1971 Ford Econoline

1971 Ford Econoline in The Six Million Dollar Man, TV Series, 1974-1978 Ep. 03.09

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Ddey65 ◊ 2011-07-23 03:03	1971-74. Not because of the grille, but because 1971 was the year AT&T painted their trucks in this color scheme.
Shervinator ◊ 2023-09-22 03:07	Ddey65 wrote 1971-74. Not because of the grille, but because 1971 was the year AT&T painted their trucks in this color scheme. 1969 was actually the year Saul Bass redesigned the Bell System's corporate identity, including the logo and livery for its vehicles. So that makes this a 1969-74 Ford Econoline, since there are no visual cues in this photo that identify it as a particular year... but not because of the Bell System livery. You see, this is a fake Bell System van. I know because I own one (a 1974 Econoline E-200 Display Van that was originally used by Pacific Northwest Bell) and I have done extensive research on these Bell System vans. I'm actually making an exhaustive video about them which I'll be posting to YouTube soon. The real vans never had the metal "F O R D" letters on the doors, and the colors used on this one are off too. The real colors used were Bell Grey-Green and Bell White, separated by reflective stripes in Bell Blue and Bell Ochre. In plain English, the green here is significantly darker than the real deal, the yellow used is much less saturated than it should be, and the blue should actually be closer to a sky blue or cyan. Another giveaway is the bumper: the real ones had their bumpers painted in Bell Grey-Green too, as well as their wheels and hubcaps. The only reason I'm calling this a 1969-74 model is because 1969 also happened to be the first model year of the second-generation Econoline (1968 was skipped because of the UAW strike). -- Last edit: 2023-09-22 03:09:05

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Ddey65

◊ 2011-07-23 03:03

1971-74. Not because of the grille, but because 1971 was the year AT&T painted their trucks in this color scheme.

Shervinator

◊ 2023-09-22 03:07

Ddey65 wrote 1971-74. Not because of the grille, but because 1971 was the year AT&T painted their trucks in this color scheme.

1969 was actually the year Saul Bass redesigned the Bell System's corporate identity, including the logo and livery for its vehicles. So that makes this a 1969-74 Ford Econoline, since there are no visual cues in this photo that identify it as a particular year... but not because of the Bell System livery.

You see, this is a fake Bell System van. I know because I own one (a 1974 Econoline E-200 Display Van that was originally used by Pacific Northwest Bell) and I have done extensive research on these Bell System vans. I'm actually making an exhaustive video about them which I'll be posting to YouTube soon.

The real vans never had the metal "F O R D" letters on the doors, and the colors used on this one are off too. The real colors used were Bell Grey-Green and Bell White, separated by reflective stripes in Bell Blue and Bell Ochre. In plain English, the green here is significantly darker than the real deal, the yellow used is much less saturated than it should be, and the blue should actually be closer to a sky blue or cyan. Another giveaway is the bumper: the real ones had their bumpers painted in Bell Grey-Green too, as well as their wheels and hubcaps.

The only reason I'm calling this a 1969-74 model is because 1969 also happened to be the first model year of the second-generation Econoline (1968 was skipped because of the UAW strike).

-- Last edit: 2023-09-22 03:09:05

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