Are Vans Coming Back?

New Trend this Show Season?

Posted February 25 2009 08:22 PM by DanWard-Editor
Filed under: Editorials, About Features/Should-Be Features, Past Events, Opinions, Chevy, Blessings and Beatings

At a recent truck show in Arizona, I came across this cool van that was 'bagged, flamed, and ready to cruise. It made me wonder... are vans coming back?

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Our heritage stems from vans and I know there is still a large following, but will we see more vans this show season?
Let me know your thoughts-

Reader Comments:

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1. Not a fan of the flamin' van!

mhollstein - Posted February 26 2009 09:41 AM

2. The Van culture really never left anywhere,there are still Many street and custom vans still going strong.Many Van-Runs to attend.2009 Van Nationals are in Summit station penn.(http://37thvannats.com/)WE NEED EXPOSURE FROM A MAJOR MAGAZINE to get vans back in the limelight,Yes Vans are really cool,They are hardly ever stock.Vanners build the vans to there taste and many people still want to see these Great Machines.

The Van Craze Should resurface with the Murals and the great interiors, cabinets,chain steering wheels,Fancy beds,Bars.

For more info you can check these great sites as well
to get more on VANNING IN YOUR AREA

www.showvans.com
www.vannin.com
www.newenglandvancouncil.com

vanmachineman - Posted February 26 2009 01:10 PM

3. Next week there will be at 5 custom vans at the Detroit Autorama, this info has been posted in the forum section. This should make it cristal clear that we want to get back into the magazines.
As Todd mentions custom vans never left. The National Truck-In averages 500 custom vans each year. That would make it one of the largest truck shows in the U.S behind the All Truck Nationals in Carlisle. Bob Ryder from Truckin covered the event back in 2004. We sure would like to see Bob in Summit Station Pa. in July.
Just look at the Readers Rides section of this very site. It is unfortunate for us and I am not sure why but the magazines have held their thumbs down on custom vans appearing in their pages.
Telephone calls, emails and even private messages are no longer returned to us.

Showvans1 - Posted February 26 2009 01:29 PM

4. Nicely put guys!

Superbeast - Posted February 26 2009 01:41 PM

5. Come on now times are tough and I believe this would boost the Truckin Magazines Sales Tremendous.Come-on Dan Ward Pull some strings here,We Have Plenty of Van material To offer.

vanmachineman - Posted February 26 2009 01:42 PM

6. Oh, by the way! Nice van for a TMW version :)

Superbeast - Posted February 26 2009 01:42 PM

7. You ask if vans are coming back? They never left. There are lot of us that have been in the vanning community for over 30-35 years.
It would be nice to have Truckin cover our eVANts again.

DeeJaye - Posted February 26 2009 01:48 PM

8. Don't forget people are still building them regardless of how little aftermarket support there is. Van builders have always been resourceful. Forget all about scooby doo, his van didn't have an angle chop, molded flares, cragars and functioning sidepipes.

matchstickBGV - Posted February 26 2009 02:11 PM

9. Nice ride and thanks for the oportunity to add to this topic. There are lot of cool modern looking vans still in circulation. I for one like the Flamed Chevy Van. Add a few articles in your mag and see the support you will receive the vannin community.

Johnny O - Posted February 26 2009 02:25 PM

10. To view some of these awesome vans that will be exhibiting in the upcoming Detroit Show go to http://www.showtrux.com/

Johnny O - Posted February 26 2009 02:29 PM

11. wow! Where o where might the editors of Truckin be? Van's are what made your mag what it is today... How about coming on back to support us vanners now! Please come to the Nationals in PA in July.. some of the best grounds u will ever see!

Snotty - Posted February 26 2009 03:17 PM

12. Vans have never left,I've been Vannin for 29 years now and still going strong.Check out these sites.
WWW.showvans.com
WWW.vannin.com

Wizard78 - Posted February 26 2009 03:18 PM

13. It's about time you guys start noticing the Vanning World again... As mentioned previously, you guys were built on Vanning, I used to never miss an issue... Take some time to check some of the information that you're being provided here, you won't be disappointed...

Trust me...

There are some incredible vans, that I believe your readership would be interested to see, including some Radical Vans from the past, as well as some Radical ones being built today...

Beast_Lee - Posted February 26 2009 03:32 PM

14. Ok fellas, back by popular demand....starting in issue 8 (the issue we start next week), there WILL be a van-dedicated feature.
If we receive a positive response from it, we will run more. If it continues to grow, we'll make it a monthly feature.

For those of you asking for Bob Ryder to come out to the Van Nats, we'll make that call based on the popularity of this new feature section.

We know where Truckin' came from, but it is up to you to support us going back to it.

Thanks for reading-
Ed. DAN

DanWard-Editor - Posted February 26 2009 04:41 PM

15. way kOoL... I'll start buying Truckin' once more...

Thanks Dan...

Beast_Lee - Posted February 26 2009 04:44 PM

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