Someone in Toronto is selling a van entirely covered in seashells for some reason
Here's something you don't see every day in Toronto: a van decked out in seashells up for grabs.
Of course, one lucky driver would have to fork over $12,345 for this sweet ride that's sure to turn heads while cruising down the 401 or even just trekking along Queen St. W.
Debbie Dias tells blogTO she first listed the 1993 automatic transmission Plymouth Voyager on Facebook Marketplace on behalf of her 81-year-old grandfather, Albino Carreira, the original owner. Carriera's license was revoked due to old age and declining health, leaving the stunner sitting quietly in his garage for some time now.
"He first started putting plastic bugs from the dollar store on the car, then kept adding to it with action figures and now, more recently, shells," Dias explains.
In an interesting turn of events, Carreira's family tells blogTO they have decided to take down the Marketplace listing and instead launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $3,000 so Carreira can fix his roof.
The family wants to "preserve a quirky, creative piece of local culture" but the campaign page still notes the "van is up for sale."
Carreira is also the man behind the infamous house in the Annex, which many consider an art attraction. The house is decorated with more than half a million screws, 3,000 wine corks, hundreds of shells, and other small toys.
Dias says her grandfather got into this unusual hobby after suffering a near-death experience that rendered him homebound. Once the house was completely embellished, he moved on to spruce up the van, which may not be on the market for long.
Debbie Dias
