One is finished and wears a sunburst. One is nose-in under the steel with its floor out. This is the whole record of both — what was done, what it cost, and what is still wrong.
THE CHEVY
Finished
The one that already runs. Golden yellow over chocolate, a sunburst fanning back from the front wheel, slotted mags on raised-white-letter Firestones. It is the reference: the paint the other one is aiming at, and the proof the aim is reachable.
GROOVAN
In the shed
Nose-in under corrugated steel, doors swung open onto a dirt floor. It carries the plate the site is named after. Everything on the log from here down happens to this van.
Pulled both rear doors to get at the lower corners. The passenger side is solid. The driver side is not solid. Floor pan came out in three pieces, two of which were not supposed to be pieces.
Went wrongdraft
Twenty-odd years of sediment. Tank itself is sound once the varnish is out. Sender was seized; ordered a replacement rather than fight it.
Went rightdraft
Nothing to report. The part exists, it is just not here. Spent the weekend masking the Chevy instead.
Waitingdraft
Nothing on this site is for sale and nothing on it is finished except one van. If you have a lead on an Econoline floor pan, that is the single most useful thing you could send.
How they got here