I like it and they're all left hand drivers!

 

Man these vans are awesome.

 

this is straight ultimate legit-ness. the Japanese FTW!

 

To be honest, I have always felt that if done right, the full size van could make a huge comeback.

 

Bro i cant stop lmaf just what i was thinking

 

This is awesome.

 

it's been going on for a while, but i never knew it was getting that popular to the point I'd see it on ClubLexus...

There's been an hot rod type event called MoonEye in yokohama and they always had a few of those so that's when I started noticing them. It was weird seeing a child molester van w/ custom pinstripe and whatnot...but I did appreciate the work put into those.

This is just a pure speculation but there's a celebrity named George Tokoro. He likes cars (I think American mainly) and started a TV show called "setagaya base". It was a really random show, I don't even remember it being on at a regular basis. Anywho, this weird show was all about Tokoro-san's hobbies/ideas/other random things on a TV show...mainly cars, bikes, clothing, DIY stuff, etc he was into. Then he started doing a magazine of it show casing his garage, cars, bikes, etc he had... It's really hard to explain in words so some youtube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoeFIh3v1aM
his Cobra, you can kinda see his Dodge van for a second.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM_uVzlONso
1/4 scale RC car with a dry sump OHV lawn mower engine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eE-2YxvAAg
him showing his random tools...like a big *** tape measure.

So yeah, I can see how that could have sparked a whole new subculture beyond just cars.

NOT saying that's the origin, but just an insight.

 

all I am going to say is those drivers look like a "Chester the Molester". Especially in the primer van with no windows. That dude must get lots of dates

 

straight up....chester the molester. Worked Dodge vans with no windows??? Really??

 

i wouldn't mind a mid-engine dodge van just for s***s and giggles.

 

Renault Espace?