Influence and Impact - Automotive History
Influence and Impact - Automotive History
Auto Revolution
Mini Truck History 1 '70s Van Crase and '80s Euro, Tilt Beds and Airbags
57 minutes Posted Dec 29, 2023 at 11:28 pm.
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Auto Revolution's Influence & Impact traces the automotive history of custom car and truck builders.


Once the younger, imported brother of custom vans in the 1970s; mini trucks have long seen teens customizing and cruising the minis. The mini truck scene can be thanked for many of the automotive industry’s top builders.


1980s European sports car influences replaced van murals, fender flares, camper shells, and side pipes which dropped out of style.


The next generation embraced the mini-truck as their own. Blending lowrider, Euro, and VW styling paved the way for car audio, tilt beds, cruising low and eventually air suspension, and bodydropped minis.


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