One depicts a sea voyage complete with krakens while another paints a picture of dueling wizards atop dragons. Others sport portholes of varying sizes along with spoilers, sidepipes, and chrome five-spoke wheels. All 10 of Barry Lefroy’s vans evoke the Seventies heyday of the custom van, but will likely usher in a new era in the vanning scene when they sell at auction next month.

“This many vans at auction at once will definitely set the bar – win, lose, or draw, whatever the result will be,” Lefroy said.

Despite remaining rather static for a few decades, Lefroy said change has crept slowly into the van world over the last few years. Younger enthusiasts – in their twenties and thirties – now make up a sizeable portion of the crowd at van events, and no longer do vanners dedicate years of their lives to one van, instead collecting five, eight, or more than a dozen vans.

These wagons are just starting to get the respect and recognition they deserve.