In 1976 the inevitable happened and Dodge birthed from its shag-carpeted doors the Street Van. Based off the B100 or B200 Dodge Van, the Street Van was an obvious attempt to attract buyers already ...

Such was certainly the case for the 1977 Dodge Street Van seen here, owned by Mark and Dorinda Coates of Blountville, Tennessee, but we'll get to that story in a minute. First, some history.

Truly, one can never be as cool as whoever shows up to the vintage races at the Monterey Motorsports Reunion to run Laguna Seca in a 1970s F1 car with a custom Dodge Street Van. The Monterey ...