.......Wookee

was waiting to see this pop up next...

Between these and Ford, they are about as American as you get. Great shots!

Randy

Nice pics Wookie.

Great pics

" every girl goes crazy about a sharp dressed bowtie " lol

nice

Nice pics,,,

Here are a few others that if I had to own a Chevy it would be them!



And I hear that this is still around!!!

Nice lookin' rides!

can we add our own to this ?

Zoomie



This beauty was for sale awhile ago



Smoke um up

Some nice early vans
'64



'66



'69

so here's my contribution .

great pics.

Here are a few more...

Talk about extremes, that early is about as chopped as they come. Great pictures!!!

I'd like the very first one for a daily driver.

sorry , your second .

Many of my favorite Chevies are on here already here's some others not posted yet.



Flamed at Butler 2010



Munz and Karson at the Night at the Races 2011 Nats



Wookee and VCVC/Vintage Vans on the way to the Night at the Races 2011 Nats



Very nice Chevy at Vanfest 2011



Vanderanium outside of Kolor Me Kustom 1991



Taz at 2011 Nats




John's Overhaulin van 2006 CofC

Nice stuff Virtual.....

Nice pics Doug!

As long as it is a Chevy /GMC show us what you have.........







The picture of flamed on the Hi Way is one of my favorites........

......Wookee

This Chevy guy is really enjoying the great pictures!

Anybody remember this van?

I believe that's the one with a big block mounted in the center of the van......

........Wookee

Oh, that's a terrible picture of my van.
Here are some clean shots...

my first van, my 95 chevy that parents owned..



my 1st van bought new..(4th in list of many owned chevys )


my current van..


and a 30 yr shot 79-2009 taken at spring thaw

Nice Chebbies! Keep 'em coming!

Here are a few more early Chevy vans:

love the slotted mags




The classic TMW van




A drag van

Man I can't believe those pics so many great lookin' Chevy vans

Lets not forget this awesome Chevy being built in Maryland

has anyone talked to him lately ?

I was going to reach out to him but I lost his phone number.

Wow, I really like the looks of this last Chevy..

same here...its been awhile hope alls well..

Brian, we miss you. I hope that progress is going well on the van project. Happy holidays!

Randy

...... big time ...

heres some more 4x's for everyone .

This one is for sale in Florida , wish i had the money to buy it .



and another really nice one , have no info on it .

Be nice to have him back.Love the 4x4 vans Whose drag van is that?

That drag van is a regular at Maple Grove drag strip.
There was a quick shot of it when the "Pinks" crew was filming there.........
here is a couple pictures of that van a friend sent me.







The big bow tie is a window.....
He drives the van from behind the dog house in the back.......

.......Wookee

sea dog's 4X4

Here's the Chevy page from the 2012 calendar



Slowburn, one of the nicest newer style vans ever built. Never saw the van and the owner who sent me the picture unfortunately passed away.



Never Enough, one of the best and most radical ever built, 4 time Best of Show Nationals. Frank's new one will definitely be among the top Chevies ever as well.



Gods of Olympus, the nicest Chevy ever in my driveway. The van was sold by the original owner/builder from our club M.O.V.E and unfortunately destroyed in an "accident" shortly after. Photo taken in 1979.



Future Shock, one of the very early show vans that inspired many to build custom vans. Now owned by Howard.



Randy Pelc owned but did not build this mighty fine 4x4 for awhile, pretty sure it has been sold.

Not sure of the name, saw this one at Truckin' Inta Summer in late 70's.



Ivan's visions, at Ottawa Valley Vans event late 70's.



Trix 2 at Truckin' Inta Summer late 70's. One of my all time faves.



Primer Donna actually out of primer which has been very rare in it's lifetime. Seen here at Maine Event late 70's.
Last seen ... in primer at the 2011 nationals. I've been told next time we see it, it will be in paint !

The drag van from Maple Grove drag strip is slick!

i was friends with the owner of slowburn few years ago on myspace the van was still black and green flamed..saw current pics of the van about 2yrs ago maybe less and learnd he had passed, may he rip hopefully his van is around and will live on...would love to see it in person, alotta work went into it..

love that drag van wouldnt mind goin down the track in it..

the gods of olympus van looks like it was a sweet van, sad to here it didnt survive..

heres a few more nice ones

Good looking Chevys for sure!

Ivan....is that a rent-a-model posing next to Ant's van? LOL!

thats cass wookees fav model

she had blond hair at lost 2009 and black hair at nats 2010 same crazy gf though...

shes definitly a babydoll

what a showcase of high quality showvans, !!!!!!!!

Here is my 4X4.....







I love this van!!!!

heres one sweet bowtie we cant forget . For the life of me i cant remember where i got this picture lol.

