In my opinion any straight six chevy from the antique era could be considered a stovebolt. The early vans are cool. They have more than enough power with the six, their manual drum brakes are more than capable, and they are a blast to drive. Column manual shift is fine as long as they linkage is not completely worn out. They rot structurally where steering box mounts and where leaf springs mount. There are patch panels available for other exterior areas where they tend to rot.
