Back during the Oil Embargo the son of an oil Sheik was a freshman at UT. One of the first things he did after he had his driver’s license was to by the biggest, poshest, wall to wall shag carpetiest conversio vans he could find.
Within ten minutes the dealership had to pick the young man up because he’d totaled the van.
“What happened.” the valet asked.
“I’m not really sure. I left the dealership. Got gas. Got the highway and after putting her in cruise control went to the refrigerator to get a Coke.”
Originally, it was a couple that went on their first outing in their new RV.
I recall when this story first surfaced in about 76 or 77. What makes it memorable is that I was transferring custom vans from a factory in Indiana to dealers out west.