JOHN “DODGE MAN”
Bought my 68 dodge A108 V8 318 van (Sunshine)
a couple years ago from Florida, fell in love with it since I had one just like
it in the early 70s. My wife and I had great memories with it, on this one we
both worked together on the interior. We
insolated the entire van first, then added 3/8 plywood on the floor before
adding the shag carpet. I built a bed with a 6'' piece of memory foam, added a
boxed in sud, with amp, under the bed blocked off from the spare tire and
storage area. 2 speakers and the stereo are mounted to the front of the bed and
2 speakers behind the front seats. She attached hippie material down the center
of the roof and paneling on both sides. We also covered the walls in the same
wood, plenty of lighting with a black light above the bed and battery operated
peace sign lights around the top of the bed, tye dyed beach towels sown back to
back separate the drivers area. Peace sign material was also used to make all
the window curtains. I cut off the top of an old walking stick and used it for
the shift handle, added my collection of patches around the top, also set up a
(unused) water pipe to complete the theme. Plans are to replace the complete
drive line this winter with the help of all my friends at vintage-vans.com,
everyone on the site was a great help with the project.
Stay tuned! More VANtastic interiors will be EXPOSED as we continue on with the series!
