{"id":194,"date":"2007-11-27T12:50:41","date_gmt":"2007-11-27T19:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=194"},"modified":"2013-11-13T23:16:20","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T06:16:20","slug":"the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Drag\u2019n Wagon &#8211; Custom Van at Goodguys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fthe-drag%25e2%2580%2599n-wagon%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2007%2F11%2Fimg_5537.JPG&amp;description=The+Drag%E2%80%99n+Wagon+%E2%80%93+Custom+Van+at+Goodguys\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[194]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"The Drag\u2019n Wagon \u2013 Custom Van at Goodguys\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=The Drag\u2019n Wagon \u2013 Custom Van at Goodguys&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/\" data-text=\"The Drag\u2019n Wagon \u2013 Custom Van at Goodguys\" data-desc=\"Custom Van with a Blown 428 Pontiac So you\u2019ve owned it since you were 16?Yes.And that was when?1973.So then, what\u2019s the next obvious question\u2026Why\u2019d a 16 year old kid buy a van?I\u2019m a drummer! Mark Greenwell of Phoenix, AZ drove this 1966 Chevy Van to the 2007 Scottsdale Goodguys show and\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5537.JPG\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"MsoNormal\">Custom Van with a Blown 428 Pontiac<\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">So you\u2019ve owned it since you were 16?<em>Yes.<\/em>And that was when?<em>1973.<\/em>So then, what\u2019s the next obvious question\u2026Why\u2019d a 16 year old kid buy a van?<em>I\u2019m a drummer!<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Mark Greenwell of Phoenix, AZ drove this 1966 Chevy Van to the <a href=\"http:\/\/good-guys.com\/news\/hotNews.aspx\" class=\"broken_link\">2007 Scottsdale Goodguys<\/a> show and immediately caught my eye.The sun setting on those retro-perfect murals blew me away.I knew right away this van had a story.Check these out: <em>(click to enlarge)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a title=\"img_5535.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5535.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[194]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin: 4px 10px;\" title=\"Custom Chevy Van\" alt=\"Custom Van \" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5535.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"296\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"img_5537.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5537.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[194]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin: 4px 10px;\" title=\"Custom paint on custom van\" alt=\"Custom Van \" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5537.JPG\" width=\"447\" height=\"296\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I hadn\u2019t looked inside yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The original murals were painted in 1978.That was right after the van was totaled in an accident coming back from Flagstaff, AZ in the snow.$550 bought the van back from the insurance agency and Mark, a mechanic by trade, went to work.His work paid off when the truck was featured in the 1982 centerfold of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.truckinweb.com\/index.html\">Truckin Magazine<\/a>.Back then, it ONLY had a turbocharged 350 mounted between the seats.Then, in 1987, Mark rebuilt the truck again.This time, he went over the top.Take a look inside:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a title=\"img_5540.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5540.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[194]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"img_5540.jpg\" alt=\"img_5540.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5540.jpg\" width=\"464\" height=\"307\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a title=\"img_5539.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5539.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[194]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"img_5539.jpg\" alt=\"img_5539.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5539.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"308\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">You\u2019re looking at a twin turbo 428 Pontiac with and Hillborn Fuel Injection backed by a Powerglide trans with race converter and trans brake.All this is center-mounted, <em>In the van!<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It\u2019s not just for show either.Mark shared his near success story of the first time he drag raced the van.He\u2019d gone 7 rounds, all the way to the finals.There\u2019s always some luck there, but Mark had a head start on all the other racers. Then in the final, racing a super comp car, he\u2019d be way out front.After a clean start, racing to the first stripe on the drag strip, he\u2019d won!Sure, the full-tilt race car had passed him, but it was too late.The weird thing was, the time slip showed Mark losing.What gives?Mark learned the hard way that the first stripe is the mile per hour line and that the SECOND line was the finish.Later on, Mark\u2019s turned a best 12.48 @ 148 mph in Lancaster\/Palmdale raceway, but a near miss with the throttle stuck open retired the van from racing.To go fast and be safe, Mark started working on a dragster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p>Mark and his van show the meaning of My Ride is Me.I encourage everyone to build what you like and have fun doing it.Mark certainly is and it was my pleasure to meet him.Here\u2019s the show card to fill in what I missed and give proper credit to Airwolf, the airbrush artist who did the murals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a title=\"img_5538.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5538.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[194]\"><img title=\"img_5538.jpg\" alt=\"img_5538.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/img_5538.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you dig the van?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fthe-drag%25e2%2580%2599n-wagon%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=The+Drag%E2%80%99n+Wagon+%E2%80%93+Custom+Van+at+Goodguys\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"The Drag\u2019n Wagon \u2013 Custom Van at Goodguys\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=The Drag\u2019n Wagon \u2013 Custom Van at Goodguys&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-drag%e2%80%99n-wagon\/\" data-text=\"The Drag\u2019n Wagon \u2013 Custom Van at Goodguys\" data-desc=\"Custom Van with a Blown 428 Pontiac So you\u2019ve owned it since you were 16?Yes.And that was when?1973.So then, what\u2019s the next obvious question\u2026Why\u2019d a 16 year old kid buy a van?I\u2019m a drummer! 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