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1994 Ford E150 Econoline XL Conversion Van

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The consummate "shagging wagon" - this van is a typical example of a plain ordinary van that was handed over to a conversion company straight from the Ford assembly line and converted in a bordello on wheels. These were fairly common vans throughout the late 1970s and into the 1980s and were quite luxurious when they were new, often sporting custom captain chairs for all passengers and custom carpeting throughout.  I particularly remember the van that my uncle and aunt had when they visited us one summer. I remember marvelling at the custom wood trim around the doors and playing with the swivelling reading lamps in the ceiling.  In fact, during this time Starcraft had a plant in my town that pumped a lot of these vans out in the world.  Needless to say, these vans were a fairly common side in my part of the world.  Unfortunately, custom vans don't really age very well and as they got older, they developed more of a shady reputation. The interiors cert