So the closest thing YouTube seems to have for a music video for Sammy Johns’s song “Chevy Van” is this clip from the 1977 vansploitation flick appropriately named “The Van,” which centers around some kid named Bobby blowing his college savings on a van designed to get him the girl of his dreams. Apparently Danny […]
* Over at Off-Road Action, Wes posted a set of Doug Sutton’s photos from the 1971 Mint 400 desert race, which featured a variety of machinery, from Broncos and dune buggies to bikes and four-wheel-drive Barracudas. *Continuing with the race theme, BigLorryBlog (huh? racing?) posted some photos and a video this week about the original […]
Image courtesy oldcarbrochures.com I can’t let the Class of 1985 go by without mention of my personal favorite vehicle from that year, the 1985 Chevrolet Astro and its twin, the GMC Safari. Full disclosure up front: My parents bought a 1985 Safari brand new – blue, poverty caps, and it had the Borg-Warner T-5 five-speed […]