........wookee

too bad there where never good outside pictures taken of that White Chevy.........

.......Wookee

This is my first attempt at adding photos. I hope that it worked. The goal was to have the images appear versus the link. The van is a 1974 Chevy and it was my first chop. The van was shot down in Virgina at Vanfest in 1978. After the truckin I painted the van black and drove it to California to go to work for the guy that built the Gladiator Van. The job did not work out so I sold the van (gave it away) to get back to Ohio.

That was a sweet looking ride Randy.I like the hood on it.

What a beauty Radicalran! Thanks for posting those pics. Any idea whatever happened to her?

Great looking metal work as usual Randy.....
I love the bow tie tail lights.......
What type of glass did you use for the pop out rear windows?

.......Wookee

Randy,you must have started at a young age to be able to do that chevy at 23 !!!post some pics. of your customs,,

Thanks Jim! I'm not sure that I have ever seen anyone else do the same. It provided better access to the battery, etc.

I have no idea but I have often wondered. The guy that bought it was kind of a motor head so maybe he just beat the crap out of it. Some place I probably have a picture of it in black but where I have no idea.

Wookee, The windows were small enough that flat glass worked OK so I had a guy cut them from laminated glass. The tail lights I made from sheet metal and cut the lens from plexiglass. I really appreciate the compliments.

To be honest I rarely took pictures of stuff that I built. Back then camera technology was 110, 35 or Polaroid which were all a pain and costly. There's not enough space for the story but it starts with getting married and having my daughter at age 16 so money was not really part of the equation... I did build a lot of stuff back in the 70's & 80's. I wish that I had picture.

Randy, everything u have built I like..too bad u don't have the time & I don't have the money for u to work on mine.

see, told yah cass is wookees fav model

and randy that was a sweet lookin chevy...i like that hood idea and the tail lights!

Israel, I would be honored to do a van for you so if I even make it back home I'll put you on the top of the list. It's a great time for vanning as there are so many projects being built.

Thanks! Even back then it was hard to be different.

she's not only his favorite model .

My other Bow Tie...

i tell her all the time...shes always like me? nahhhh lol....

The Nationals burn out contest winner.

That was an awesome Chevy Randy. Like everything else you have built. Would be cool to find out what ever happened to it.

OH, and congrats on the picture posting

Nice one Rv!

I know i am not the only one here that has pictures of Chevys

a couple from my archives





I borrowed these pictures





this is one of mine



........Wookee

My ol' 67, would trade all the van stuff I got now for another....

They are all nice!

Cool thread. Here is one of my Heros! Maybe I,ll try and hang out the window on my next wheel stand.

Hey, here is a van with T tops! We were just discussing this the other day. Such a cool setup.
Great pics wook!

Cool pics Wook

Great Chevys. There are some really beautiful vans past and present.

I love that jack van!

It's only metal buddy!

I can't believe I'm about to type this, but that bowtie window looks great in there like that!

Love that expression. But unfortinutly for me, it's only fiberglass.

That would make it easier for some!

Steel is real! Awesome van. The view from the front says it all. Chop it!

That does not look right on a non-hardtop.

I cant believe it either!!

Absolutely love this van!

ok , who are you and what did you do with the real Ken ? lol

It's got that tux and tail look to go with the tie...

i like that its smooth and flows flat..how was that done?

I'm thinking they milled in recessed edges on a thick (12mm) sheet of polycarbonate leaving the window flush with the body work.

Maybe you'll like this one also

Yep, that Van is amazing. He was at the meeting of the Northlight Vanner last august, but sadly hidden behind a tent and a hedge :-(

that is nice , any interior pics?

Like a rock

Wow thats a nice one!

The only photo I have is in my facebook-album from the Northlight Vanner meeting:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.ne...67_100000180232776_1407613_4554823_n.jpg

Nice looking Chevy. Was it built in Belgium or bought as it is?

Very nice one and yes where was it built!

some of my Bow Ties thru the years..

Damn snotty 3 bikini ties at one time??

Sweet chevys yah had

That's the power of the van!!

That HHR doesn't count. LOL!

Hey Doushewad! it counts! its has a bowtie and its sharp looking! that the word for the day Douschewad! HAHA I crack myself up!

Snottys right it's a Bow Tie........
They are allowed in the "Nationals"



........Wookee

Douschewad

Here's one from the past

I think Wiz is trying to get away from that HHR....lol

lol,No just found some old pics I thought you might enjoy

and that we did.....buddy !

wiz, you know can post more than one pic in each thread......

.......Wookee

Thats a pot calling the kettle black.......

.......Wookee

us post whores can talk about each other like that....lol


there another one

pot's not black its green....

