The character Banzai from the film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension drives a customized Ford Econoline van .
The theatrical release version of the film opens with Banzai performing a test-run of his Jet Car , a heavily modified Ford Econoline van with New Jersey license plates , powered by a jet engine , and capable of exceeding Mach 1 .
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension