Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Sin Bins. Stabbin' Cabins. Shaggin' Wagons.






The Selvedge Yard has a great photo blog featuring vintage vans. Amazing. From the site:

Once upon a time — or more accurately, back in the 1970s — the van reigned supreme.  Riding in right on the heels of the fading muscle car era, the custom van became the ultimate self-expression vehicle– tricked-out and personalized to show all the world just how your bad self rolled.  They were badass, man–  a portable pampered pad that allowed you to take all your extra-curricular activities of sorts (legal or lotharious) on the road– and there were custom shops on every corner back then that would customize your ride with a kick-ass sound system, lighting, shag carpeting, Captains chairs, beds, bubble windows, louvres, spoilers, mag wheels, custom horns, CB radios– and don’t forget to top it all off with a one-off airbrushed paint job depicting your choice of Wizard, Warlock, Wave or Western scenic.  It may be time for a comeback, folks– especially with the home foreclosure rate being what it is…

2 comments:

C-Section said...

If you haven't, you gotta go to Kozy Kar bar in SF. It's on Polk and Sacremento.

Casey Brewer said...

Sweet. I'll check it.