What have I done???

[Snikwahjm]

I have searched craigslist for months and either didn’t come up with anything we wanted or it was gone. Most of what I saw on CL had a lot of miles or was way too expensive. We kind of joked and said why not look for an old 1990s heap? So last night I found two vans that looked good. One was in Cincinnati - still is - low miles high top Chevy Van needs some paint... and the other north of us. Well north answered the phone and yes we could see it at a convenient time. It seemed a bit over priced but we hustled off this morning and gave it a good look see. Long story short we bought a van. When we got back we took my parents for a ride. They love it. Then my BIL the vintage car guru came over and looked it over. He came in and announced we bought a time capsule. He said we should be taking it to car shows like it is...  It is a 1991 Chevy g20 with around 80,000 road miles. The van is maroon with real nice paint and some stripes. BIL searched in vain for rust. No rust. He was about slobbering when he looked at the paper work. We have the original papers from when it was purchased new and the repair records. They guy we bought it from got it from the son ofthe 90 year old who bought it new back in 1991. The truck has all new rubber including tires and hoses and all new fluids. I’m thinking there are other all new parts as well. He was selling because his wife didn’t like sleeping in a van... in other words the guy fixed it all up mechanically. It was already very nice. BIL looked at the Cincinnati ad and declared we still got a good deal and the Cincinnati van would have been an ok deal too.  Oh and the seats are mauve. What else from 1991? Lots of decisions to make. I kind of hate to wreck a time capsule. Did they have solar panels in 1991??? noooo.... maybe on the roof rack... if it stops raining I’ll shoot some pics tomorrow.