The All Van Club Singapore is a family-oriented club that was set up in January 2008 to enhance family bonding, and forge friendships among commercial vehicle drivers in Singapore.
It started with a few van owners that share the same interest in mind and AVC.SG has been growing ever since then.
Among existing and new, young and old, members from different industries and makes of life have forged strong friendships, share good memories, and have a common belonging.
We welcome everyone, regardless of whether u drive a van, car, rides a motorcycle, or even travelling by public transport to join us.
Running the risk of being run down by the next van at 70km/h, my first reaction to a van club: “You mean vans can also form a club?” That is my most honest reaction when I first encounter this group of van enthusiasts. Thankfully, that honesty did not get me into trouble when I met up with the good people from AVC.SG. Usually deemed as second class, most people are skeptical about vans. It is commonly known to be a company delivery vehicle, usually poorly maintained, with a noisy engine and in most cases, a contributor to environmental pollution aka black smoke! As one auto magazine pointed out previously, vans seem to be a preferred mode of transport for blue collar workers.
The word ‘van’ almost immediately makes one think of business, goods, and commercial. But to a group of pioneers at AVC.SG it means much more. Regular meet ups to chit chat, traveling up north in convoys, yearly mega photo shoots, etc are just part of the events to be had. Most of the members are owners of small businesses or are doing freelance in their own industry, and being the owner of their vehicles makes them very proud, no much lesser than private passenger car owners. A huge percentage of them actually chose to drive a van because of their need to transport goods and such.
“hotstuff magazine, issue 66, 2008”