STOP SCROLLING: THIS ISN’T A VAN. IT’S A DAMN GOVERNMENT UFO ON WHEELS. 

This rig started its life as a 2000 Ford F-550 Super Duty DRW with the mighty 6.8L Triton V10 gas hog under the hood. You know, the one Ford built to idle all day, drink fuel like a sailor on shore leave, and still run at 250k miles on 87 octane and regret. Only difference? This one hasn’t been beat to hell. It’s got 19,000 Original Miles. That’s it. Nineteen. Thousand. Miles. I’ve seen grocery-getting Tauruses with more.

So why so low? Because this wasn’t owned by your Uncle Jim. It was owned by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection — yeah, DEP — meaning it spent most of its career sitting around waiting for a diesel spill or a mercury thermometer to break in Altoona.

But wait — this isn’t just a bare chassis. This is the ENG Mobile Systems Model 216Q build, sitting on a Marathon all-aluminum truck body. Built in Concord, California, back when Uncle Sam had no issue dropping six figures of YOUR taxpayer money on something that would eventually end up parked at #TheWarehouse.

Here’s what’s strapped to this steel-and-aluminum monster:

 The Hard Specs:

• 6.8L Triton V10 gas engine — the bulletproof ten-cylinder that doesn’t care about DEF, DPF, or any of that alphabet soup garbage.

• True F-550 platform, dual rear wheels, heavy-duty axles, enough GVWR to carry a tank division.

• ENG Mobile Systems custom aluminum van body (Serial #14 — yeah, the FOURTEENTH they ever built).

• Marathon aluminum framing and compartments — riveted, sealed, watertight. Outlive your marriage, your kids’ tuition debt, and probably you.

• Dual Duo-Therm rooftop A/C units by Dometic (because when the DEP boys were “working hard” testing air quality, God forbid they sweat).

• Full shore power hookup with industrial-grade twist-lock plug and heavy-gauge wiring.

• Onboard generator provisions with full transfer switch panel. Plug in shore power, crank the gen, or run both if you want to trip breakers in three counties.

• AC/DC distribution panels, breaker boxes, analog gauges for amps, volts, hertz — it’s a rolling science project with more meters than your high school physics lab.

• Workbenches and cabinetry galore — built-ins, drawers, locking cabinets, overhead storage. Every inch screams “we’ll keep you busy filling out government paperwork here.”

• Wall outlets everywhere — more plugs than a dorm room on move-in day.

• Exterior storage bays with 50A+ service cord, tie-downs, and industrial latches.

• Interior racks for instrumentation, equipment, and any doomsday-prepper gear you plan to load.

• Rear access ladder, rooftop walk platform — AKA your new deer stand, tailgating rooftop lounge, or zombie-sniping perch.

 The Condition:

Inside, it’s clean enough to still smell like bureaucracy, but rough enough you know it’s not fresh off the dealer lot. Cabinets solid. Lights intact. Switchgear all works. The panels inside read like NASA’s Apollo 13 control room. All it’s missing is some nerd in a white lab coat and a DEP badge swiping overtime.

 The Money Shot:

Back in Y2K, Uncle Sam probably dropped $200,000–$300,000 of your tax money on this “mobile environmental command center.” Today? You can buy it off the lot at Seibel’s Auto Warehouse for $14,995 Plus Uncle Sam. That’s right: less than the price of a used Kia Soul, you can own a truck designed to hunt environmental disasters.

 What You Can Do With It (other than yell at the sky about wasted tax dollars):

• Overland Rig from Hell: Gut it, insulate it, slap solar on the roof, and make every Sprinter van-lifer cry themselves to sleep.

• Mobile Business HQ: Tattoo parlor, dog grooming, mobile axe-throwing bar, crypto mining bus — you’re only limited by your questionable imagination.

• Toy Hauler: SxS, dirt bikes, snowmobiles — this body will swallow them whole.

• Off-Grid Survivalist Rig: Already has generator hookups and enough wiring to power a bunker. Add bunks, stock MREs, and laugh when the grid goes down.

• Film Prop: Hollywood LOVES a creepy “government van.” Rent this out for Netflix alien invasion shows and make your money back in a week.

• Food Truck Conversion: It’s got the outlets, the space, the shore power. Slap a fryer in and start charging $15 for grilled cheese.

 Here’s the kicker:

Every plug, every light fixture, every rivet on this truck is a reminder of how Uncle Sam spends your money — slow, bloated, and wasteful. But don’t worry. #MrBusinessMan swooped in to save you from Big Government stupidity.

And now, for 14,995 Plus Uncle Sam, you can buy the same taxpayer-funded beast for pennies on the dollar.

 Freeport, PA.

Call Chuck, tell him you want the DEP Disaster Wagon.

Seibels Auto Warehouse Inc.

“We Order Used Cars.”

Tell them where you got it.

 How Uncle Sam Spent Your Money in 2000

(Mock DEP Invoice for “Mobile Environmental Command Center”)

• 2000 Ford F-550 DRW Chassis, 6.8L V10, Auto – $38,995

(Ford dealer probably threw in some free pens and coffee mugs, too.)

• ENG Mobile Systems 216Q Conversion – $115,000

(Because custom aluminum boxes don’t come cheap when ordered by a government agency that doesn’t negotiate.)

• Marathon All-Aluminum Van Body – $55,000

(Lightweight, riveted, custom compartments, and a markup only Uncle Sam would sign off on.)

• Dual Dometic Duo-Therm Rooftop A/C Units – $12,000

(About $1,200 at Camping World, but the government price was 10x — because… contracts.)

• Onboard Generator + Transfer Switch Panel – $25,000

(Honda EU7000? $4,999 at Home Depot. Government version? Five times as much with “custom” stickers.)

• Interior Cabinetry, Benches, and Locking Storage – $18,500

(Same cabinets your uncle built in his garage in ’94, but with GSA pricing.)

• Full Electrical Distribution Panels & Gauges – $22,000

(Analog meters that cost $39.95 at Grainger billed at “specialty instrumentation” rates.)

• Exterior Storage Bays + Shore Power Cord – $8,750

(Big metal doors. That’s it. But Uncle Sam signed the PO.)

• Emergency Lighting, Stabilizer Jacks, Ladder System – $16,000

(DEP wanted it to look tactical. Looks more like a mobile Radio Shack.)

• Federal Contracting “Administrative Fees” – $30,000

(Translation: paper pushers drinking coffee, shuffling binders, and calling it “logistics.”)

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Grand Total Paid by the DEP in 2000:

? $341,245.00

(funded by YOU, the hardworking taxpayer)

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What You’re Paying at Seibel’s Today:

$14,995 Plus Uncle Sam

(That’s 96% off the original bill. Less than half the price of a base Kia Forte. And this truck will actually survive the apocalypse.)

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The Punchline:

For less than the price of the wheels and tires alone, you get the whole damn package:

• A 19,000-mile F-550 V10 that’s barely broken in

• A $300k+ aluminum science experiment on the back

• And the satisfaction of knowing you’re beating Uncle Sam at his own game

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Seibels Auto Warehouse Inc – Freeport, PA

Call Chuck and tell him you want the “Taxpayer-Funded Apocalypse Wagon.”

#TheWarehouse

“We Order Used Cars.”

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