2009 Council of Councils
I Think I Can, I Think I Can - Go to Las Vegas!!
Vanning Mags and Books Auction
Donated by Anita Rakestraw of Colorado Van Council, the following vanning books and magazines are up for auction and listed on eBay. All proceeds will go to support the 2009 Council of Councils. Thank you Anita!!
ALL OF THE MAGAZINES HAVE SOLD. THE PROCEEDS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED!
VANS by the Editors of Consumer Guide
Design Ideas - Plans - Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Build Your Own Custom Interiors & Exteriors
Copyright 1977 by Publications International, Ltd.
160 page van-tastic magazine with details on prize-winning vans of the 1970’s, with information and instructions on how to build your own.
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The Complete VAN Book
Written by Lucian K. Truscott IV with photographs by Terry Arthur
200 Pages of Custom Vans and “How-To” Projects, Plus a Nationwide Buyers Guide to Van Shops, Parts and Customizers (in the 70’s).
Copyright 1976 by Lucien K Truscott IV
Details on some of the classic vans of the 1970’s, how-to information on 2 project vans detailed by Hot Rod Magazine and RV-Van World Magazine, and some light reading on how to form or how to join a van club.
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VANS – A Book of Rolling Rooms
Written by Baron Wolman
Sealed copy - Copyright by Doubleday/Dolphin
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Customizing Your VAN – 2nd Edition
Written by Allan Girdler, Revised by Carl Caiati
A how-to manual that lays bare all the tricks of the trade for purchasing and customizing a van. The book walks through each area of the van, and provides details on how to take a raw van and convert it into your own, for travel or show.
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Hot Rod Magazine VANS – Van How-To’s for Beginners
This edition written by the Editors of Hot Rod Magazine
Printed 1976 by Hot Rod Magazine
Includes articles on: Vans and Vanners Photo Pictorial, Helpful Tune-Up Specs, How-To Buy Your First Van, Van Window Treatments, Van Trans, Van Menu Ideas, Popular Bolt-Ons, Interior Ideas, Fat Tires & Wheels and Customizing Hints.
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VANS and the Truckin’ Life
By Terry Cook with photographs by Jim Williams
Copyright 1977 by Andreas Landshoff Productions B.V., The Netherlands
Published 1977 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
An amazing photographic record of the vanning scene; with documentation written by Terry Cook of Truckin’ Magazine. His goal was to capture how it all began, what vanners, clubs and truck-ins are all about, wonderful shots of the top vans of the time, and Terry’s thoughts looking ahead at the future of vanning.
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