09:28 01-09-2025

DAMD’s Honda Freed Isolator channels Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari style

Japan’s DAMD Styling Effect has once again surprised the crowd with an unusual project. This time, the subcompact Honda Freed minivan takes center stage, refashioned to echo the cult American Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari vans. The new build is called Isolator and is set to be unveiled in October.

The front end has been reworked top to bottom: the Freed now wears a square-cut hood, a chunky bumper, and round 1970s-style headlights paired with a billet-style grille. The look leans into classic U.S. lowrider cues. To dial up the retro vibe, there are wood trim accents, a wide body kit, and a triangular front spoiler. Finished in black with a red stripe, the minivan could pass for a nod to the GMC Vandura from the A‑Team TV series.

Still, the Freed is considerably smaller than its American inspirations: at just 4.3 meters long and 1.7 meters wide, it’s far more compact than a Chevrolet Astro. Even so, the low stance, steel wheels with chrome hubcaps, and other old‑school details sell the illusion—the proportions read right and the theme doesn’t feel forced.