Custom Van T-Shirts

Custom vans were all the rage in the '70s, and there were shops catering to boogie van lovers from coast-to-coast helping vanners build their dream ride. By the mid '80s, many of those shops had either gone under, or shifted their focus as vans fell out of favor, but for those who kept on trucking, a few standouts kept the flame alive. Miami's Contreras Customs is one such shop that kept building show quality rolling rooms well into the '90s. Sure, they did lots of other custom work too, like traditional lowriders and restomod muscle cars, but continued to support vanners, even going so far as to manufacture many custom parts that could no longer be found.

Unlike most van shops of the day that focused on selling and installing custom parts and accessories, The Van Doctor was a comprehensive auto body and mechanical repair shop. Sure, they also sold the goodies to make your ride stand out, but that was secondary to this Van Nuys garage.

Based out of San Gabriel, California, Pathfinder Equipment Co. specialized in 4x4 conversions for full-size American vans of all makes. They initially offered their conversions through car dealers as an option since the manufacturers weren't offering 4x4 models for the most part, though eventually they began selling conversions direct to consumers both as turn key installations from their shop and as palletized kits for the mechanically inclined vanner to do it himself.

A nod to a time when the van was king...Respect it!

A nod to a time when the van was king...Respect it!

Based on an original iron-on transfer, this Heavy Chevy design is about as period-correct as you can get. From the exaggerated look of the tricked out street van to the funky airbrush style lettering, this one knocks that '70s look out of the park and is perfect for any vanner of the bowtie persuasion.  

Brubaker Box Minivan, Sports Van, Baja Box

A nod to a time when the van was king...Respect it!

Brubaker Box Minivan ,Sports Van, Baja Box

A hand painted digital image of a one eared Van Gogh Kitty

Our designs are set up for classic car enthusiasts and is in no way affiliated any car company or car manufacturer. Any brand names on tags are used for descriptive purposes only.

Time to spread some love, hug some necks, and embrace the classic charm of this vintage van!

Back in the '60s and ’70s, Sam Radoff was one of the best custom car and bike builders in the Midwest, if not the country. Raised in Detroit, Radoff got his start at a young age by pin striping plastic model cars and after a stint in the Army, got himself a motorcycle and of course, did custom paint on it. Fellow bikers loved his style, so he started painting bikes for a living, which blew up in a good way. The next thing he knew, he was welding frames, building tanks, and doing full on custom choppers. Before too long, he was building and customizing hot rods and vans that ranged from mild to wild, but the one common denominator were his wild signature custom paint jobs.

If you've got a van and the right attitude, the world is your oyster and everyone's mom secretly wants a ride 😎

A kind collage work. Mixing Cezanne and Van Gogh.

Famous Physicist Richard Feynman in His custom southern Californian cruising Van

Rolling room, stabbin' cabin, bedroom on wheels... whatever you call it, there really is nothing quite like doing it in a van.

Rollin’ Rooms Van and Custom of San Bernardino was a preeminent custom van builder that was on the front end of the custom street van craze of the '70s. From mild to wild, Rollin’ Rooms turned out some of the era’s most amazing vans, while also applying their trade to a few custom cars and motorcycles. This design celebrates a time when tricked out vans ruled the streets and includes a tricked out van and vanner girl on roller skates along with bitchin’ retro typography and simulated metal flake paintwork.

A nod to a time when the van was king...Respect it!

Hollywood's Van World Customs rolled up their bay doors in 1974, so they were a little late to the party as far as the custom van craze goes, but they made up for it by creating some of the most outrageous vans to ever cruise Van Nuys Blvd. From mild to wild, if a customer could dream it, they could build it and it was guaranteed to be an absolute showstopper. 

Riverside's Willis Mobility was one of the first dedicated wheelchair accessible vehicle manufacturers in America, helping to put countless handicapped and mobility challenged individuals back in the driver's seat. They specialized in taking full-size vans from various manufacturers and converting them to customer specifications with everything from power lifts and ramps to hand controls and complete interior and exterior customizations.

A nod to a time when the van was king...Respect it!

A nod to a time when the van was king...Respect it!

A nod to a time with the van was king...Respect it!

What makes a van your van? Your unique modifications. This t-shirt is for that guy or gal who busts out the modifications.

Retro Van Custom Made 1971 Dad's Birthday Vintage

Our designs are set up for classic car enthusiasts and is in no way affiliated any car company or car manufacturer. Any brand names on tags are used for descriptive purposes only.

Vintage Hot Rod Van 1970s Style

Our designs are set up for classic car enthusiasts and is in no way affiliated any car company or car manufacturer. Any brand names on tags are used for descriptive purposes only.

Retro Van Custom Made 1973 Dad's Birthday Vintage

Retro Van Custom Made 1972 Dad's Birthday Vintage

The social remnants of the '60s were still vibrant in the early '70s, although they had taken on a more materialistic expression. Vans became the transport of choice for many 'counterculture' types. Their trucks, made up of equal parts of rolling interior design display and airbrushed billboard, were personalized automotive expressions and as varied as their owners/builders. It didn't take long before vanners started getting together to hang out, so truck-ins or truckin' events became increasingly common, including some hosted by VANS Ltd. that happened at the most magical place on earth... at least three times, apparently.

As the van craze of the '70s began was waning, Van World Magazine decided to expand their reach by retooling themselves as Van, Pickup, and Off-Road World Magazine. As the mouthful of a name might imply, the magazine still carried some van-related content, but the magazine largely shifted focus and embraced the growing interest in pickup trucks and off-roading. Coverage included new vehicle tests, reader's rides, how-to pieces, and occasional coverage of racing events and shows. Numbering continued from Van World, and a total of 11 issues were printed between May 1979 and March 1980 before the title was shelved.

Time to spread some love, hug some necks, and embrace the classic charm of this vintage van!

A 19-year-old named Nick bought this cherry red 1975 G-10 from its original owner right off Van Nuys Boulevard in 1977. It was already mildly customized with gold pinstripe work and a set of mags, but Nick wanted to make it his own. Since naming vans was what people did back then, he dubbed it Wild Cherry, and added a set of flares, but didn't have the dough to get them painted. Somewhat ironically, the bright white flares are what really made Wild Cherry pop, and caught the attention of the film crew from the 1979 B-movie, Van Nuys Blvd. They asked if he wanted his van to make an appearance in the movie, and of course, he said yes, so Wild Cherry can be seen in all its glory for about 3 seconds in the movie and in the trailer.

vintage circle line color Armin van Buuren