The line was introduced in 1961 as a compact van and its descendants are still produced today.
A compact van produced by Ford, the Transit Connect is also available.
The main characters of the Scooby Doo cartoon series drove a compact van called the "Mystery Machine".
The car was launched in 1991 and started out as a rather compact little van, but it grew larger with each generation over the years.
The police found that a fertilizer merchant had parked a compact van there around the same time.
General Motors saw a market for a compact van based on a modified passenger car platform to compete with the already successful Ford Econoline and Dodge A100.
The Honda Odyssey started as a quirky, compact van with four hinged doors, but the second-generation Odyssey, a larger van with a conventional design, has been an unqualified hit.
The Subaru Sambar is an compact van built by automaker Subaru for the Japanese market.
The Punto Van is a compact van designed for the commercial market.
The first glimpse of his ideas for Ford is the S-Max, a muscular-looking compact van that made its debut here last week.