OVERVIEW:
Vans & Trucks was published by RPM Sales Corp in Northport and later Scarsdale, NY. The editor and publisher was Phil Engeldrum, who had previously started Super Stockers, High Performance Stockers and Chevy Power magazines.

This magazine was part of the "van craze" that was first featured in Hot Rod in the early 1970s. However, a slew of magazines emerged in the mid-1970s to cover this fad, and Engeldrum was an early entrant.

The magazine had equal parts content with both feature vans and how-to tips. The how-to articles covered all aspects of what you need to customize a van -- interiors, painting, air-brushing, sound systems, glass etching, sinks, refrigerators and bubble windows. It also featured Engeldrum's biting humor such as the recurring department entitled "Gossip, Rumors and Outright Lies!"

In 1981, the publisher was listed as Arthur B. Fartz. This is likely an inside joke by Mr. Engledrum, as the business entity name was unchanged. The title was then owned by Jim Clark with the September, 1982 issue. Todd Kaho came on as editor in March, 1983, and Mr. Kaho must have become a co-owner since the business name changed to Clark-Kaho Media Inc with the September, 1983 issue. The magazine continued through December, 1987.

The van craze ended in about 1979, and that is when most dedicated van magazines ended. However, this title survived another decade likely because it covered a broader range of light-duty vehicles.

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PUBLICATION DATA:
The publisher provided net paid circulation data to Oxbridge Communication's compendium, The Standard Periodical Directory from 1988 to 1990. Reported circulation was consistently 120,000 print issues annually.

CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
The magazines were numbered sequentially, and there were 79 issues printed from June, 1975 through December, 1987. Cover images are complete except for 7/85.

Vans Trucks June 1975
Jun '75 No 1
Vans Trucks September 1975
Sept '75 No 2
Vans Trucks December 1975
Dec '75 No 3
Vans Trucks March 1976
Mar '76 No 4
Vans Trucks April 1976
Apr '76 No 5
Vans Trucks May 1976
May '76 No 6
Vans Trucks June 1976
June '76 No 7
Vans Trucks August 1976
Aug '76 No 8
Vans Trucks September 1976
Sept '76 No 9
Vans Trucks October 1976
Oct '76 No 10
Vans Trucks November 1976
Nov '76 No 11
Vans Trucks January 1977
Jan '77 No 12
Vans Trucks March 1977
Mar '77 No 13
Vans Trucks April 1977
Apr '77 No 14
Vans Trucks May 1977
May '77 No 15
Vans Trucks June 1977
June '77 No 16
Vans Trucks August 1977
Aug '77 No 17
Vans Trucks September 1977
Sept '77 No 18
Vans Trucks October 1977
Oct '76 No 19
Vans Trucks January 1978
Jan '78 No 20
Vans Trucks March 1978
Mar '78 No 21
Vans Trucks April 1978
Apr '78 No 22
Vans Trucks June 1978
June '78 No 23
Vans Trucks July 1978
July '78 No 24
Vans Trucks September 1978
Sept '78 No 25
Vans Trucks November 1978
Nov '78 No 26
Vans Trucks January 1979
Jan '79 No 27
Vans Trucks March 1979
Mar '79 No 28
Vans Trucks May 1979
May '79 No 29
Vans Trucks July 1979
July '79 No 30
Vans Trucks December 1979
Dec '79 No 31
Vans Trucks March 1980
Mar '80 No 32
Vans Trucks May 1980
May '80 No 33
Vans Trucks March 1981
Mar '81 No 34
Vans Trucks May 1981
May '81 No 35
Vans Trucks Jul July 1981
July '81 No 36
Vans Trucks Sept September 1981
Sept '81 No 37
Vans Trucks March 1982
Mar '82 No 38
Vans Trucks July 1982
July '82 No 39
Vans Trucks Sept September 1982
Sept '82 No 40
Vans Trucks November 1982
Nov '82 No 41
Vans Trucks January 1983
Jan '83 No 42
Vans Trucks March 1983
Mar '83 No 43
Vans Trucks May 1983
May '83 No 44
Vans Trucks July 1983
July '83 No 45
Vans Trucks Sept September 1983
Sept '83 No 46
Vans Trucks November 1983
Nov '83 No 47
Vans Trucks January 1984
Jan '84 No 48
Vans Trucks March 1984
Mar '84 No 49
Vans Trucks April 1984
Apr '84 No 50
Vans Trucks May 1984
May '84 No 51
Vans Trucks June 1984
June '84 No 52
Vans Trucks July 1984
July '84 No 53
Vans Trucks August 1984
August '84 No 54
Vans Trucks September 1984
Sept '84 No 55
Vans Trucks October 1984
Oct '84 No 56
Vans Trucks November 1984
Nov '84 No 57
Vans Trucks December 1984
Dec '84 No 58
Vans Trucks January 1985
Jan '85 No 59
Vans Trucks March 1985
Mar '85 No 60
Vans Trucks April 1985
Apr '85 No 61
Vans Trucks May 1985
May '85 No 62
Vans Trucks June 1985
June '85 No 63
July '85 No 64
Vans Trucks August 1985
Aug '85 No 65
Vans Trucks September 1985
Sept '85 No 66
Vans Trucks Oct October Nov November 1985
Oct/Nov '85 No 67
Vans Trucks December 1985 January 1986
Dec/Jan '86 No 68
Vans Trucks February March 1986
Feb/Mar '86 No 69
Vans Trucks Apr April May 1986
Apr/May '86 No 70
Vans Trucks June July 1986
June/July '86 No 71
Vans Trucks September August 1986
Aug/Sept '86 No 72
Vans Trucks Oct October Nov November 1986
Oct/Nov '86 No 73
Vans Trucks December 1986 January 1987
Dec/Jan '87 No 74
Vans Trucks February March 1987
Feb/Mar '87 No 75
Vans Trucks May June 1987
May/June '87 No 76
Vans Trucks Jul July Aug August 1987
Jul/Aug '87 No 77
Vans Trucks Sept September Oct October 1987
Sept/Oct '87 No 78
Vans Trucks Nov November Dec December 1987
Nov/Dec '87 No 79
Last known issue