"DEATHSTAR" 1977 Custom Tandem Dodge Van.
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Tom Chronister Tells all about his 1977 Custom Dodge Van Deathstar
Incredible 6 wheel tandem van all about the Star Wars Movies.
YES THEY USE IT. THEY DROVE IT HERE FROM CALIFORNIA!
Filmed by John Koterba, JJLightnng.
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I remember seeing that van in my youth. Loved it then, still love it now. Would love to see it in person again.
With the current live in a van craze I'm surprised many of these dormant 70's hippy vans haven't been brought back into repurposed service. I'd love to see that one like that brought up to date. It would be cool.
Most rusted and we're crushed
In my grandparents' neighborhood, when I was a kid, right after the first Star Wars came out, there was this dude who lived there who we kids called "Van Man", because he had a 70's van covered in Star Wars iconography. It was so bad ass. Every time he'd go up and down the street we'd go nuts.
Cool, innovative, unique and I dig it! There are some way cool custom features that make it stand out without taking away from it's usability. Even on my laptop that paint looks fantastic in quality and artistry. I'm not a Star Wars fan but I appreciate what went into this creation and I'm a fan of the van. Excellent execution of a far out vision!
What a madness of van, Tom! This 77 Tradesman XL looks huge even with four tires plus.
I'm 55 and remember guys fixing up thier vans back in the day but nothing like what you've accomplished. It was a pleasure seeing craftsmanship to this degree.
Really awesome build, and extra respect for keeping it this long and running.
My only bitch would be (and I can't believe no one else has pointed it out), that the quote on the hoods wrong. For all the attention to detail, that's kind of glaring.
But everything else is top line. Plus props for the cleanliness of the fabricated parts. They totally flow with the rest of the build. And that art is on point. Too often photo realistic doesn't come off that well.
Wow! Probably the most Beautiful van I've ever seen! Excellent design and workmanship!
That is the coolest shaggin wagon I have ever seen, so cool, so cool, so cool.
A genuine Star wars lover, I like you and your wonderful van Keep on trucking, man👍✌️☮️🙏
I had a 77 Dodge Tradesman with a similar 'snack tray' on the front. It had cup holders around the outside and a dropped down center piece.
It was a broken down pos I bought for $700 and brought it back to life. I loved that van.
The first time I filled the gas tank (back then it cost over $50) I almost had a heart attack.
This is my first time seeing a van limo, but I am a huge fan of comfort, and vehicles of all makes. But vans have a special spot in my heart . Ever since I was a young'n my friends dad had a old school decked out van , with a small bar table, a bed, a Lil fridge and I remember having many fun nights literally filled with laughter. I swear I went in a fat kid came out with a hardened sixpack abs. Thank you for the post
That van is as old as I am..
And it's in way better shape!
Very cool.
It's not the year it's the miles, my brother
Me too! lol
Me too. I was born in 77 and all of my hairs are turning grey.
do any of you old vans have any advice for ababy van pulling out of the lot?
This Dodge Van simply looks awesomeI never imagined it with 6 wheels. Its owner is crazy
This van has held up remarkably well, thanks for sharing this....very cool.
Loving this van I was born in 1977 n I'm a huge Star wars fan. May the force be with you Full Send U.K.
If the Deathstar is rockin', don't come a-knockin'!
😂🤣😃😅😆😉👍
Shaggin wagon. 😉
If it's a smokin then somebody is a tokin!. So don't break the circle damnit and pass it to the right!. 😉😂😂😂
Pretty sure that van stays very very dry!!!
Judging by the cryptic slogans on the doors .. If this vans a rockin! there's probably a sacrifice going on. 😥
I love it! Not only a real beauty, but also good and useful design. Everything done right!
"Rule number one: In my van, it's Rush. All Rush, all the time. No exceptions."
jon smith
Fanboys movie. Lol👍👍
Wakey wakey hands of stakey!
Their song Trees kinda scared me
@@TheSleepingonit .. "and their all kept equal by hatchet, ax, and saw..." not a happy ending... not at all.
Hit'm hit him with pressed Ham
I'm a 60 year old fan of custom vans and never seen one as spectacular as yours. I'm inspired by your imagination.!
Best Dodge van I ever have seen ! Very Cool ! Great paint job ! 👍👍👍
Very unique. Great ideas for snack tray a/c vents, table legs bumper, tandem rear & Cougar tail lights.
I really like it.
Inspirational! Your van is a true work of art! The guy who did your van is brilliant! Love the Star Wars theme inside and out! Masterfully done! Thank you for sharing this amazing work of art with us!
I grew up in the era of vans. They were way nicer than today's SUVs.
And this one is awesome.
Tom, I worked on that van back in the late 90's, when Select Vans was still in business. Like how you have updated it all around. It was cool then and its even cooler now...keep on keeping on.............
This truly is a rolling work of art. Its a shame that the newer vans don't have the same level of cool to customize like the vans from the 60s thru early 80s. Definitely alot of time and money was spent on this beautiful machine.
simply beautiful!, nice to see a real custom Van I sure miss mine! brings back many fun memories!!
harleyguyinmilw same thing with me. Still miss my custom van. And the van rallies were the most fun ever.
