Long Bed Socks
Description: Al Dean started Dean Van Lines in 1944 with a few dollars in the bank and a used truck, and built the company into one of the nation's largest moving companies. Based in Long Beach, California, Dean was a huge motorsports fan, and began racing midgets in the early '50s. His successful business, coupled with his interest in racing, would see him put together the Dean Van Lines Racing Team to build and campaign a series of cars dubbed the 'Dean Van Lines Special.' Dean's cars were extremely competitive, recording record lap times, and winning the pole position at the 500 numerous times. Sadly, Al Dean passed in 1967, and within a decade, Dean Van Lines was absorbed, but his legacy remains, and his race cars continue to be highly regarded.
