Rat Infested Van Rescued From The Woods After 35 Years! | ABANDONED 1974 Ford Econoline | RESTORED 

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I love the positivity and teamwork. If I bought this, my Dad woulda got back in the truck and drove off leaving me standing there.

Great guys so refreshing to hear your voices .Good clean conversations. LOVE YOUR SHOW.GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU

I am happy when people like you give another chance to vehicles that for many people were not important. How I wish I had the resources to be able to rescue and give life to a car that is forgotten in time in some land.

You are so blessed to have your dad in your life.

I could smell that van through my TV screen! Thank you guys for what you put yourselves through to bring us good quality enjoyable entertainment! Looking forward to the next one.

Prayers boys you have lots of obstacles coming against ya

Wow Christian, I do believe that your filming talent gets better and better with each passing video, keep up the great work!

Love old vans, that was a relaxing watch, more more!

As a lover of vintage vans I want to thank you guys for your efforts! I know It took you guys a lot of effort to save that old econoline! Thanks for sharing!

I hope you got the van for free...being as you all did them a favor clearing up the brush...Love the channel !!

When that saw blade hits the dirt, it dulls the chain. I really loved those old vans from the 70s, they did so much to them to customize them. Can't wait to see what you guys do with this one.

as a long-time vanner, I'm excited and looking forward to seeing the restoration of this Econoline. :)

Well Lance i think that is BS!, you bought the van, paid him cash for it , then he want everything inside, i been in the junk car bissness for 50 yrs, you better have it cleaned out, once your paid its mine, at least he got his RATS too. GOOD VID

We will try hard to be here for it guys!

I remember when these vans were brand new. The phone company had a fleet of them and I always liked the looks of these old Ford vans.

I seen that van and it reminded me of my first car. I had a 1970 Econoline 300, it was rusted, but you couldn't kill the 302 that was in it. I had it for a couple years and then sold it. Keep saving the vintage cars and trucks and thank you for reminding me of my youth.

Gonna be a real gem when you get it done. Love these stories!

Just the work it took to get the van out of the brush was more than most people would be willing to do. You guys are amazing 👍

Love those early Econolines. Great to see this one saved. 70s style custom van, anyone? Or maybe it should be a "rat" van ;)

First sort of modern Van with with the engine in front instead of between the seats. My 68 Dodge was always too hot to enjoy except it had more leg room.

Well guys regardless vans condition I would rather see someone like you trying to salvage or salvage something usable Then seeing it being crashed hey thanks guys for all the hard work and sweat to give us entertainment it’s much appreciated here in Maine

It good to see you'll again in Joy watching you'll videos great job get er done 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

This was the one I was looking forward to the most.

What an amazing story you will have on this one, thank you for taking us on another adventure. God bless y’all

YOU GUYS ARE GREAT !!!! THATS A BAD OLD FORD,,.. G--D BLESS!!

You guys never fail to impress! Great job and your production value is off the charts!!

Your Dad is sure handy to have around he's as strong as an ox. Lol I'm looking forward to the next video, GOD.Bless you guys!

I think you should have brought about 6 friends to help dig out all that brush , that's a lot of hard work my friend .

My heart skipped a beat when you was putting the chain on the van and your arm was underneath, stay safe guys

No way would I have taken that even if it was free, you guys need to keep a big bottle of dish soap in your trailer box and squirt it on the trailer when dragging stuff on, makes the job so much easier. Be Blessed

Awesome looking forward to another video. Can’t wait blessings 👍😎✌️

Bought a 74 Econoline in the summer of 1977 and drove it for years. Lots of good memories.

My the lord be you today god bless you and your family

as a DIEHARD Ford LOVER - thank you for rescuing this jewel. I know it will be gorgeous when it is restored!

Cant wait to see you get this one going and also pressure wash it. I can smell the little Econoline from here in the UK! I think you might have to wash it before you try to get it started. Good Effort guys you really dug this one out!

