Sweet Custom Vans

It wasn't that long ago that a dude could roll around in a panel van, with flaming Playboy graphics and slot wheels - and be considered cool.

The ladies may have been into the dude - because of his cool custom van.






There was a van "culture" that supported multiple magazines and van cruises and giant van shows.






There were extreme custom vans, built for the show circuit - with crazy modifications, interiors and giant murals on wrapping their exterior in fantastic visual narratives.

And then it just kind of stopped.


There were "conversion vans" sold through dealerships.
Maybe the cool factor was destroyed by the advent of conversion vans?
The invention of the mini-van pretty much killed that auto market niche.

Family focused buyers were still compelled by the sweet wood paneling on the early Dodge Caravans.

Perhaps some custom van carry over, the love of wood paneling...


Do they even make new vans anymore?




The Dice Magazine guys have been rolling this thing to shows lately.
Maybe vannin' is not entirely dead.




In Japan, there are these guys into custom trucks - like delivery trucks, not pick-up trucks.

Custom box vans.
For some reason I have collected a bunch of pictures of 'em, I will post up some other time.