The perfect vehicle to haul your barn finds home from a vintage motorcycle swap meet. Or even maybe a microcar, if a person were into such things. This 2000 Dodge Ram Van 3500 Maxi is the longest cargo van… more»
Vans
Surfer Vibe Shorty: 1974 Ford E-Series Van
Talk about the Jack of All Trades. What vehicle better epitomizes that phrase than Ford’s Econoline series? Launched in 1960 with cats-eye headlamps and a mid-engine configuration, the E-Series could do almost anything: haul your soccer team, help you… more»
Big Block Oddball: 1973 Chevrolet One-Ton 454
Some craigslist listings feel like they need a second read, and this 1973 Chevrolet 1-ton truck out of El Cajon, California is one of them. Listed for $6,500 or best offer, it’s described as a daily-driven 454-powered truck with… more»
Vintage 1938 Fruehauf Aero-Van Reefer
Who better to invent the trailer than a professional blacksmith working in post-buggy Detroit? The story of Fruehauf is a consummate profile of capitalist reinvention: August Fruehauf’s substantial farrier and carriage business came to a sudden stop with the… more»
Ready for Reincarnation: 1989 GMC P-30 Step Van
This 1989 P-30 isn’t the oldest step-van GMC made – that honor belongs to the Dubl-Duti, launched in 1940 under the Chevrolet nameplate. The Dubl-Duti utilized a pick-up chassis, Chevy’s Thriftmaster six-cylinder, and a body built by Divco. Meant… more»
Highly Original Cruiser: 1983 Dodge Conversion Van
One of the fads in automotive history I wish would make a comeback is the van craze, which started to become noteworthy in the early seventies and flourished until around the mid-eighties. Customizing a van was once considered a… more»
Cheap Wheels: 1973 Dodge Royal Sportsman
For $750, this 1973 Dodge Sportsman Royal is certainly Cheap Wheels. It has its fair share of bruises and bumps, and it runs, but doesn’t stop due to a quirky brake problem. It was the top-of-the-line passenger van in… more»
Air-Cooled Van: 1963 Chevrolet Greenbrier
The Corvair 95 was a van/pickup version of the air-cooled Chevrolet Corvair with the engine mounted in the rear. Four versions were offered: the Greenbrier/Corvan (van) and the Rampside/Loadside (pickup). The Greenbrier was the passenger version of the van,… more»
454-Powered 1960 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery
The Chevrolet Sedan Delivery was a commercial vehicle based on an automobile platform. It was a 2-door station wagon without side windows. Demand continued to drop as the 1950s wore on, so the 1960 model year was its last…. more»
Solid Gold: 1985 Dodge Mini Ram Van
This 1985 Dodge Mini Ram Van isn’t solid gold, of course. It isn’t even as Solid Gold as the 1980s dance party and variety show of the same name. But it is gold’ish inside and out, and the seller… more»
Going Postal: 1969 Volkswagen Type 147 “Fridolin”
It’s a lot easier to say “Fridolin” than Kleinlieferwagen, which was the official name for Germany’s first purpose-built postal delivery vehicle. Designed by Volkswagen and unveiled in 1965, it supplanted the sea of yellow VW Bugs that the Deutsche… more»
Imported From Japan: 1987 Suzuki Alto Walkthrough Van
There are several areas in my town where an older home is frequently torn down, followed by the construction of a pair of what we call tall-and-skinny houses on the property. The first thing that came to mind when… more»
















