When it comes to famous vans, few have reached the same level of popularity as the GMC Vandura that played a starring role in the classic ‘80s-era action/adventure TV show, The A-Team. Now, one digital artist is reimagining the A-Team van with the modern-day GMC Sierra pickup truck as the foundation.
Coming to us from automotive design Oscar Vargas, also known as @wb.artist20, this new A-Team van takes the look of the original GMC Vandura and applies it to the modern GMC Sierra 1500. The front end gets a red finish for the honeycomb-mesh intake insert, while the lower bumper incorporates red how hooks and chrome outlines for the corner fog lights. Up top, there’s a large hood bulge, suggesting that this particular GMC Sierra is packing some heat in terms of the engine spec.
Moving around to the profile, the red accents continue with a classic livery stripe that runs underneath the front windows and up towards the rear of the vehicle, rising at an angle across the tinted rear windows towards a roof-mounted spoiler. The window surrounds are in chrome, as are the door handles and the sideview mirror trim. The rear doors also look like they were extended and made wider to accommodate quick entry and exit.
The wheels mimic the classic multi-spoke rollers of the original A-Team van, once again rocking a black-and-red finish to complement the rest of the theme.
Notably, the artist based the new A-Team rendering on the special edition 2020 GMC Sierra Harley Davidson edition, which comes equipped with several of the custom elements seen here, including the red grille surround and honeycomb insert, 22-inch wheels, and other accents.
The artist also included a few versions of the rendering that are a little more toned-down, deleting the red livery and rear spoiler, while also finishing the wheels in a more mellow silver and black.
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All wheels drive
I pity the fool
I love it when a plan comes together
Be nice if they actually build vans
I used to watch the A-Team all the time. Great show! The van concept looks good except for the side windows. it would look better on regular van than a window one. I think they should offer the package. it looks mean and cool. I remember the van craze and there were some very beautiful rigs done up then. Maybe this is the time to bring that back too with RV’s being so popular.
A van is an awesome vehicle… You can fit people, stuff…. I remember some vans looked like a small living room in the back. Bring them back! 👍👍
When it coming out??? I want 1
Nice rendition. Let’s see it with a taller roof – GM has nothing to compete in today’s van market where the leading brands all have high roof versions.
I think the non-high roof rendering is the point.
The rendering is an AMERICAN style van, not one of those goofy looking foreign market vans.
“I PITY the POOR FOOL” that tries to steal some of the A Team’s thunder with a mere rendering. Granted that ‘thunder’ is way off in the distance and may just be a bad case of gas.
Looks too much like a soccer mom van. Needs more meat – not chicken wings.
I like the overall concept. The nose is a little too stubby, and the windshield is more of a mail slot. There’s also a natural body line that starts at the top of the headlights for the graphics. Like others have said, there should be no side glass, and the wheelbase is visually too long.
Love it !!! Build it and they will Come and buy !!!!
I’m not hating it.
I think it’s too long in the middle, though.
And all the side glass needs to be removed (except the front door glass)
And get rid of the badging.
Make those changes and I bet it would be pretty bad-ass.
They should have started with a real van like the GMC Savana or Chevy Express.
Definitely no. Paint across windows, and chrome trim, very cheesy. The concept may be good. But make it a cargo van instead of a window van, delete all the shiny bits, and throw in some of the charcoal gray.
They’ll have to pry my Savana and Express 1500 AWDs from my cold dead hands. Best vehicles ever.
I’ll never understand why they stopped making the AWD option on the vans. All of us who have had to drive an empty cargo van at some point in our lives really can appreciate having that in the Winter!
all these vehicles advertised should come back into productions for 2022 to out dated mandate hoping this would come soon especially the Caprice, Nomads, etc….
When it coming out??? I want 1