Custom Vans - Dig-It

From the time I first saw a customized Van I was hooked. When I graduated High School I recall telling people I wanted to "go to California and paint vans" when I got out of college. (I made it to California, but never painted any vans).

Over the years I have built many models of custom cars and painted them with wacky designs. I would then proceed to destroy them with awsome displays of pyromania.

Ironically, I never even owned my own car until I was in my 30's and it was a Honda Accord. A long way from the Vans I covetted in the 70's.

I still love car shows, in particular custom cars. I also have a Big Daddy Roth Rat on my dashboard.

Anyway, here is a great magazine from 1976. Vans & Trucks 1976. (PDF 6.4 MB)

Vans and Trucks was published into the 80's and disappeared after that.

Keep an eye out for Grandma's Goodies and check out the Gossip, Rumours and Outright Lies column for what appears to be one of the 1st sightings of an SUV. There are also some great accounts of Custom Van enthusiast gatherings and How to articles in here.


Check out this link for a list of current US Vanning clubs.

One of the few shops still building custom vans in the US is California Custom in Chino California.














The Japanese seem to have taken this art to a new level. Check out these sites for a taste of some real far out Vans.

MasaMania = ????
Japanese Vans

Here are some japanese cool cars!

And here is a club in Finland!

"Our main goal is to spread idea of Vannin and Trucking in whole Finland"

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