difference between the Handi-Van and those lesser FC vans was simple: GMCs are built, sold and serviced by truck people. Not that Ford and Dodge didn't have plenty of truck people, but you ...

New-design big Ford van meant to compete with newest rivals. ... The Econoline you'd buy today still is recognizable as derived from the first of the modern E-vans in 1975.