Hey Fellas, I know I have read in here about how much people like Dan over at Overland. I myself have nothing but great stuff to say about him & my experiences with working with him, he obviously has a fever for Astro's that runs deeper than most of us combined.
I spoke with him yesterday for a bit, and the day has now come. He has found a purchaser for the business, and will no longer be in the game. I only post this so that you guys who have known him could maybe touch base and thank him for making our vans so bad ass for so many years!
I know I personally wish him the best in all his future endeavors & am sure lots of you feel the same!
---------------Not All Who Wander Are LOST---------------
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
I hope it works out well for everyone, including us of course.
A while back, I sent emails to both Dan and also Dave of AEV ( http://www.aev-conversions.com/) introducing Dave to the idea of buying O'landvans, as I think it would have been a logical acquisition on many levels,(including the fact that the AEV Michigan offices are each about 2 1/2 hrs from O'landvans) ... but ...who knows...
Daves a bit of a genius and it would have been cool to see where he could take the van department.
I hope things continue for the new owner. I've been putting off ordering my lift while I sorted out a few other items, I'd hate to think I waited too long!!
From what Dan said, you shouldn't worry Herbie. The new owner is pretty stoked to get set up & bought the whole sha-bang, so it shouldn't be too long before he's up & running. If I understood correctly, the fella lives in Canada but will be keeping the fabrication & freight out of the states here.
Wait, scratch that...
You may never find another 4" overland kit again.... you should ACT NOW & buy the last one that is currently residing on my basement floor for oh, I dunno, $10,000 !!! (includes shipping)
---------------Not All Who Wander Are LOST---------------
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
Dan the Man.
He really was a super fantastic guy. I got a lot of my parts from him even things that he said I could get locally ... maybe even for cheaper but I still bought it from him. Super guy. I hope his health is stable. I actually just punted him an email - hope to hear back from him.
97' Safari AWD SLT - Nicknamed "Princess" cause of all the TLC she begs from me!
Location: West Coast, B.C., Canada eh? Photos and Specs of "Princess"
I talked with him about an hour ago on the phone. I ordered parts online yesterday and he phoned me to let me know they were shipping and that the shackles were drop shipped from a company here in Phoenix. He gave me some tips on PBBlasting a couple days in advance and had a couple of other suggestions.
He said the new owner is a fabricator and the changeover, whenever that comes, should be a positive one for everyone, including US the customers
I asked if he was doing ok, health wise. His reply -
"Dude! They cut the shit out of me, but they fixed me"
