You wouldn’t want to end up in any of those?

Back when I was in college, I worked at a scout camp one summer. Since I was one of the few staff members over 18, I did a lot of driving for the camp.

Since taking on the monumental task of restoring a van-based RV with my daughter, I have become much more aware of the idiosyncrasies of old vans styling. As our rig is based upon a 1-ton Chevy G30 chassis we have the longer wheelbase in addition to the dually axle in the rear and it is surprisingly stable although…

I don’t give a poop about extended butts on vans...which is why I love this article. In the back of my mind I always would see these around town but never gave them much attention but found them odd. It warms the inner sole of my shoe to know that Jason has stumbled into a Seinfeld-style issue, a story about nothing.

They look like the cast of Hot Dog: The Movie

They’re also the answer to the question: “What do church youth groups and work-release programs have in common?”

Just finished building a roadtrip camper van with a GMC Savana.

Needs more dually extended vans, they hurt to look at.

Had a white one sans windows for general hauling. We named it “The Loaf”. Everybody needs a loaf.

A local estate auction just sold a green on green J4500 a few weeks ago. I regret not having the money to buy it.

That Calais was one of the best factory sleepers I ever saw. It was a maroon 4 door, with all the chrome trim, but it had the Quad 4 and a 5 speed manual and the FE3 suspension. Looked like Granny’s car, but it surprised a lot of other drivers.

Sadly you just can’t find em anymore. They’re either pure iron oxide or some Hot Rod magazine restomod.

Gotta respect how the forced perspective on that photo makes the car look nearly as big as the house.

I wanted a Scirocco SO bad as a kid.  Kills me that the market for sports coupes has essentially disintegrated.

I’ve had a lot of cars that would be good Radwood material these days, that would be fun to have back for that reason alone: a 1984 Chrysler Laser XE, a 1988 Olds Calais with a Quad 4 and a 5 speed, and a near-perfect 1989 black-0ver-red 1989 Ford Probe (with the digital dash).

I have two. I’m not really a flipper either and I tend to get attached to many of my cars. However, the two that stand out to me are my 84 Ramcharger and 70 Polara.

My Honda S2000. planned on keeping it forever until a truck hit me and totaled it

First VW bus, a ‘64 Sunroof Deluxe. Utterly reliable, slow but always got me to where I was going. The sunroof did not leak, in Seattle. Worth a lot now, but beyond that, I love the versatility.

I can’t go look for actual pics of mine, because I’d just waste an afternoon crying, so here’s some press pics.