Take a look at the picture above. What comes to mind? Maybe you want to hit up the 7-11 for some slushies and catch a movie at the drive-in?
Or maybe you want to just chill in a parking lot, crank some tunes, and talk about how people never follow up “tell ‘em I said hello.”
Now what effect does this picture have? Maybe you want to drop the kids off at the mall, karate class or a baseball game? If the top image screams “livin’” this image politely mentions “I need a glass of wine while the kids are at soccer practice.”
So what happened? The van went from a vehicle of interaction and life to a vehicle of escape. The vehicle that once brought people together for fellowship, and maybe some high times now tells us to watch Monsters Inc. on DVD while we drive so we don’t have to talk.
Truth is, the mini-van has come a long way in the wrong direction. What follows are the top three reasons to restore the image of the mini-van to what it once was.
Photo scan by Flickr user Michael Poulin.
1. No one is intimidated by mini-vans anymore. But park this beast outside your house and it will keep you safer than the most advanced security system.
2. The modern mini-van has no room for a surfboard. Cargo space has been traded in for DVD players and safety features. Weak!
3. You’re not going to gather a posse with a modern mini-van. From The A Team to The Mystery Machine, The Charlie’s angels van and The van from Old School. Retro mini-vans say, “we’ve spent 10 years painting a mural on the side of this van, now we’re going to kick some ass.”
very nice.
Comment by Venters on June 18, 2009 at 3:24 pm