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"She’s got the 4.3-liter V6," the seller said, slapping the hood with a sound that suggested more rust than metal. "Bulletproof engine. Only 180,000 miles. Basically just broken in."

The sun was setting over a gravel lot in suburban Ohio when Elias first saw it: a 1998 Chevy Astro Van, finished in a faded "Light Stellar Blue" that looked more like the color of a bruised plum.