The 70's van craze

[ZoNiE]

For your viewing pleasure.
Warning, Bandwith hog. LOTs and LOTs of Photos...

Woo Hoo

Shaggin Waggons

Then, of course, the Japanese Bosozoku/Wasabi Vans...

 

[Almost There]

Thanks Zonie!!

I recognize more than a couple of those vans. And I still would love to be able to have my 61 Ford Econoline back again...well maybe not....

I wonder how many of us here are Vanners from the 70's!

 

[LeeRevell]

My Dad got his first van new, a 1975 Ford E150, first year for the Gen Three long nose van. It was a short wheelbase cargo van.
Then he traded it on a new 1986 E150 Standard Length cargo van, which I have now.
I grew up driving both vans.
A school friend's parents got the first Factory Custom Conversion Van I ever saw, back in the early '70s, in my high school daze. I recall it being a Ford Gen Two, short nose van.
A math teacher had a nifty VW Westfalia camper van, and we all envied her.

 

[rvwandering]

Ours was just a plain white 1972 VW Westfalia. I think we should have painted it! Thanks for the links.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Long time ago I had an early 60s Chevy van I traveled/lived in...back in 67. Loved that little van.
Had a couple V-dubs too.

 

[DannyB1954]

We used to put murals on vehicles, now they put them on skin.

 

[frater secessus]

My parents told me I was conceived in the back of a VW van.

 

[Mattkcc]

Lets see if I can remember, living in SoCal early 70's with a 67 Dodge van, cute little blonde in a bikini riding shotgun , going to Seal Beach times were good. I remember in high school we would have to pool are money to get to are designation. Some times it took a length of garden hose to get there and back. Most of the time my girlfriend sat on the motor between the front seats.

 

[skyl4rk]

I had a 1972 blue Chevy camper van with a pop top, an excellent road trip machine, took it to California, Florida, NM, AZ, Smoky Mountains and all around the beaches of Lake Michigan. I wish I still had it. I got if from my grandfather, who got it when he retired as a master machinist from GM.

 

[Queen]

Grew up in a VW mini bus, camped all over Europe in it from 1969-1973, we brought it back to the states and I learned to drive in it. My first van was a 1977 dodge tradesman van, green shag carpet and tinted porthole window, I was too broke to finish it out but a couple of lawn chairs and an old mattress and I was stylin'!!

 

[Ballenxj]

For your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for the Blast from the Past.