Well-done guy's lots of hard work on this adventure. Chris thank you for the amazing video peace ✌

Hello my friend always makes my day when new video comes out saving old iron can hardly wait 😁😁😁💟

hi there guys its great to see you back at it doing what you do best ive missed your videos good to see your all well keep the faith guys , cannot wait till the next one all the best

i always love watching all of your videos a way a father and son getting along with each another on the video is so cool and your daughter filming is pretty good what she do

Sometimes I can’t tell if this is a automotive channel or a landscaping channel😂

I'm sure that brake booster was valuable 🤣🤣

Great one guys, thats lot off work but glad you guys did it😀🇳🇴🇺🇸 Love too see abandoned cars and trucks get rescued and a second chance❤

It's not the rustyous car we ever bought but I put it in the top two. That comment alone was worth me watching

Why is this so entertaining? I couldn't stop watching!

Many thanks for let me know your hard working. Hope all the best for yours!

I get very easily lost in watching you guys's videos. So that must mean the camera work is very well done. Good job Kristen!!

Y'all sure do manage to find some doozies. This project seemed very challenging, but y'all just take it all in stride and deal with each problem as it arises with patience & perseverance. My hat's off to you guys...or you fellers, as Derek from VGG would say. 😉🙂

Nice to see you and dad working together that a blessing good work and God bless you

Thets a sick van and I'm not a Ford guy but those Ford vans are nice are guys bringing it to life

You guys are awesomeminators! Love your videos! Keep 'em coming! Peace!👍

That is a great workout program! Digging them from their graves, hard work right there, It's pretty dang rough so excited to see what you all do with it.

Love the work that is done for this van👍great work

this should be a good one, wonder if they are having 2nd thoughts about this van LOL

I love watching you guys! From Philippines

Man, you guys have guts and grace to even think of removing a forgotten vehicle like that. Your reward will be great when you get it running. Love the video guys, keep em coming.

Sweet van looks to be awesome episode

Love that Hudson behind the barn!!

Newer subscriber. This is only the 2nd video I have watched but very cool save. I am a long time van fan so is neat you took the time to dig this Econoline out of the bushes. I also really like that Hudson you had to get past.

Great job! That Hudson seems pretty nice too...

I had one just like that, got it when My Dad passed in 1983. Drove it along time!!! 3 on the tree, with a 302 in it, good Van!!!

It’s amazing how quickly nature regains control!…. One careful lady owner, outrigger rear wheel,

God Bless you guys for salved this machine i am fan of Ford from Argentina thanks thanks thanks

Brings back memories I took a trip to New York in my old Econoline van. Sometimes I still wish I had it

That looks like my old 1970 ford E-100 and it was from Texas, mine was a Teal Green.

I was just watching one of yalls old videos and Christian mentioned her dream build would be a 59 El Camino. I know where one's at a couple hours south of you guys. Don't know who owns it or it they'd be willing to sell it, but it's been sitting under a little carport for the past 10 years and it doesn't look like they've done anything with it. I tried to leave links to some pics of the car here in the comments a couple weeks ago, but I think that comment got marked as spam or something. Anyway, if you want more details, let me know and I can email ya.

I would buy that Hudson in A minute.

That Econoline looks pretty cool slammed like that though!

Just found your channel and I'm binge watching previous uploaded videos. I'm definitely on board with you guys great stuff.

You should use the snatch block on the van and back to the winch. then u only pull half the weight. your winch wont last long like this.

Great episode can't wait to see them all pulled out and running

I love old vans and am going to follow this one when you have an update!

Beautiful patina van, great job guys, love it 👍.

GREAT VID!! I HOPE THIS VAN GETS SAVED!! GREAT JOB GUYS!! I LOVE THE CHANNEL!

The sawing and cutting is the best part of these videos.

Great show keep up the amazing work be safe my friends God bless all

Nice wholesome family entertainment. Great job and you fellas keep it up now ya hear!

