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| | | Re: Infinite Surf: A Brief History | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 490 addict | addict Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 490 | Ironic that the latest van has tile and shower behind driver... what goes around comes around I guess. Why ironic, both where build by Utopia Customs | | | Re: Infinite Surf: A Brief History | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 490 addict | addict Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 490 | And in addition, Utopie once was white with a dark hood, windshield-frame and up to the middle of the Van. It also featured a Vista cruiser roof.
After the fire it was rebuild by Marty Sooby of Utopia Customs and now is a total dark colour with some stripes on it, and a "traditional" big wing on the roof, similar to that on Mofo, the new "Best of Show" winner of the last Nationals. | | | Re: Infinite Surf: A Brief History | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 | Congrats,Can't wait to see updated pics as you bring it back
Everyday above ground is a Good Day!!! Never Stop Vannin'
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A cool update, based on a photo of the surf from the book VANS, there was a miniature version of the van at some point. You can only see a tiny corner of it in one photo, but that tiny vista cruiser roof is unmistakable.
Rolling Death VC Portland, OR | | | Re: Infinite Surf: A Brief History | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,184 Likes: 1 veteran | veteran Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,184 Likes: 1 | Ironic that the latest van has tile and shower behind driver... what goes around comes around I guess. Why ironic, both where build by Utopia Customs ironic! in the funny sarcasm sense... Which got lost in the letters I guess... Were they both built by Marty? p.s. The zebra does not have stripes...
2014 and no more Econolines made... market blunder. The last new 2014 econoline to go to a vanner - DEADLAST How many mid ford vans can 1 man own? Don't ask stupid questions... My chopped mid ford will be painted black till they make a darker color. Grind to Grind... Hot metal will abound the land... IceAge II 'The MeltDown' My 3D printer will produce a life size 1969 mid ford in 2031... Wait and see...
| | | Re: Infinite Surf: A Brief History | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 490 addict | addict Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 490 | As far as I know - remember, I live on the other side of the world and far away from Texas - yes. Marty build the first Utopia, than after the fired rebuild it, and Mofo is his latest work. I had hoped to see Mofo during my visit at the 40th Nationals, but Joyce provided me the latest photos just as I arrived in our camp And regarding the sarcasm sense, remember, my native language isn't english, it's german. And believe me or not, if I would have told my english-teacher - who was native from PA - that I will held a class in Florida 20 years later and more than 35 years later will travel alone cross-country the US, he would throw me out of the building in stunning disbelief.
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| | | Re: Infinite Surf: A Brief History | Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 85 journeyman | OP journeyman Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 85 | My flight to Cincinnati leaves on March 15th. See you soon pirate!
Rolling Death VC Portland, OR | | | Re: Infinite Surf: A Brief History | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,091 old hand | old hand Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,091 | | | | Re: Infinite Surf: A Brief History | Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 85 journeyman | OP journeyman Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 85 | The last three days have been insane. I got to PDX on Sunday at 8:30am for my first flight. I then got bumped from the next 10 flights, spent two nights at the airport trying every flight, and finally got one this morning to JFK. Then my flight was cancelled. Now I'm at Laguardia waiting for a flight directly to CVG. At least now I can say I've been to New York!
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