And all the different vans people came up with. Great times for sure
These van in the 60 threw the early 80s were the best. This custom van were the best. I had one of my own and love it. Van rallies were the best of times. Most just can’t afford to do this with vans anymore. But it was fun while it last. I sold mind and still miss it until this day. It was really sharp 1973 dodge with a custom paint and interior.
What a party vehicle
AWESOMEST Van I have seen !!! Great job and in keeping it all these years!
Beautiful old dodge van. I have a 87 Dodge Ram Van with a 360 4 barrel and I've drove it close to 25 years with the original engine still in it. the only major things I've done to it is rebuild the 727 TorqueFlight myself using UA-cam video's as a guide along with a hard kit and new torque converter. I also finally wised up and replaced the temperamental and worn out quadrajet with a Holly 4160 vac. secondary's carb., spread to square bore adapter and a 7 psi in line electric fuel pump to feed the holly. Best and most reliable van I've ever had, and I've had several Ford's and Chevy's working in the service industry my whole adult life.
That's beautiful. It looks amazing. Very clean bodywork and paint.
The artist is my uncle.
My mother just sent this to me lol.
I saw this van just finished in G. Coops shop one day visiting home from the service and we had the family get together there.
Love them folk.
AWESOME!!! I love old vans, especially custom vans like this.
Awesome. So glad this van is still around
What an incredible van. Just amazing.
Old vans I love. Love Star Wars. This is the BEST van I have ever seen.
Am not a star war fan but I definitely love your van man .
This van is absolutely epic, but the sequential cougar tail lights... be damned if that just doesn't set it off! I love it. Thanks for bringing this to us! Simply awesome.
I absolutely LOVE it . Fantastic customised van :)
that is art that will never die. do not mind people that say it is dated, so is the michael angelo. great job
Beautiful. It actually means a lot that you're not some awkward fan boy. That's a man's van. MANVAN!!!
A work of art. Who wouldn't want to own a van like that?
My uncle had the star wars van you speek of here in mass.1977 had a 327 in it .Was bought new off show room floor fully customized but was a Chevy. I want to say there was two for sale new.I was only 7 but will Always remember the attention that van would get!!love your van
Chris Thompson Chevy also offered a 1976 customized van called the " Denim Machine " ,the entire interior was made of levis blue jeans .
A masterpiece ,in the world of vans, not an overnight, sensation ,thought and time.
Beautiful Van! The paint finishes are beautiful! Enjoy!
I own three vans. Nothing but vans. You sir have outdone yourself. Thanks for keeping old iron on the road.
I loved the van craze back in the 70's. I went to as many shows as I could. No 2 we're alike.
My dad's had a 77 Chevy shorty van that's a badass hot rod for 40 years! So with that said I love Vans at one time we had three Chevy van shorty vans in our driveway I had a 77 my dad's had his 77 for many years and then he had a 76! And with that said I'm not really into super custom bands but that van that you've got I give you unlimited thumbs up I know that took tons of work and it looks pretty cool and Star wars rules!!!!!!
Remarkable craftsmanship . I do find one thing curious though - RV'ers are always careful about excess weight and he has a water bed that probably weighs 600 - 900 lbs, which would take a toll on gas mileage and stopping distance.
F C Burgner excellent traction though... could probably get through any icy roads if all four wheels have power going to them.
This is officially the most badass van I've ever seen. I don't even like Star Wars but it's still badass.
cool van man! lots of blood, sweat and tears there for sure...much respect!
Probably the sweetest van out there, just wow!
Cool van! Awesome paint job. Thanks 4 sharing.
RVing LiveThe Dream now
Never seen a hot tub in one
@@454LeeBen that cool we love this
That is a cool van and that was the year I was born and that is my favorite movie of all time !!!!!❤
Beautiful van with artwork, thanks for sharing🌺🐞
What's up Betty bone
Dark side is powerful, but we've seen which one stands out everytime...
Great van,craftsmanship, scenery, amazing paint and murals... sir,
May the force be with yous!!!
RIP my nephew Jason Ripley the biggest Star Wars fan
When the late 70's was cool, man, look at Leia and luke, the paint, airbrush masterwork here.
When I was young I was offered a book about the Van culture, how they'll probably become the new limo etc… With pics of some of the most coolest custom vans in it, I can't recall if this one was in, but I remember a 6 wheel exactly as this one called 'Harem', all candy red with a 'boudoir' interior, all sofas and beds, custom engraved mirrors and the airbrush was stunning as well.
It's cool to see this one 'live' on video.
When a complete nerd builds something cool. Love that super clean and simple interior, very well done.
I'm just glad that Van's like this still exist customed out to the max😎
Did he say a waterbed in the back? Like an actual water bed?
NOW those double axles at the back makes sense.
400 Horse dragging an extra axle around & extra van to boot. Probably gets 6 mpg.
Back in the day it was called a shaggin wagon lol for obvious reasons lmao
The van is beautiful. But, that paint job is outta this world.
Great place to show Princess Leia how well your light sabre works.
Ive lived in garden grove California for for 30yrs and ive never seen this awesome van before.
