Before we dive into this bizarre creation presented before you, some full disclosure is in order. We don’t know nearly enough about this 2008 Ford van truck E-450 as we’d like to. It’s for sale on Facebook Marketplace – yes, you can buy it – with the listing saying it’s in Florida. It’s done 231,000 miles; it’s had a bevy of maintenance performed on the stock 6.0-liter Power Stroke diesel in the last 40,000 miles, and if you have $10,350 you can take it home. That’s pretty much the whole enchilada.
What we really want to know is the backstory on how this van-turned-truck came to life. Building such a vehicle like this actually isn’t complicated, since the old E-Series was always available in larger sizes like this as a chassis-cab. These trusty old workhorses served as the basis for small buses all around North America, not to mention other upfits like motorhomes, moving vans, and perhaps our favorite, ice cream trucks. One might…
