I used to believe that the luggage racks on top of vans were used to attach wings to the vehicle. That way if traffic ever got bad, they could just fly over it.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I thought buffalo wings were wings from a buffalo, for years I looked for their wingsAnon
- I used to believe that if you ate enough chicken wings, you'd sprout wings and be able to fly.Anon
- My mother told me that ice cream vans were ambulances for little children.— Buzz
- I used to belive that there was a god living in every traffic light, controlling the traffic!— Sukhi
- For some reason I thought any 4X4 vehicle would pull a wheelie when switched into 2 wheel drive.— Richard Davies
- My dad told me that ice cream vans only play music when they have run out of ice cream. Anon