You will see them here in Oregon (Montana, Washington, and Idaho too)
occasionally on an ambulance, delivery trucks (i.e. Federal Express),
telephone, and power company vans, and in some very specialized industrial
rigs (seismic research/oil exploration rigs). There was a company in
Northern Idaho that was converting Ford E-350's a few years ago. They are
expensive.
Kevin Lake
56 GMC Suburban/napco
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> From: BMORRI1@aol.com
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] Modern version of a NAPCO
> Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 9:47 AM
>
> The other day I went to visit the parts department at the local Chevy
dealer
> and I noticed a very interesting van on their lot. It was obviously a
3/4 or
> 1 ton, but it seemed to sit up higher than normal. Turns out that it was
> modified by a conversion company (just like NAPCO did). The set-up was
> actually very similar to a NAPCO as well. It had a solid front axle
housing
> in front (not independent suspension like the new trucks) and it had 4"
lift
> blocks in the back. These blocks actually looked like NAPCO clones! It
did
> not, however, have the divorced transfer case as the NAPCOs do...it was
> connected to an automatic/overdrive trans. I can't remember the name of
the
> conversion company, but I did notice that their conversion added just
over
> $7000 to the price tag of an already expensive van. I wonder who would
order
> an expensive heavy-duty 4x4 panel van?
>
> Brian Morrison
> '58 NAPCO 1/2-ton
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