I still like that huge bud you where holding.......

I got a contact buzz just looking at the picture......LOL

.....Wookee

Yes you do crack yourself up and you smoked all the crack too!

a bit late with the answer on some questions. :-)


That Van is from a Swedish guy. He made everything himself.

All fine lookin' machines but I like the look of those early Chevys

Mean Green

light green w/red hair & white sparkles... sounds like a Christmas tree...

Red as a New Orleans whore house on Valentines day!
But I like it.

thats nice! i like it..

nice , thats a lot of red lol

WOW! I do like that one also.

Excuse me sir, Did you say you wanted that in red or blue?

Nothing against other colors but RED Rocks !!!

The early Chevys are my favorite in the chevy line

Nice thread !....

red is # 1 fav for me esp on a mid chevy...

No problem. I'll take the blue one please...

Best of show winner at the CofC's show









Pictures really do this clean 1st gen no justice.
The attention to details in this build where incredible.
This little van ran like a brand new one.....

.........Wookee

Currently the Beast Of Burden II looks it's best at night and from a distance.......



.......Wookee

love it...

Just imagine this same van with wheel well mods with bags so that it could be lowered to the ground. How cool would that be?

I was thinking smaller/skinnier tires up front, with more lift in the front springs, GASSER STYLE ! I love it as is, or modified more, just a killer van either way.

Thats sick looking...I just got a new love for an early....

I was thinking maybe just smaller wheels and tires.
But the molded side pipes are wicked cool! And did ya check out the triple wiper setup?

You kinda have to remember when this van was first built back in the early 80's.A 4x4 conversion was a "hot lick" back then
It has a fully functional 4x4 set up underneath it now.
This Early has some Bad ass body mods done to it.





Body mods the judges at the C of C's show did not notice........

.........Wookee

Oh, I didn't notice that it was 4x4. I want to amend my statement to BIGGER wheels and tires

Zelda is a gorgeous van and always has been going back to the seventies with it's Roger Dean inspired murals. I was thrilled to see that it's still in gorgeous shape after all these years. Wookee nailed those recent pictures of it. Here's a couple from Truckin' Inta Summer 1980.



More pictures and story here: Zelda feature on Showvans

Everyone seems to be diggin' on the earlys.
So how about the Taz Van!

The Taz van is an easy givin on cool earlies...
Think Taz was missing his in Florida?

While this is a 65 GMC and not a bow tie, Monica's early is my favorite. I love this van! Brad

Sharp lookin' Chevys and that GMC

It's still a GM van, Good enough for me! In fact I prefer the GMC van.
Got More Chrome

Here are some more GMC earlys.







And I absolutely love this van!

GMC's are the Bow Ties rich cousins........LOL

Doug, when I spoke with Zeldas owner when he painted it grey anf the 4x4 set up was added That was the 5th time the van was done.....

here are a couple of my all time favoritew GMC's i dug out of my archives.

my all time favorite 1st gen



chopped 1st gen with a small block mounted mid engine style.....





Can't post too many pictures of Charlie Allards GMC or Karen





charlie you have been a big insperation to my building this daily driver GMC....



........Wookee

Just don't tell Franky
I'll tell ya, I went over this van with a fine tooth comb last summer. It is flawless!




Are you referring to me? That is high praise coming from a vannin' elder like you. Thanks bro, I feel honored.

Frank was right there when I took those pictures.....

Vanning Elder.......I resemble that remark.....LOL

I will know when the van looks it's best when I here fellow vanners say."How come this van is not out in the show field ?"

.........Wookee

I already say that!
Just so happens that every time we hang out you have your early van. And it goes without saying that the BEAST belongs in the show!

Ken,do u have more pics of the black/silver van and the red Chebby?

Some SHARP Bow Ties here for your enjoyment....Can someone explain how to tell if these are earlies mids or lates?

Loving that van. . . . VERY NICE !

I don't know the owner, but here is a sweet Chevy I see at Lost Weekend every year.

Cool,Charlie

WOW! Sharp lookin' ride thanks for posting.

ive seen this one at lost, love that door setup

Check out this funky creation!

With that much chop if they would through in a section it would make a great motorized skateboard.

SHARP LOOKING BOW TIES....... Isnt that a oxymoron

A true oxymoron would be Fast Ford Vans.........

.........Wookee

what like this you mean.....

Now that's what I call hammered...

I wonder what possessed this person to leave the windows in the side doors? Too much chop but if you are going to do that I don't see what value the windows could offer...

Hehehehe
When I feel the need to go fast I go in my 5.0

Found this super clean no door early while surfing around.

This was a very clean lifed 1st gen.




