Regular readers may have caught on that we at the Daily Turismo love useful utility vehciles just as much as a good drift circuit ready hoon-mobile. We don't much care for hybrids of utility and sportiness as they tend to be too much of a compromise and deliver neither. As a result we tend to have driveways cluttered with partially running projects, our insurance agent on speed dial and our wives all wound up about the latest car purchase - but that is a story for another day. Today's feature is a car designed to protect the wife and family in case of societal meltdown, be it via natural disaster, thermonuclear war or zombie invasion. This
1998 Ford E350 Clubwagon is for sale for an optimistic buy it now price of $22,600 in Houston Texas via ebay and survivalvans.com, and the age old adage of never judge of book by its cover strongly applies to this one.
The first generation Ford Econoline Van was badged as the Falcon Travel Wagon from Ford when equipped as pop-up-tent equipped mini-motor home. It was the V8 sized Ford similar to the Chevy's flat-6 Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon and the VW flat-4 Type 2 Transporter. Today's example comes in one of our favorite configurations for a classic driver, restored/updated mechanicals with factory paint. Find this 1966 Ford Econoline Falcon Travel Wagon for sale in Charlotte, NC for $9999 via craigslist. (update - we originally called this a Econoline Falcon Club Wagon, but it looks to be the rare Travel Wagon version, complete with pop-up camper action!)
