Vanning is an American phenomenon, an unlikely automotive hobby that swept the nation in the early 1970s and became a kind of youth movement. By the middle of the decade, it peaked in an uproarious ...

They call themselves van fans, vanners, van addicts and vanaholics, and 30 years after the heyday of the shaggin’ wagon, they’re still roving the roadways of America. “Once you drive a van, man, you ...

“You all don’t look like vanners,” oozed the man wearing the patch-covered white lab coat and long gray beard, “you look more like . . . golfers.” This would prove to be the most succinct and truthful ...

FALL RIVER — Pete Guthrie can remember the moment when he bought his 1972 Ford Econoline van. “1981, July 10, 5 p.m.,” he said, “Seriously.”It was a different van then, plain white and empty. Now it’s ...

Vanning never died, man. While fair-weather vanners ditched their groovy Plymouth Voyagers for front-wheel drive imports, hard-core custom freaks have been keeping the fire burning all these years.

Americans who collect, restore and travel in classic vans are a tight-knit group, chatting on social media, meeting at car shows and referring to themselves as members of the “vanning community.” But ...

'Vanners' Show Their Custom Rides Custom van enthusiasts, known as vanners, have been gathering at events to show off their rides for decades. These vans were at the 39th annual National Truck-In in ...

LAKELAND — J.R. Sammet stood shirtless beside his 1975 Dodge Tradesman 200 and proudly proclaimed: “This is my original hippie van.” Sammet, an Englewood resident, paid $900 for the vehicle in 1975 ...