re: When vans were kind of badass

'Cause like a princess she was laying there
Moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my Chevy van and that's all right with me

I remember seeing this van at the World of Wheels as a kid.

If I remember right, the owner was from Baton Rouge. I think the in interior was done by a guy from Baton Rouge. Not sure about the paint job.

My childhood was spent riding in an 89 GMC Safari to my baseball games. GOAT Van.

I just did a build and price on a Chevy express van. Almost 10k lbs GVWR, seating for 11, 6.6L engine, locking rear end. I'd say they're still pretty badass. Much cheaper than a suburban also.

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If I remember right, the owner was from Baton Rouge. I think the in interior was done by a guy from Baton Rouge. Not sure about the paint job.

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Also built by Mark Loupe and painted by Henry Gerson of Daytona. Back in those days, if you had a van with a Gerson mural on it, you were the shite.

Had a ragged out Dodge in the 80's, sold it and when the kids started getting older bought a new fully optioned Astro Van in the early 90's for $19k, leather captains chairs decent stereo plenty of room and great on the highway. They were the Suburbans / Tahoes of the day great for hunting / fishing trips could carry a ton of gear. Mine looked like the first pic, the last pic is a photoshop of a modern version. IWDI.

Top gear usa sucks but it did give us this gem

My dad still talks about his van. I’ve seen pics and it really was awesome. Desert mural on the side. Two swivel captains chairs, a bed, and a mini bar in the back. Everything covered in tan carpet.

I know it was on the show