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1997 Ford E-350 Extended 15 Passenger Van - 6.8l - Mighty V-10 Power on 2040-cars

Year:1997 Mileage:385000 Color: White /
  Blue / Gray
Location:

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Extended Passenger Van
Engine:6.8L 415Cu. In. V10 GAS SOHC Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 1fbjs31s6vhb76225 Year: 1997
Interior Color: Blue / Gray
Make: Ford
Number of Cylinders: 10
Model: E-350 Econoline Club Wagon
Trim: XLT HD Extended Passenger Van 2-Door
Drive Type: RWD
Power Options: Tinted Windows, Reese Hitch, Manual GPS - 2003 Rand McNally Road Atlas included, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Mileage: 385,000
Exterior Color: White
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

Selling our shop van. It is the classic Rusty but Trusty vehicle.

We have owned and used the van for about a year, thoroughly testing both its 1-ton carrying capacity, and its substantial V-10 engine hauling abilities.

Please notice the V-10. This engine is strong and powerful, carried many loads through the hills of Pennsylvania for us with no problems!

Mechanically, the van is great. Engine starts right up, good oil pressure, runs cool. Transmission shifts smoothly and positively.

Previous owner used it to drive his family from Michigan to Montana for family trips frequently.

We have used it for local trips to Home Depot, and have taken it from Michigan to the Washington DC about 8 times.

I would not hesitate to drive this van anywhere, it really runs great.

BUT, it is not for the feint of heart:

It is rusty. It is rusty everywhere, body and frame. Michigan road salt has taken a toll.

There are dents in pretty much all body panels.

Windshield has 3 stone chips and a running crack. When you replace the windshield, that will probably fix the water leak above the passenger side dash.

I took a picture of the dash while running at idle at a stop light. You can see that all gauges look good.
You can also see that the airbag light is on. Not sure what this means, but I suggest wearing a seatbelt and driving accordingly.

Seats are stained and worn. But, not horrible.

There is one rear seat. It is actually one of the middle seats, but we have it sort of half latched right behind the drivers seats.

These vans are AWESOME as work trucks. There is 13 FEET of cargo length from back doors to console, between the seats. 11" clear to back of front seats. Over 14' for long skinny things that will slide under passenger seat! The longest thing we carried in it was actually 14'-6, and it sort of went diagonally up and over the passenger seat. (see note about windshield crack, above)

This van is definitely not too easy on the eyes, but it will carry anything you want to put in it, haul anything you want to tow behind it, and it won't let you down. It has been a very reliable vehicle for us.

If my reserve price of $7.00 is met, I will include a 2003 Rand McNally American Road Atlas! It is missing its cover, but still works.

I spent all 8 of my quarters just vacuuming the out the interior, so I did not get a chance to wash the exterior. But, I wouldn't have been able to wash all the ugly off anyway.

Please ask any question that I have not addressed here.

If you would like to Fly in and Drive Away, I can meet you at the Kalamazoo Michigan airport (AZO), otherwise, depending on what it sells for, I could meet you at Chicago or Detroit airports.
You may, of course, just pick it up at our shop in Kalamazoo.

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Wed, 10 Apr 2013

Toyota isn't convinced the Ford Focus was the best-selling nameplate globally last year. Bloomberg reports that for the second time in seven months, both Toyota and Ford are laying claim to the title. Ford cites R.L. Polk & Co. data that says the automaker moved some 1.02 million Focus models in 2012 compared to just 872,774 Toyota Corolla units. But Toyota says the actual figure is closer to 1.16 million Corolla models.
Last year, Ford said it took the sales crown through the fist half of 2012 based on information from IHS Automotive, but Toyota pointed out those numbers left out models like the Corolla-based Matrix and Auris, as well as the Corolla Fielder and Scion xB-based Corolla Rumion. Whether or not Toyota's belief that all these cars should be counted in the Corolla bucket is accurate or not is seemingly up for debate... as is the question of why it matters so much to both parties.
This time around, Ford is holding the line that the Focus is the "best-selling nameplate," with Erich Merkle, a US sales analyst with Ford saying the company's figure is, "a pure number that is verified by a third party." Toyota, meanwhile, has requested clarification from Polk.

Ford worker files for UAW dues refund, stirs right-to-work debate

Sun, 24 Aug 2014

Let's start with some history: Ford's Dearborn truck plant, part of the company's massive River Rouge complex, was the center of a strike in 1941 that led to Ford signing the first "closed shop" agreement in the industry. The agreement obliged every worker at the plant to be a dues-paying member of the United Auto Workers. In December 2012, however, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation making Michigan a right-to-work state, which outlawed closed shops. The new law gave workers the right to opt out of union membership and stop paying dues even if they were still covered by union activities like collective bargaining. For employees at the Dearborn plant, the right-to-work clauses take effect at the end of their current contract in 2015.
As a tool-and-die maker at Ford's Dearborn plant for 16 years, Todd Lemire pays dues to the UAW - about two hours' salary per month. However, he's been unhappy with the UAW's support of the Democratic party, and not wanting to wait until next year to be out of the UAW entirely he invoked his Beck Rights, which state that a non-member of a union does not have to pay dues to support non-core activities, such as political spending. But Lemire wasn't happy that Ford still subtracted the total amount of dues, with the UAW reimbursing the difference, so he filed suit with the National Labor Relations Board, feeling that the workaround violates his rights.
Lemire's case is just a week old, so it could be a while before a resolution. Yet, as September 15, 2015 draws near and the right-to-work laws take full effect for Michigan workers - and others wonder whether it could help revitalize the state's manufacturing base - a case like this adds more fuel to the discussion.

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Mon, 23 Sep 2013

Ford is in a bit of a pickle for importing and selling Turkey-built Transit Connect cargo vans as passenger vehicles in the US, then converting them to commercial-vehicle specification stateside in an effort to bypass a 25-percent tax imposed on vehicles imported for commercial use. Automakers are required to pay a 2.5-percent tax on imported passenger vehicles.
The Blue Oval got into trouble for this in a January ruling in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials asked Ford to stop the practice of importing the Transit Connect vehicles with passenger seats, then removing and shredding them. Now Automotive News reports that Ford is appealing the ruling. The 25-percent "Chicken Tax," as the tariff is often called, is 50 years old and was enacted as a response to a German tariff on chickens. Like Ford, Chrysler bypasses the higher tariff, but it does so in a different manner. It partially disassembles Sprinter cargo vans before shipping them to the US, then rebuilds them at a plant in South Carolina.
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