.......Wookee

On the John Force car show site..

Sweet looking chop and gears!

very nice early

When I feel the need to go fast I jump in my Early Chevy



It's a good,no great ride when I get to embarrass a 5.0 Mustang at a stop light......

......Wookee

That must be a real fast van, Or you have a lot of slow 5.0's where you are from. Around here at Moms Racing they easily run low 12's and 11's and down to 8 sec in the 1/4 mile
http://momsracing.com/

I must add that mine is a convertible and not in the league with the 11 & 12 sec cars, mine does high 13's in the 1/2 but it sure is fun on a hot summer night

Ive wooped 3 tangs myself in the '92...

Man time to get my boots out ......

No BS Highway...when it 1st came out of the shop and the back was empty getting ready for the interior.....that '92 is fast...I can watch the gas gauge drop but I swear 3 tangs ate it.....

Just your basic black bow tie... Nice!

I'm sure i can find some more pictures of this van later.
For your viewing pleasure... The Emerald Express

Big difference between a true race car and an owner with a car that thinks it's a race car.....

.......Wookee

Here is one from the show at Keystone Madness.



I really should have show some pictures of this van when I had the chance.Unfortunately I was on another misson.....

.......Wookee

I saw this one at Keystone and it IS nicely done and very well taken care of.

How true is that

Back in the day when I ran with a club called Toledo Truckers, there were many black Chevy vans like this. Very nice indeed

Yes real nice, In our club I think we had 8 or 9

This shorty Chevy sits just right! Torque Thrust II

That Red one one is sweet, a real looker
Dig the rims too

But what if is 2 people that think they have a race vehicle go at it ?

Then its a race, even if its between turtles its a race

LOOKIN'

Here is another van I see at many runs, But I don't know the owner of this one either.
I think the headlight flames are wicked cool!

awesome shorty on the 3rd chebby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alice Cooper is a vanner?!
I'm thinking you are referring to the makeup

From the Nationals burn out contest...

SWEET Chevy!!! Poor tires.....that happend to me one time.

That was intentional. He had a blue tire mounted on his van. And his wife has a nice ford van, she had a red tire mounted on her van. For the grand finally of the burn out contest they lined up next to each other and had red white and blue smoke rising...Nice!

Don't you dare post the ford van in this thread!

AND WHATS WRONG WITH FORDS?


**EDIT**

never mind, this is a chebby thread. . . . carry on !

They don't wear bow-ties!

I know, or I would'nt have a bought a Ford either

Nice chebby in that burnout pic !

Some nice body mods on this van.

Sweet

Mike Donahues van came out of retirement at the 34th nationals in Va.



Mike had it stored away in his garage/basement for close to 20 years.Each year since the 34th Mike has made the nationals with more work done on this van.....

37th Nats



Mike is talking this year that the van will be in paint next year.......

Yes this van is a factory no side door.All of the flares when custom bultt out of fiberglass by Mike himself......

......Wookee

Very, very nice mods on this early.

They are close to over 20 years old.......

.......Wookee

I thought she looked about 18, Oh the van!

I really liked that van. Saw it at the 39th nationals. I really liked the back as well. I wondered if he made the back or it was bought.

Mike just got done redoing the back of this van just before the 38th Nationals.It is sporting a custom made 40/60 door.
Every thing you see on this van was custom made by its owner.
I feel as though the judges over the years have over looked allot of the work Mike has done to this van.....



.........Wookee

It really caught my eye forsure! Like to see somthing truely custom not just bolt ons like I have. If he gets it in paint that thing will be bitchin' even more than what it is now!! And thanks for the rear pic!

This van has been flying under the radar for quite a few years now.....

.........Wookee

I'm on the fence on this paint job ...... But once again ... this Vans Riding height and wheel combo is everything .

I like it all,And its a chebby besides,whats happening to me ?

I have tired of most flame jobs but this one is very nice. I like it!

A little Chevy envy?

Uhh, Lets not get crazy

Isn't this van on the VANNER CARDS we have all gotten/loved so much lately? Got to go look now. . . .

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/cccstl/sets/72157624411461495/

That is/was one of my favorite HOT WHEELS growing up, need to find one again. . . . . I have the Chrome body version of this van (HWs) but I need a black one.

I absolutely luv this van! And yes, it is a recreation of the 1974 Hot Wheels Chevy van.
I have one in my collection, here are a couple pics of my original:









(sorry about the crappy pics my dudes)

whats wrong with my eyes ?

Too much vanning.com and not enough eVANts ? Thats my problem right now, COME ON eVANt Season !

Hey we haven't seen any big boys yet. How about some some of the 4 X 4 vans...

