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It is a Ford e-transit. Huge white empty sides. I enjoy the plainness of it, but am open to putting something interesting on the sides/back.

I will implement my favorite idea without fail.

It's for transporting my disabled mother around, but also for personal use. (I am too tall for normal cars so this will be my only vehicle)

Edit: There are so many good suggestions. My current favorites are some sort of grand fantasy mural or the mystery machine (possibly with mystery replaced with my last name that also starts with an m and has the same amount of letters), or that 90's jazz pattern.

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[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 hours ago

Do they make glow in the dark paint for auto use? If so, then paint it glow in the dark.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Attending a van show in 1977...

https://youtu.be/_QhZmKtD1og

Lotsa good ideas...

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago
[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 6 points 12 hours ago

fReE cAnDy!

[–] aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works 69 points 21 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

I like this one too.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

I have painted a version of this on an old cop car I had and it got very positive responses from people

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 1 points 9 hours ago

Mystery machine.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 10 points 17 hours ago
[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Not FBI sign.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 37 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Why limit to the sides when you could go full Mystery Machine?

[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago

This one is tempting.

[–] ExtremeDullard 31 points 22 hours ago
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 17 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago

This is a good one. I'm a fan of full body airbrushes.

[–] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago

I loved that movie so much! It’s been a while, should watch it again.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 11 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Hire an artist to design a Mad fold-in picture that reveals something interesting when you slide the door open.

image Notice, it works with text as well.

[–] WanderingShadow@lemmy.world 21 points 23 hours ago

"this way up" and arrow. Should prevent rollover in the event of an accident.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

A scale painting of your van, but smaller.

But then the painting will have to have a scale painting of a van on it as well, for accuracy's sake.

But then that painting will as well, so keep going till you have that effect when you hold up mirrors to each other.

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 13 points 22 hours ago

SCREAMING FOR VAN-GENCE

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 12 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 14 hours ago

Meatcanyon?!

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

Right idea but way too high quality.

Relatively small piece of cardboard duct taped to the van with something misspelled like "coten candy". That's the perfect panel van vibe.

Everyone will avoid you, cops won't take you seriously (unless you aren't white, in which case, best of luck with a white panel van).

[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago

Free candy signs.

[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago

Paint it brown. Then commission an artist to design you a sick ass mural. A dragon or maybe a wizard mid cast.

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Airbrush your mom on a flamed vehicle of her choice.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 5 points 23 hours ago

Chariot with wings

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 10 points 23 hours ago (3 children)
[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

One can achieve that by running over some felines.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] sir_pronoun@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Angry upvote

Edit: holy shit, it's SatansMaggottyCumFart, Lemmy royalty!

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 10 points 1 day ago

Hire someone to paint a grateful dead album cover on the side. Pay for a vanity plate that says 420GRAN

[–] BartyDeCanter 8 points 23 hours ago

The cover to Meatloaf’s Bat Out Of Hell 2 album.

[–] Kryptkravler@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago
[–] xavier_berthiaume@jlai.lu 7 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

You could make it look like a hot wheel by adding those old school flame decals on the sides, and honestly bonus points if you go around with frosted tips, yellow shades, a flame print shirt and some shorts

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Add some solar panels and a portable battery?

[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 4 points 22 hours ago

It’s an e-transit, so it already is a portable battery. Unless you have it parked in direct sun for several days, the solar panels don’t make up for their weight or their effect on aerodynamics.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 20 hours ago

The Grim Reaper on a motorcycle made of fire, or a unicorn and dolphins in a Lisa Frank style painting.

Personally, I'd do one on one side, the other on the other.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 3 points 23 hours ago
[–] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 3 points 23 hours ago
[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 23 hours ago

Hear me out: Catgirls

[–] xep@fedia.io 2 points 23 hours ago

"A large van"