Like old rims like this, not the new big ones.
sam boyd of course.. when I see these lame ass modern low profile rims on a classic car/hot rod it pisses me off.. only Craiger or supremes or the like.. to the point, these wheels/tires on the beauty are exactly as they should be🤙🏼
Using these wheels on newer cars would look out of place just the same as using newer style low profiles on older vehicles
I’m diggin’ the deep dish slot mag aluminum wheels on this van, man. Groovy.
@Daren Shelton But on this one we called them slots.
big new rims have ruined a lot of cars. such a stupid look.
I watched this in delight as I ate 1/2 a pecan pie! The best 9 minutes of my life!
vintage & spectacular time capsule 🍺✌
Johnny Questt agree
I remember back in 1977 when custom vans where at the height of their popularity. as a kid all I wanted to do was get one of these vans move to California and live the life. Their was a magazine named Pick-ups and vans I think it's called truck in magazine now.
The new trend afterwards was the import pick-up truck. Thanks for the memory. 🤓🤓🤓
Kool paint job...thanks for sharing.
By far one of the Best paint jobs I ever seen.
**I live In A Van Down By The River**
R.i.p Chris Farley
RIP Chris Farley
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Oh my Wow I am in Love . I was born in 1977 I am a Star Wars Freak Addict my whole life as soon as I could talk and I am a Dodge lover and a 20+ year Carny spent my adult life traveling and I am so jealous as you have the Most Awesome Camper Van in History The DeathStar has my heart !
This is the van Vader gave Lando for selling out Han. The bumper sticker says "I Operate This One Solo".
Miss the old cool vans . Had some great times in a few .
77 chevy custom new york time square painted on sides van was white with cragers white letter tires an side pipes
Cool Van....
Kinda get the feeling he’s really not that into Star Wars...just kinda picked the theme
T C should have gone with Barbarella and airbrushed Jane Fonda on the side.
Remember- it was his buddy’s idea; he was talked into it.
Haha Yeah I felt that too. Still cool af though
Can't be, there's prequel trilogy art on the van.
@@crunchb3rry Prequel trilogy is a masterpiece compared to sequel trilogy, just saying.
I use to be very partial to the Dodge brand don't know why love your tandem axles. And the use of the materials in the interior they give the interior very clean look instead of the carpeting that everyone else uses which I can't blame them because I have the same plans if I had ever purchased a van it's beautiful. I remember back in 77 there was a magazine called van and pick up magazine that featured a Dodge van call the Spanish galleon I fell in love with a theme and the look of the van this brings back memories how I wanted to as a kid buy a van fix it up and run away to California and live in my van. Lol!!!!
Hey DMACHOLMAN we had the same "plan" of building a van, drivin' it to Cali and livin' the dream. I still wanna do do it!
That front reminds me of Clark Griswolds wagon.
Yeah me too. The 8 headlights.
The family truckster
wow and wow
Iam very impressed and give you a thumbs up for keeping it for all these years
Luke, get in the van. I am your father. Join me and we can cruise the galaxy as father and son.
Dude, how has your comment *only received 5 likes?!? That was f'n funny, Kennerth!
Buddy of mine had a tradesman 200 when I was in high school. Spent a lot of lunches in it in the parking lot. Had one of those pop up vents on top to let all the smoke out. Nice interior too. Popular customs in the 70's
really nicee ride. even with the toasted headlight :-)
Oh man! The AC vents at the snack tray! A water bed?!! Cooooool!
And the picture on the side here showing all 47 films.
You have a cool van man! Class of “74 Tucson, Arizona had a Dodge Van I loved too back in the day! God bless you for your choice of paint jobs!
really nice paint work, don't care much for the theme, but each there own.
"their"...Sheesh.
Getting your ride in any magazine is any motorheads dream 👏
I saw this van in Champaign, IL. about 2 weeks ago.
That artwork is exceptional.
Danny from Counts Kustoms would go bananas over this van...
Yup or Horny Mike too.
@ 3:47 This air cooled snak tray is over-the-top. Pure NASA innovative stuff. Right out of a science fiction movie. Nice
This is friggen Outstanding Tom. Brought g-kids to int/l auto show last wk-end only to see more of pretty much the same
ho-hum but pricier machines. Had this unique chariot been there would've attracted the most looks & hits.
Enjoy it as I'm sure you are.
Cheers!
This van is amazing the paint is awsome my favorit van on UA-cam
my 1978 Dodge MaxiVan with a 496 v8 and a 2:73 gear was a blast! I wish I still had it....
Cool van. I like the tandem axle idea.
I want to build one with snowcat tracks, ultimate bug out van!
Thanks for building the van May the force be with you!
this is so beautiful
Mopar baby!!!!! Don't judge me because I have a E350 I come from a family of Hard core Mopar heads!!! What a beautiful piece of Americana heck yeah!!!! Cheers n God bless
Awesome job, Tom. The paint work and attention to detail is very impressive.
I bet you got a ton of trophies at home.
That paint job is next level
Hells yes I love star trek
Oh the way Dr Smith and the Robot would argue.
The van of all vans. omg i love that thing, grew up on the original star wars. The mural is sex to the eyes