Ummmn, because when it comes to 4x4 vans, FORD looks the best ! Some thing about the 75-91 Ford Econoline just looks REAL good as a 4x4. . .

You tell em UF.

REALLY??????









Chevy's make Sharp looking 4X4's also.
They are even easier to do the conversion...

.......Wookee

nice chevy 4x4's Wook

Ford Fish Tank 4X4

Well this is the Chevy section





I really prefer the look of a Chevy.

No stolen pictures here.
Like ALL of the pictures I post. I was at an event and took ALL of my pictures.....

.........Wookee

Oh..that white early has something lovely standing next to it.

Here is one I took a picture of at an evant a long time ago:

I posted this earlier but one of my favorite early Chevy:

And this one....the real dog (in the drivers seat) matched the one in the mural:

John Jackson is shooting this van the Emerald Express this week, I met the owner Scott at Autorama last weekend and had a long chat with him. excited to see what kind of magic John makes with this beauty.

Man that is a low chop on that early!

Yes it is. And I add my vote for Chevy's being the best vans overall, especially when they are converted to 4x4's.

I'm usually too busy drinking to take photos. I'll just steal yours and everyone elses

No comment

Now I did NOT say that Chevy/GMC vans make bad looking or ugly 4x4, by no means did I say that, They (any brand) van makes a good looking 4x4, I (me , myself) just happen to think the 75-91 Fords make the best looking 4x4s. . . . but hell, even the Toy-yodas make good looking 4x4s ! Now, bring on the Chevy's !

Don't be so thinned skinned Unk
I took no offense.....

.......Wookee

LOL Okay. . . . Now then, BRING ON THE PICS !

Here is another black beauty...

Very nice !

Once you go black...

There just isn't another color for me.

Yeah, I love how black always looks clean and doesnt show dirt

Or swirl marks or lint or dust or ?

And it's always best to wash and dry in the sun,,,,

Couple of shots of my Chebby. . . . . .

Well I guess if you want to go bold... Go green!
Dig the body mods, but what ever blows your hair back on the color.

Can I play too? This was a chevy I had also had clear turn signals in it to, but kept them when I sold it they where impossible to find!!

The replacement....

Another 4 x 4 early van.





And somebody took the training wheels off this van!

Not a big wheelie fan but that's a cool shot.

Sweet !.......

Some day the "Beast" will be able to pull that trick off.
The purple 2nd gen is running a built 327.....
It was also on Pinks All Out.......
Until then cruising at 80 on the Turnpike is fine with me.



Another chopped /Pro Street set up 2nd gen hanging hoops



.......Wookee

I know my bow tie dont even compare with these beautiful ride but i love mine and i dont think she looks to shabby.

A nice "daily driver" picture is also welcome.....

.......Wookee

Nice looking Chevy ya got there.

Wook, This is an awesome picture!

Pretty sure John from not stock photography shot it hanging out oF Virtual's Astro.
Doug can correct me if I am wrong.
We where driving to the drag strip during last years Nationals......
I was only rolling at 65 of so then......LOL

.........Wookee

Yeah I remember seeing a pic on showvans of him hanging out the side of the van taking pictures. Whatever it takes to get the awesome shot!

While I have the early van file open...
Check out this sweet first gen.

Very pretty, I like the unmolested look

That shot of Wookee's van on the way to National Trail was one of my better shots from last year. John shot a bunch on that trip that we have yet to see. John is one of the best road shot photographers there is. To be able to shoot with him that day was very special.

Here's a few more Chevies.

The Chevy/Corvair/GM line up at the 39th Nats.



Alco and Stan's 4x4s from Vanfest 2010.

This pic is priceless..........

i think it time to add mine to this. i hope its not out of place.

Love the side pipes! I also did the black grille thing when I first started restoring my van. Then I realized how much better a chrome grille looks.



These would make a great tug o war!

she pulls good. i got the old 250 six banger and three on the tree and she pulled my old spartan travel trailer that weighed dang near 5,000 lbs.

Yup, strong motor. Can't kill an I block!
I see your signature pics now, nice job with the upgrades so far

When is the clear spot on the passenger side going to disappear?

.......Wookee

Ohhh.. that will be a major improvement....

I should add my 78 chevy nomad to the club.

Shawnzo!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Welcome Buddy!!!
Your Nomad in your signature id looking GREAT.

.......Wookee

soon i hope. ive got the door you gave me and another one in damn near perfect shape that i found at the bone yard a few weeks ago. i really need to get that banged up driverside fender fixed first

Hope you are not tenting and driving......LOL
Way easier to hang a door than replace a fender.

Next time you are on the I 95 corridor call me we will do lunch or dinner......

.......Wookee

If this is a Ford and not a chevy I apologise I've never actually seen an early in the metal.



