Port Orford is a sleepy little beach town, and there’s a very healthy number of cars around that reflect that. When I first spotted this old Chevy van, I assumed it had been painted. Not so; it’s covered in stickers.
Here’s a small sample. They’re fading and weathering, which rather adds to the effect, although it might have been interesting to see it in its heyday.
Looks like the interior wasn’t spared either, especially the front compartment.
For some reason, the rear doors were spared, as well as the windows.
That van is rolling probable cause lol
Dollar store vehicle wrap.
“Stickering”, or “sticker bombing” a car (or a car part, such as a single front fender) was a common “modification” in the sport compact scene sometime in the 90s. I tried it once, on a rear spoiler, and unless one pays for packages of stickers, it is a long process, collecting enough free stickers to cover so much real estate on a vehicle. Kudos to this van’s owner for collecting that many stickers!
The trend ended when folks started printing and selling vinyl wrap that was *printed* to look like a whole mess of random stickers.
I remember weirdly painted vehicles, some even had grass growing all over including the sides .
Nice to see Oregon is still keeping things weird .
-Nate
The rear doors must be replacements and just waiting to be wallpapered
It’s an art car. I’ve seen more of them with all sorts of stuff glued to them, all over the exterior, but pretty much the same as the 10,000 ballpoint pens I’ve seen on a car. I used to regularly see art cars at a local county mental health facility nearby where I worked. Outpatient, at least semi functional people, not necessarily bad people, but with issues.
Reportedly cars like this are popular at Burning Man, but not having been there I can’t say. I don’t mind them, I’ve certainly got a quirky streak, but dealing with the owners can be channeling.
I had a Chevy Vega that I bought for $200 to drive while doing some major work on my MG, and one day several friends and I spray bombed it with graffiti and, as a final touch, glued a Gumby figure to the hood where a hood ornament would go. It actually looked pretty cool I thought, but mere days after I came back to the car to find someone had stolen Gumby! I used pretty good glue though because half of each foot remained stuck to the hood.