OVERVIEW:
Custom Vans was started by publisher Jack Pelzer as part of Twentieth Century Publications in North Hollywood, California. This magazine was part of the "van craze" that was first covered in Hot Rod magazine in the early 1970s. However, a slew of other titles emerged in the mid-1970s to cover this fad including Vans & Trucks, RV Van World, and Travelin' Vans. And like its competitors, it had equal parts content with both feature vans and how-to tips.

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PUBLICATION DATA:
The publisher provided net paid circulation data to Gale Research for 1978 and 1979. Reported circulation was 98,100 print issues annually.

CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 28 issues were produced. All cover images are complete except for November, 1977, and some table of content pages are also included.

Custom Vans Jan January 1976
Jan '76 Vol 1 No 1
Custom Vans Feb February 1976
Feb '76 Vol 1 No 2
Custom Vans Mar March 1976
Mar '76 Vol 1 No 3
Custom Vans Apr April 1976
Apr '76 Vol 1 No 4
Custom Vans May 1976
May '76 Vol 1 No 5
Custom Vans June 1976
June '76 Vol 1 No 6
Custom Vans July 1976
July '76 Vol 1 No 7
Custom Vans Aug August 1976
Aug '76 Vol 1 No 8
Custom Vans Sept September 1976
Sept '76 Vol 1 No 9
Custom Vans Oct October 1976
Oct '76 Vol 1 No 10
Custom Vans Nov November 1976
Nov '76 Vol 1 No 11
Custom Vans Dec December 1976
Dec '76 Vol 1 No 12
Custom Vans Jan January 1977
Jan '77 Vol 2 No 1
Custom Vans Feb February 1977
Feb '77 Vol 2 No 2
Custom Vans Mar March 1977
Mar '77 Vol 2 No 3
Custom Vans Apr April 1977
Apr '77 Vol 2 No 4
Custom Vans May 1977
May '77 Vol 2 No 5
Custom Vans June 1977
June '77 Vol 2 No 6
Custom Vans July 1977
July '77 Vol 2 No 7
Custom Vans Aug August 1977
Aug '77 Vol 2 No 8
Custom Vans Sept September 1977
Sept '77 Vol 2 No 9
Custom Vans Oct October 1977
Oct '77 Vol 2 No 10
Nov '77 Vol 2 No 11??
Custom Vans Dec December January Jan 1978
Dec '77/Jan '78 Vol 3 No 1
Custom Vans Feb February 1978
Feb '78 Vol 3 No 2
Custom Vans Mar March 1978
Mar '78 Vol 3 No 3
Custom Vans Apr April 1978
Apr '78 Vol 3 No 4
Custom Vans May 1978
May '78 Vol 3 No 5
Last issue