EDIT Yep just looked it up and it is an econoline DOH !
Still very nice.

all sweet sweet vans..

Yes, that FORD is real nice

Till you actually have to WORK on it.

will do wookee

That's a very cool Eline. Looks like it has a front bumper from a Caddy or something big... Love to see more of it.

Another one of my favorite Chevy vans is Rick's Heart 2 Heart.
Here are a few pics through the years.

Thats a real nice Chebby.

WOW

Got to agree, that is a very fine Chevy.

that is a cool highway shot, that is 1 of Dougs trademarks !!!

I like that highway shot too

Im lovn'em!!Keep em'coming!!

Great pics....

I need to get me a van

Here is a couple nice 3rd gens

Lots of competition on the show field in this class.









......Wookee

I like how the windows were etched to match the mural, nice job on that one.
And the skull on the side of the blue one is real nice, I'm into skulls (having tats of them on me)

Did you notice the skulls molded into the corners of the bumpers?
Bernie just added over 100 additional skulls inside and out to this van over the winter.....
There are skulls in the paint that my camera did not pick up

.....Wookee

I see the one on the bumper, very cool

Great thread. Really enjoyed it this morning with a few cups of coffee on my day off. Thanks to everyone for the terrific pics.

Me too. Chevies and coffee. It's a good morning.

everytime i see that blue chevy im amazed...hes good at what he does for sure

Heck yeah, those vans belong in this thread for sure!
At some point I'll have to write up the story on the Eagle Nest van.



The short of it is Mikey Midnight won that van in a raffle, and I'm glad he did. He is meticulous as hell and restored the van as well as anybody could have....



Reminds me of a few more vans that have not been posted here yet.

Flamed!





And I wish I had some better pics of Outta Sight (aka Munz Van)

I like all 3 of them!

A few pic's I found online...

A kinda rat-rod Chevy chop there. Love the wheel standing early. The 4x4 has been around a long time but none the less, it's an awesome van.

I kind of like the 4x4 conversion van. . . .

WOW! pics

I heard Ricky Recardo had a van from Cuba,,,

Gotta love Munz's van! That is a sweet looker!!

love that FLAME van. coolest flame job ive ever seen

Gotta love Munz's van! That is a sweet looker!!

The flame van has to be seen in person,one nice van.

This is true! Love the paint on the back of that van!! (earased 15 other thing cuz it sounded wierd That is a sweet van! Thought he would be at autorama in cleveland this weekend with one one of his toys but no. Oh well.....

Note the J=J Badge on the Gullwing.......
The stance of this van is PERFECT.....

.........Wookee

one more........



......Wookee

I think he had his panel there Paul. great shots of Munz van.

I was looking but didn't see it anywhere. I went row by row as much as possible.

Great pics guys! Keep um coming!

In anticipation of Pass Time next week, Jarvis performance!

!

.......Wookee

Thanks for the posting & compliments guys, I really do appreciate it. Mikey's slammed black Chevy is one of my favorite vans!!

Cool pics,Thanks for sharing

this is my favorite thread!

Here is a shot of the 'Dice' van

This van has all the goodies!

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Why is it so odd to have the round headlights inthe 78-80 chevys? Mine is a 80 but has the same grill and lights as the jarvis van. Must i see have square lights. Just curious?

the round head lights in those years was the low end option modeled van.
Basically a low buck work van.

.........Wookee

I have said this before but Galaxy has some of the best pics.Whether it is girls n vans or just vans!! Thanks man!!!

Yes he does Paul and that is a sweet looking one.

the sticker in charlies windshield kinda says it all......LOL

There are way more picture takers out there than the ones posting on this thread.......

These Bow Ties where shot at the 2010 Natsw in NY.

......Wookee

Here is the best pictures I have of the now famous Dave Jarvis Performance Van









Like it's custom counter parts.Dave has done a good bit of work to this van to make it go event faster that it did 5 years ago......
These pictures where shot at the 35th Nationals in Ohio.....

.......Wookee

Here's a few more that I've taken that I don't think have been posted here yet:

I have always loved "Flamed" !

Doug, thanks for the inspirational photos. Between you, Wookee and Galaxy we have gotten to see many of the great Chevy vans. Very cool!

was that sunvisor on the yellow chevy custom built ?

And Wookee yours are great to and I know you post what YOU take awsome!!!!! Thanks!!

I have always like to take pictures.
I am still learning all of the new type of photography.
I am in a love hate relation ship with the current camera i am using.
I have another here that I want to practice with this season.

If my pictures inspire some body to get out there and buy/build a van then all of the effort I put into learning new things make it and even more enjoyable...







