Now days you rarely see any custom vans show up at car shows, and it's a shame.
They've always been cool and you rarely see one attend a show.
This was one of the biggest deciding factors on my friend's decision to buy the van he did this summer.
Street Vans were wicked to start with for a custom. I love the badging on them.
There is one up here that runs blinding fast at Bandimere.
The gold Cragars. I wish I could see more period correct wheels that were off beat like that, back on custom cars being done up, today. Keystones would be choice.
When I went through my (get ready for it) late-ex-step-great-uncle's jazz record and blue note vinyl collection, I found a box full of van magazines. I still have them.
Some of the ones that were more memorable, off the top of my head, were
The Denimachine...
The TransAmVan...
and my personal favorite
The Nebula...
'70 Charger bumper/ grille graft in. **** is from outer space.
All of these had full magazine articles ran on them. The Nebula was recently sold in it's preserved state. I wish I would have known.
Magazine lines to look for;
Custom Van Magazine
rv Van World Magazine
Hot Rod Magazine Vans editions
Car Craft Magazine Vans editions