What is it with 400E hot rods?

You know when you think you may have fallen asleep and woken up and the last 20 years were all a weird dream, kind of like Bobby Ewing in Dallas?  Some days I look at eBay and its the 80s all over.  I do not say that this is a bad thing at all.  Witness the number of Ford Thames 400E based hot rods which have been popping up

This is the third in as many weeks.  This one features a nice selection of period mods such as a roof chop, nose & deck (or whatever the van equivalent is) and pearly paint.

Whatever else, its certainly prostreet with the de rigeur Micky Thomposons out back on a narrowed Ford 9" axle.  Power comes from a mild 318 small block Mopar which according to the accompanying photos has been painted pink.  One has to wonder if that was intentional, but then this van has survived the 90s...

The interior is functional, but fully spec'd with gauges and so forth.  Over all from the photos the van looks in nice shape and generally ready to cruise or show.

You can check the details out in the eBay listing here.