Explorer Van Company

About Explorer Van Company

Explorer Van Company is a family-owned van conversion manufacturer in Warsaw, Indiana. It was started on 1 November 1980 by Bob Kesler and his son Steve Kesler, who had been delivering vans part time for Coachmen Conversions and persuaded his father that the conversion business was worth entering; the first Explorer van was completed that December. The company converts Chevrolet/GMC, Ford Transit and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis into 7, 9 and 11 passenger vans in low-top and raised-roof configurations, sells through a nationwide dealer body, and says more than 100 craftsmen work on its conversions with over half the workforce having been there more than fifteen years. Steve Kesler is president; Bob Kesler died in November 2003.

How they build

We deliver more, not less, than we promise.

• Chevrolet/GMC, Ford Transit and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter conversion vans
• 7, 9 and 11 passenger seating layouts
• low-top and raised-roof conversions
• nationwide dealer network
• family owned since 1980

Milestones

1. 1980Explorer Van Company founded in Warsaw, Indiana on 1 November
2. 1980first Explorer van completed in December
3. 1982moved to a larger facility as production grew
4. 1985moved to its present plant at 2749 N. Fox Farm Rd., Warsaw
5. 1987received a bailment pool agreement with GMC, later matched by Chevrolet and Ford
6. 2003co-founder Bob Kesler died in November