1968 -1980 The VEMCO V-Drive-System INTERESTING

[Pops1967GTX]

1968 -1980 The VEMCO V-Drive-System
Developed by Dana in the 1970s, the V-Drive system was originally designed to give Chevy Vans, Blazers and station wagons all-wheel drive and to keep the drive height low. Chevy didn't get the idea, so someone supposedly bought the rights and started the Vehicle Engineering and Manufacturing Company (VEMCO). The company was based in Fort Wayne Indiana and performed 4 × 4 van conversions. Ironically, if you look at the patent, inventor Loren James O'Brien is from Fort Wayne. Coincidence? These V-Drive systems found their way into both Chevy and Ford Vans from 1976 to 1980. The company went out of business sometime in the 1980s.

 

[pnora]

I had heard of that years ago. Never seen one nor have heard of anyone owning or looking for parts.

 

[PlymCrazy]

Never heard of it myself. Interesting to say the least.

 

[Bighouse]

I saw a van with this for sale on the local Craigslist not long ago. There was a pic of behind one of the front wheels. I thought it looked strange but didn’t think much of it. Pretty neat seeing this here.

 

[BB BELLA]

I don't know how it could work! no spiders in the front ,must have been a bucking bronk when turning sharp unles part 110 is some kind of slip clutch!

 

[pnora]

I don't know how it could work! no spiders in the front ,must have been a bucking bronk when turning sharp unles part 110 is some kind of slip clutch!

Part 110 is the differential with spiders.

 

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[Demonic]

My father had one on a 79 Chevy van bucket truck. It was his ladder around the farm, never saw the road. It went anywhere.