<VV> FC Interior Dimensions

[Frank DuVal]

I used an FC for years as a shop van. I like the low floor available 
through the side doors for loading heavy stuff like 100lb bags of sand 
or 90 lb bags of mortar. And there seems to be no limit to the weight it 
can carry. 3/4 ton is a lot! I also hauled a lot of furniture in it that 
we painted in the shop. Rusty smashed Corvan doing pick up and delivery 
work in the rich neighborhoods, what a sight! I never had a customer 
question why I would drive such a sight to their home. They usually 
wanted to know more about my "Hippie Van". And, a 24 foot extension 
ladder will fit inside, carefully! I seem to recall  4x8 sheet goods 
will fit at an angle, not flat on the floor through the rear doors. 
Things fit better after I removed the homemade camper furniture.

You will like the low floor for scooters, etc. A riding lawn mower would 
not fit in the low floor area through the side doors, and had to go 
through the rear doors. It needed ramps to get in the rear doors, and 
then the front wheels sat in the low floor area anyway.

I had a customer that used a Corvan for hauling his trim carpentry 
tools. I think they exceeded the 3/4 ton weight limit. It was VERY hard 
to jack up. Two jacks needed. I have had my own van so loaded I needed 
two jacks to change a tire. I guess I exceeded the tire rating! And it 
was only two hours old.... If you fill the van with hardware ( nuts, 
bolts, screws, plates).....

Waay back there was a picture of a rampside full of sand in the 
Communique. It survived. Probably over the 1500 lb rating, by about double.

Frank DuVal

Randall Will wrote:

>In what dimension will the 4'x8' not fit?  Most of what I move around
>is bulky as opposed to particularly long in any given direction: small
>motorcycles, scooters, and parts, pro-audio gear, an occasional car
>engine or landscaping boulder -- stuff like that.
>
>If I were really going practical, I'd just pick up an old Ford
>Econoline, but if I ever own a vehicle that is purely utilitarian,
>that will probably be the end of me.  If an FC could meet maybe 80% of
>my needs, I'd rather go that route than a generic box van that could
>do all of it.
>
>Thanks for the input --
>
>-Randy
>
>On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 11:31 PM,  <HallGrenn at aol.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>In a message dated 9/26/2009 11:08:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>randall.will at gmail.com writes:
>>
>>Does anyone have a fairly complete list of the interior dimensions of
>>any of the vans or bed dimensions for the pickups?  I currently toodle
>>around in a '67 Monza 'vert and am seriously considering adding an FC
>>to my stable for actual use.  As such, I need to make sure the cargo
>>I'm looking at shuffling around will actually fit through the doors,
>>etc..
>>
>>Thanks in advance --
>>
>>-Randy
>>
>>Randy,
>>
>>Unfortunately standard 4' x 8' sheet stock won't fit.  I had to put plywood
>>and drywall sheets on a roof rack to carry it on my Greenbrier.  The
>>Rampside/Loadside might be better, but the vans--thought they will carry a
>>heck of a load (up to 3/4 ton) aren't as flexible as a Chevy Van was or
>>other trucks.
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>
>>    
>>
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