Throughtout the 40-year history of Hot Wheels, they have always shown a fondness for that home-on-wheels/all-purpose utility vehicle known as a van. It seems like they have always been with us, but they showed a marked incline in popularity in the 1960's to 1970's. With nicknames like "sin bin," they were so popular in the '70's, that songs were written about them, Chevy Van, by Sammy Johns, and movies were made glorifying them, The Van, starring Danny DeVito. Who hasn't seen one or known somebody who had one customized into rolling bedrooms or lounges, and with the obligatory 8-track player?

Here are the different castings of vans they have released, starting with the VW Beach Bomb of 1969 through the Custom 1977 Dodge Van of 2008 and beyond.

VersionsEdit

These are the castings of Hot Wheels vans and have come out in the following versions:

Col #	Years	Casting Name	Color	Tampo	Base Color	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Country	Series	Photo
6274	1969-1971	VW Beach Bomb	Aqua, others	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	RL		1969 Hot Wheels
6451	1970-1972	Ambulance	Blue	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	White	RL		Heavyweights
6005	1972-1978	Funny Money	Gray	"Funny Money Truck"	Unpainted / Metal	No Windows		RL		1972 Hot Wheels
7649	1975-1985	Super Van	Black	Red and Yellow flame tampos	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	Black	RL	Hong Kong	1975 Hot Wheels Flying Colors
7661	1975-1977	Paramedic	White	Red and White "Paramedic" and "Ambulance" tampos	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Black	RL	Hong Kong	1975 Hot Wheels Flying Colors
9183	1976-1977	Khaki Kooler	Olive	White "Military Police" and "U.S. Army" tampos on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Smoke	Black	RL	Hong Kong	1976 Hot Wheels Flying Colors
9641	1977-1985	Spoiler Sport	Green	Black, Red and Yellow "Spoiler Sport" and sunset tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	RL	Hong Kong	1977 Hot Wheels Flying Colors
2022	1978-1993	Baja Breaker	Gray	"Baja Breaker" and Blue, Red, Yellow and White tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	Hong Kong	1978 Hot Wheels Speedway Specials
2510	1979-1997	Inside Story	Gray	Blue, Red and Yellow tampos on sides	Black / Plastic	Blue tint	Chrome	BW	Hong Kong	1979 Hot Wheels Classy Customs
2855	1979-1984	Space Van	Gray w/White top	No tampos	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Chrome	BW	Hong Kong	1979 Hot Wheels Scene Machines
2854	1977-Present	S.W.A.T. Van	Dark Blue	"S.W.A.T." and "Guard Dogs Inside" White and Orange tampos	Black / Plastic	Yellow tint	Black	BW	Hong Kong	1979 Hot Wheels Scene Machines
1135	1980-1983	'Vette Van	Black	"Vette Van" tampos on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	BW	Hong Kong	1980 Hot Wheels Hi-Rakers
3251	1982-1987	Sunagon	Orange and Tan					BW	Hong Kong	1982 Hot Wheels
5909	1984-1985	Dream Van XGW	Metalflake Blue	White, Light Green and Yellow stripe tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	Gray Hub RR	Hong Kong	1984 Hot Wheels Real Riders
1792	1989-	Ambulance	White	"American Ambulance" tampos	Black / Plastic	Blue tint	White	BW	Malaysia	1989 Hot Wheels Workhorses
151	1991-1995	Ford Aerostar	Metalflake Purple	Yellow spot tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Chrome	N/A	BW	Malaysia	1991 Hot Wheels
126	1992-1997	Chevy Lumina	Red	Stripe tampos on sides	Black / Plastic	Smoke	Tan	BW		1992 Hot Wheels
372	1996-Present	VW Drag Bus	Metalflake Blue	"Fahrvernugen" and "Phil's Performance Parts" Red, Yellow and White tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Orange	5SP	China	1996 First Editions
65605	1996-1998	Custom Van	Black	"Hot Wheels" Team Racing tampos	Gray / Plastic			Corgi		1996 Sto & Go Gas Station set
633	1998-2003	Dodge Caravan	Metalflake Dark Red	"Caravan" and "Dodge" Black, White and Yellow tampos	Gray / Plastic	Clear	Gray	5SP	Malaysia	1998 First Editions
645	1998-Present	Dairy Delivery	Pearl White	"Got Milk?" Teal and Pink tampos	Gray / Plastic	Clear	Light Blue	5SP	Malaysia	1998 First Editions
22	1999-Present	'56 Ford Truck	Light Blue-Gray	Purple, Blue and White "Ford Genuine Parts" tampos	Gray / Plastic	Blue tint	Chrome	5SP	Malaysia	1999 First Editions
077	2000-Present	Anglia Panel Truck	Metalflake Purple	"Johnathan's Toys & Collectibles" w/Purple, White and Orange tampos	Gray / Plastic		Chrome	5SP	Malaysia	2000 First Editions
014	2002-2007	Hyperliner	Yellow	"Hyperliner" Black and Red tampos	Black / Plastic	Smoke	Gray w/Red rollcage	"Goodyear" Black 5SP	Malaysia	2002 First Editions
000	2004-Present	(Customized) VW Drag Bus	Blue	"Hot Wheels" tampo				Large 5SP on rear, SK5 on front		2004 First Editions
H2932	2005	'70's Van	Blue	Red and Yellow flame tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RL		2003 HWC Flying Customs #4 - retool of the Super Van
007	2008-	Custom '77 Dodge Van	Pearl Yellow	"Hot Wheels" flames w/Black, Orange and Red tampos	Chrome / Plastic	Orange tint	Gray	Red OH5	Malaysia	2008 New Models