......Wookee

Mr. Wookee, you always have GREAT PICS ! Just keep doing what your doing, I would say you have got it right so far. . . .

the yellow van looks like it has a visor for a KW or PETERBUILT

Are those solar panels in the back of the roof? That is a pretty wild van with lots going on.

Yes they are solar panels. . . . one of mine fav vans for alot of reasons!

That's a cool idea. Thanks!

Your welcome, glad ya enjoyed them. But I can't take credit for capturing all the pics that I post.
Some of them I'm just working my copy & paste skills

Now back to your regularly scheduled thread...
I think Dave has a twin, unless he used to ware foreign plates on his van...

That's interesting. They say that we all have a double somewhere...

Another one of my favorite Chevy vans...

Every time I look at this van I see something I did not notice before.......



Seeing as how the nationals are getting close.All of the past pictures I have been positing have been taken at a National Event.
I have been blessed with the fact that I have only missed one since the 33rd in Pa.....
The most fun you can have with your clothes on......

.......Wookee

Can't wait for the Nats!!

Hey thanks for the additional pic wook. I find it highly amusing that we were both at so many of the same runs, Yet we only met a few years ago.

I have been putting forth more of an effort since I came out of retirement at the 33rd Nats to get out and actually meet more of the vanners attending events,both new and old.

Here is another picture of Monites sweet 3rd gen



.......Wookee

And a BLAST!!! to drive, got the pleasure of driving it about a year ago...

one of my new favorite bowties. That thing looks tuff!

Early van version of a 'Woodie'

Now that "Woodie" is some different early

Here is a shot of one super clean mid Chevy street van!

nice

Very clean Early 3rd gen....
Another one shot at the Nationals.



I really like this grill headlight set up


.....Wookee

He kept the '75 style grille and added the newer quad headlight setup. I think that's a great modification! Also notice the killer hood scoops and shaved door handles. I think he has enough to show in Mild Custom.

How about some chops!

Chops......
I only saw this van one time back at the 33rd nationals





One of my favorite pictures of Utopia



.......Wookee

Me too Wookee. It could be OE it's such a clean look.

There is a bunch of very clean body mods on that van......
sorry this picture was not sharper....



.......Wookee

Man that looks cool from behind...

34th Nationals pictures







......Wookee

Not sure what year that van was built, but those are Monte Carlo quad lights and was something that was done on the GM vans starting in the early 70's long before the factory ever thought about doing them. Cool look.Brad

My buddy Bryce's van, rolling on 20's

I love this van but I wonder are the side pipes just for show
if you look behinde the rear tire you can see the tail pipe??

The side pipes are non functional, just for show.

thanks galaxy
Thought maybe there was header dumps going into them when you want to be loud that would be cool

WOW!

.......Wookee

Yes...I'll take that blue 1st gen GMC please!

Awesome van!
Here is a pic from one of the New England van shows.

Not a huge gullwing fan, but that is badass little van.

Charlie Allards 1st gen GMC.Sporting a nice small block,paint,gull wing side door,smoothed rear doors
really not much,not to like about this Early........





...Wookee

I gotta agree with Wookee on this one... that van is badass!

You really need to see it in person......

........Wookee

Are those tail lights in the early the same as a 64 chevy fleetside truck?

They are similar.
The lens will interchange.

......Wookee

Ok cool.

Along the chop and early lines, here is a blend of both.
With a little rat rod thrown in!

I'm pretty sure that this is one of the vans built by Hot Rod magazine.

breaker breaker channel 2%...
Lead van requests, Hammer down...
Roger that!!!







Uh, break there lead van....
we lost the fords again

leave those fords setting at the light......LOl





One from the way back machine......



......Wookee

Love the vanner lineup's... Caravanning years ago was a big part of the party for me. I loved building and driving! Great pics!

I think i wanna sell mine and get a early.

Come on in the waters fine.....

Nice pictures Getto Rat

The Vintage Chevy Van Club's members are spread all over the US.Due to different personal time lines you don't get a chance to convoy all together to events.
We do hope to make up for this this year.A group is meeting in Ohio then leaving for Wisconsin.
We do like to take a cruise around the Nationals grounds before the van show and the "Early Line Pp"

I have posted this picture in this thread before.Sorry it is one of my favorites.



......Wookee

I really been thinkin about it.

Here are a couple more from the trip to the track...

Great shots.

"NixTrix" out of New York 89 or 90 NY Nat's ...Still around today, was up For Sale last year.

First NY Nats was in '91.

Thank's Suzie ...I thought it was around then. What i do remember, it was around 150 degrees at the van show

Stole from the HOOTERS VAN thread and added here too. . . . .

Sa__WEET.........

