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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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[–] aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works 72 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I like this one too.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

This one is tempting.

[–] ExtremeDullard 33 points 2 days ago
[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago

fReE cAnDy!

[–] WanderingShadow@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

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

[–] prex@aussie.zone 10 points 1 day ago
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

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

[–] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

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

[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Free candy signs.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 13 points 2 days ago

SCREAMING FOR VAN-GENCE

[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 days ago

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

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days 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).

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Meatcanyon?!

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Attending a van show in 1977...

https://youtu.be/_QhZmKtD1og

Lotsa good ideas...

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago
[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Airbrush your mom on a flamed vehicle of her choice.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Chariot with wings

[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] sir_pronoun@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Angry upvote

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

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

One can achieve that by running over some felines.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 10 points 2 days ago

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

[–] BartyDeCanter 8 points 2 days ago

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

[–] xavier_berthiaume@jlai.lu 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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

[–] Kryptkravler@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago
[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Add some solar panels and a portable battery?

[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days 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.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day 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.

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago

Mystery machine.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 days 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.

[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Not FBI sign.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago
[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Hear me out: Catgirls

[–] xep@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

"A large van"