Spring Fling 2 2008 A-100's

Our group at the Spring Fling 2008 Woodley Park Van Nuys.. Our group of Dodge A-100's

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Spring
• Fling
• A-100
• Dodge
• Little
• red
• wagon
• van
• truck
• auto

[puntagordy]

My favorite ride I have ever owned, now it is Howard Johnson silverware!

[MrSafetymeeting]

@infidelcastrato Become more mechanically inclined or suffer at the hands of insrupulous mechanics.Or buy cars that are under warrantee.I love the old cars because they are really simple opposed to new cars which are disposable.

[infidelcastrato]

The salvage yard owner got it running again and sold it to the owner of a vegan restaurant, who gave it to a young man who worked as a short order cook there. The last time I talked to him, he had the van in mothballs because its brakes were shot, and he was waiting to make enough money to have them repaired. Looking back, it should have been a red flag to me when the old man who sold me the van said, "I hope you're mechanically inclined." Well I'm not. Hindsight, as the saying goes, is 20/20.

[infidelcastrato]

$500 is what I paid for mine, but it ended up costing me thousands of dollars in repairs, beginning with a new (remanufactured) 225 slant six engine and a new radiator. While I never had any problems with the new engine, there was always something new and catastrophic going wrong with the van. Finally, when it needed a new exhaust system, and I was out of a job and broke, I gave up and gave the van to a salvage yard, after $10,000 or so had been invested in it.

[cffnmkr13]

@infidelcastrato

WTF? I bought my A100 for $500 two years ago and other then replacing the alternator, starter, fuel pump and tune ups, it's been the best running, most reliable vehicle I have ever owned! I've even taken it twice from Los Angeles, Ca. to Reno, Nv and use it as a daily driver. And this is after it sat for five years unstarted!

Sorry, but I think you just got a lemon...

[bengalkeeper]

when will there be another show like this one so close to home?

I want to bring my van out

[infidelcastrato]

I only put about 1500 miles on my '65 A-100 in the almost five years I had it. It was always in the shop for one thing or another. Every system on the truck was worn out when I bought it (except the Torqueflite 727) and there was no telling when something would go wrong. Changing the engine and radiator was only the beginning. That truck was a big-time money pit. I'm sorry I bought it. But I envy all the people that ever had the privilege of owning them when they were new. These rigs were cool.