Chevy Bliss!!!!

It's ok Fester I don't think anyone can complain about seeing that pic over and over and over and over and over..................................

The Sound Machine; 78 G-20 "Shorty"

That is a beautiful lookin Chevy Munz.

Nice !

From the Spring Thaw van show...

Very nice !

More thanks for the pics.

Here is a couple more of Stan's sweet 4x4 LWB Chevy.

2010 "Nationals"



2010 summer set



2012 Spring Thaw



......Wookee

thanks wookee , any interior pics?

Sorry I very seldom take interior pictures........

......Wookee

Here is another nice 4 x 4 Chevy. My buddy Kurt from MA. ownes this one.

How would like that Chevy van, stock?





Or with accessories

How about a "sleeper"

clean white Astro



Sporting a blown small block



.........Wookee

That's a nice grocery getter... Can you say "fast food?" LOL

As we say here in New Brunswick..........RATE COOL MAN!

Great pics....

here is an "action" picture of the same Astro from a few years back.



We went to Keystone Madness and a burn out exhibition broke out......



Of coarse that is a Chevy in all of that smoke.

.......Wookee

Cool Astro!

Really cool paint work on this van.

Thats sweet! Do you have any other pics of that van you could share?

Sorry, no. That was in a online magazine article. And it was the only pic.

And here is a photoshop of the same van, This artist has some skills. Awesome picture!

LOOKIN' YOUR BUDDY'S GOT THERE.

Yes It Is !!! I love the 20" look particularly on this van.

Very nice photoshop pic.

This beauty of a van belongs to my buddy Dave from CT. I don't have an interior pic, but it's also really nice. Wood floor and paneling throughout.

After Bonnaroo, im painting my van firemist purple with metallic purple accents and a nice dead head on the spare cover. Then I'll be posting her up on this thread. Tick Tock...

Damn, id love to go to Bonaroo, I was watching videos of past events the other day on youtube. Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, OCMS, Avett Bros, Mumford and SOns, etc etc......DAMN
Dave Rawlings Machine http://youtu.be/WFeUCax7bAw

yeah i cant wait. its my first time for Roo, my gfs 3rd. i was always working. gonna be sick.

Very nice !!!

Me, Mark, Bryce and Ross at Lost...

Excellent pic!!

The blue van has a nice accessory under the hood too in the form of a blower!

That'll make your bow tie stiff... Great shot!

I finally got the rest of my pictures to load up. Here are a few more shots from the van lineup:

Great looking "Line Up" Charlie.....

......Wookee

Great pics Charlie

Some very sharp bowties, gotta love the rake on them. I didnt notice any newer Chevys or newer Astros. Here is mine

LOOKIN' ASTRO!!!!

Gotta say that the Astro project came out perfect. You did an incredible job with the conversion. Very cool!

The Astro is a sleeper with a capitol S.....

........Wookee

Here are a couple of nice Astros that have been at the Nationals over the years......











the really cool thing I noticed about the Astros at the 33rd nationals that where there.a bunch where sporting V/8's

.....Wookee

Really likin that yellow Astro......

Me too. I like the look of the no-door on this van. All are very nice. I still don't understand GM's decision to stop producing these. Even with low volume production they should have been making money. I know that the Vette offers high profit margins but they make only about 30,000 a year...

wookee, radicalran, al55 thank you for the compliments.
wookee, thank you for the Astro/Safari pictures
Yes, yellow Astro very nice, I didnt notice the filled/shaved sliding door the first time I seen it.
Astros & Safaris did miserable at front end collision, some of the reason discontinued. The rise in sales of SUVs really hurt too. I think it was also about the same time S10s and the 4.3 engines were also discontinued.

Nice pics.I really like that silver one and the chopped in the last pic.

That Orange one is for sale right now:
http://gainesville.craigslist.org/bfs/3021645038.html

i like em all!

Really pics of those Astros thanks for sharing wookee

I agree on all your points. They were still moving enough of them to make money, but the 4.3 was being phased out and they would not invest the fitment of a new engine in an unsafe platform from 1985. Strange that they did put 4 wheel discs on for the last 3 years though.

I too love the yellow one, even more that that top one, which is mine. LOL Denny from Colorado owns that beauty.

Strange there was no Astros in the show at Lost Memorial Day.

I did not know you owned that Astro Bryce.
It was parked on top of the hill where I was parked at the 33rd Nats in Pa......

........Wookee

Saw this van and just had to share it.
What an awesome early!

very nice.

If i ever went back to a 2wd van that would be my choice - SWEEEEEET !!

'best of show' at GSVR

A picture of the "Beast"
Hanging out with a couple of other nice bow ties.......



........Wookee

Great picture!!!