Back in the summers of '88 to '91, I went to a camp called Shibley in Nassau county New York. They used some old buses, first and second-gen Econolines, and 70s Dodge Tradesmans. They did have newer Chevys, GMC's, Fords and Dodges, plus some big Diesel Internationals. Very good camp. Two kart tracks, four giant swimming pools, miniature golf and so forth.

Take a full swing on that ole jack handle son. Good Lord, get a board under that there Ford!

Great! I like this kind of episodes than the online repair!

YOU GUYS ARE REALLY CUTTING THOUGH A WILD LOOKING JUNGLE- I HOPE YOU GOT A DISCOUNT FOR GETTING IT OUT!💪

Good long blade echo hedge clipper would be the best thing a pitch fork would clear the little stuff way quicker.

This is interesting to watch but have you guys ever thought about buying cars that wasn’t trapped in a jungle?😀😂

Rough doesn't begin to describe that poor ol' Econoline. Can't wait to see what y'all do with it.

Wow ,another rare Van you've got ,Cool .. .,,Goodluck to both of you ,looking forward on ya another R video ,GodBless

Went by and saw the shop a few weeks back while driving through Bogata. Suppose y’all were at church. Pretty cool spot to see for sure!! Really enjoy this channel 👍🏼

Love seeing these vids and such sweet irony upon the dreaded Dodge vehicles as so much trouble was had for a Ford and the Dodge truck with the camper was in the wide open...priceless!!🤣 Anyhoooo, looking forward to seeing what became of the Econoline Super Van!👍🏼God bless you!

We had the 73' . It was converted from a work van into a conversion, long before conversion vans were a thing. My dad carpeted the floor and top half of the interior, and used paneling half way up the walls. He built benches along the back sides and in front of the back doors for storage. He installed a post mount on the floor, and made a platform with another post mount underneath. It converted from bed to table. If you removed the cushions from the bed, they then became the seat backs for the benches when it was set up like a table. It had a bar style half fridge behind the driver seat, a curtain to close for sleeping, a black and white TV. And to top it off, he lined the walls and ceiling with beer ad mirrors. It had black circle dome windows on the back walls, and a cranck vent in the rear roof. In the front the roof had a smoked roof lover window. He had a company decal the sides, and they painted the Keystone Classics all white. With a fade in center of ice blue. The center caps were kept chrome with the logo still on them. There were plus plaid curtains in the back doors, with black lovers on the outside of the back windows. The back passenger door has the spare tire on a door rack, with a cover on it which was black. He painted a shadow image of Charlie Chaplin on it. He did all this to in in 1976. His dad gave him the van in December of 1974. Great times we had in that thing!

Man, that brought back some memories. I learned to drive on a one lane country blacktop road in a 1969 Econoline.

Thanks for the Great video! You are the best! Way to go!

Good work! Neat old van! Cheers!😁🤟

I have no clue why you guys are tryin to get that thing to shop????? But ya guysdid hell of a good job!!!!!!! :)

You guys are awesome. Love to work with you guys.

If you cut your grass and find a car... My kids dont necessarily understand why I like the old cars. But when you compare the plastic stuff they build today to how long these old cars lasted; and how often you guys get them back to life with just a bit love and effort.... I VERY MUCH appreciate you guys digging them out their graves and bringing them back to life! I wish I had the skills and funds!

Hello lance how you and your dad doing? Just be safe you and dad good job lance am watching from canada love the show god bless your families

Got a call one morning that our van was blocking traffic. Went out to see and he was sitting in the middle of a city intersection, the left axle and wheel were out to the end, maybe 10 inches left. Only option was call the tow truck. Your loose axle reminded me of that morning, can't wait to see if you can save this one ?

I'm dubbing this one the Ratmobile. You guys certainly got your hands full with one. It's sure to provide some great entertainment in future episodes.

Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks

Love the dedication guys!

I love these old vans!