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Curbside Classics Archives
van Archive
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![Okay, I was not even born until after the Van Craze was on the way out. Missed it by “that” much! But for you friendly folks who lived through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Labor-Day-Weekend-2013-105-800x533-e1384121232843.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: The Highway Star – The Most ’70s Van I’ve Ever Seen")
Car Show Classic: The Highway Star – The Most ’70s Van I’ve Ever Seen
Posted on November 11, 2013 | 50 CommentsOkay, I was not even born until after the Van Craze was on the way out. Missed it by “that” much! But for you friendly folks who lived through the […] -
![To most (myself included), the name “Plymouth Voyager” instantly conjures thoughts of the Voyager minivans, and their three generations from 1984-2000. What some don’t know, is that the Plymouth Voyager […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/91813-Voyager8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1977 Plymouth Voyager – The Ultimate Shaggin’ Wagon")
eBay Find: 1977 Plymouth Voyager – The Ultimate Shaggin’ Wagon
Posted on September 18, 2013 | 34 CommentsTo most (myself included), the name “Plymouth Voyager” instantly conjures thoughts of the Voyager minivans, and their three generations from 1984-2000. What some don’t know, is that the Plymouth Voyager […] -
![A mongrel is a plant or animal produced by the interbreeding of at least two different breeds; the product of mixed or undetermined origins. Although the term is applied mostly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Chevrolet-van-truck-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Chevy Van 30 Mongrel")
CC Outtake: Chevy Van 30 Mongrel
Posted on August 8, 2013 | 28 CommentsA mongrel is a plant or animal produced by the interbreeding of at least two different breeds; the product of mixed or undetermined origins. Although the term is applied mostly […] -
![We had been comfortably cruising around in the coolest car Dad ever owned – a 1974 AMC Matador Oleg Cassini coupe – when he decided to go into business for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IronMaiden1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Chevrolet Van – The Iron Maiden")
COAL: 1978 Chevrolet Van – The Iron Maiden
Posted on December 8, 2012 | 29 CommentsWe had been comfortably cruising around in the coolest car Dad ever owned – a 1974 AMC Matador Oleg Cassini coupe – when he decided to go into business for […] -
![A few weeks I showed you a heavy duty Suburban that in the 1980s was one solution to towing things on family trips–unless you needed to a haul a fifth-wheel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ford-Econoline-E-350-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Ford Econoline Tow Rig")
CC Outtake: Ford Econoline Tow Rig
Posted on August 18, 2012 | 12 CommentsA few weeks I showed you a heavy duty Suburban that in the 1980s was one solution to towing things on family trips–unless you needed to a haul a fifth-wheel […] -
![In May of 1954, a group of unknown musicians released a new record. I recall reading a review of it in an old magazine, and the reviewer was not impressed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1969FordEconoline01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Econoline – Ford Builds a Better Box")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Econoline – Ford Builds a Better Box
Posted on June 22, 2012 | 58 CommentsIn May of 1954, a group of unknown musicians released a new record. I recall reading a review of it in an old magazine, and the reviewer was not impressed. […] -
![By the 1980s, the nicely equipped factory passenger van like my Club Wagon had become a decided minority. The more popular cousin? The custom van. Whether we call them Custom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1986DodgeVan01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Custom Ram")
CC Capsule: The Custom Ram
Posted on March 21, 2012 | 25 CommentsBy the 1980s, the nicely equipped factory passenger van like my Club Wagon had become a decided minority. The more popular cousin? The custom van. Whether we call them Custom […] -
![Last year the family and I did a drive from Alberta, Canada right down to Texas, USA in our family minivan. We did this in four days so there wasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Ford-F-series.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Huge Cache Of Classic Trucks And A Ball Of Twine")
CC Outtake: Huge Cache Of Classic Trucks And A Ball Of Twine
Posted on February 28, 2012 | 14 CommentsLast year the family and I did a drive from Alberta, Canada right down to Texas, USA in our family minivan. We did this in four days so there wasn’t […] -
![Readers may remember my other VW bus and associated hippie aspirations. By the time the mid ’90s were underway, the hippie in me was long-dead (never really worked for me, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/T918x631-00813.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1979 Volkswagen ASI Riviera camper bus (one more time around)")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1979 Volkswagen ASI Riviera camper bus (one more time around)
Posted on September 18, 2011 | 26 CommentsReaders may remember my other VW bus and associated hippie aspirations. By the time the mid ’90s were underway, the hippie in me was long-dead (never really worked for me, […] -
![It’s not just because a Beetle is in front of it; this van really is wiiiide. As you can see from the grille, and the spliced windshield, this van has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-144-067-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Very Wide Van")
CC Outtake: The Very Wide Van
Posted on August 29, 2011 | 40 CommentsIt’s not just because a Beetle is in front of it; this van really is wiiiide. As you can see from the grille, and the spliced windshield, this van has […]
