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Thanks for responding. Maybe one of the growing numbers of 3D industries will take it on?

Are they still in business and producing these? All this reminiscing about 70's customs has my ambitions in 4X4.

No... I can kinda remember what it looked like though. I don't go on Facebook, never have and probably never will, but I see that Verducci's family has posted a "photo album" for Frank. Maybe there's a pic in existence and it's on there. The LWB van was white with one married scarlet & gold stripe as a "beltline" Gold over scarlet if I remember right. The stripe went all the way around and dipped beneath the custom big window on at least the loadside. It had the old two bar facemask helmet on the spare tire cover which was white too. I don't remember if it had any "49ers" or "Forty Niners" scripts on the van anywhere. If I made one it would have some. All I remember on the interior is that it had the standard "tailgater" design, which has the rear couch seat at the very back mounted on a riser with two swivel captain's chairs lower in front of it and the table with drink holders just in front of the couch and between the captain's chairs. Big television (19 inch?) right behind the driver's captain's chair (passenger seat also a captain's chair) and a small refrigerator either under the television or next to it. I don't remember the interior color but I think it was Ford tan.

I just scored a rare All American Models '92 and have it allocated for making an '92 San Francisco Fire Department special

Looks good enough to win something to me.

Ever since I saw local legend and car dealer Frank Verducci of Serramonte Ford of Colma/ Daly City in late 1976 selling that brand new '77 custom Forty Niner Ford van on television I have always wanted it. Or at least go to a tailgate party in it to eat and watch the pregame show out in the lot before going inside to watch the warm ups. I would really like to build one in miniature. Candlestick is gone, the Forty Niners are gone, and as far as that van, I can't even find a pic of it.

I would like to see someone make a transkit package for both the Ford and Chevrolet vans so we could build long wheel base customs or 15 passenger versions.

Cleveland Browns tailgater. Love that old Testor's MM Manganese Metallic Brown! I have a 30 year old can of that stuff and want to use it on my Motor City Replica 78 Ford LTD

Got me one! (thanks to PH's patience) As I mentioned to Paul; I am going with Raven Black w/Woodgrain, and a 1st Cav crossed sabres decal and insignia on the tailgate glass and a trailer hitch bumper.

Depends on which Bev D' The Bev from "In The Mood" (1987) or the not so... Bev from "First Love" (1977)

I tried my early skills building a cottage cast 1949 Ford Station Wagon (Robert Antonucci of San Bernardino) WAY back in 1985. A rare scale model, then and now. Bob cast them with the simulated wooden frame so all that was needed was to paint the frame and either paint or install veneer for the panels. I dry brushed the woodgrain and clear coated with semi gloss. It's all finished and sitting in my stash. I'll dig it out and snap some pics...one day. I wanted to see what ideas anyone had about crafting the wooden frame by hand. That seems to harder to me than painting realistic woodgrain.

I meant that too; "Brand New"

The most comfortable cars that I ever ridden in were the fully loaded American made land yachts of the late 60's - early 70's Power steering, power seats, power windows, power antenna, power...everything! tinted glass, am/fm stereo, 8 track or cassette and what I remember most was in the Summer the air conditioners being more like whisper quiet refrigeration units, I mean deliciously COLD! So for me, I would say any of the Cadillacs from that era along with a case of Bill Basie's recordings from his late 50's to mid 60's songbooks.