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Chevrolet Astro 1999 pictures
| Chevrolet Astro 1999 |
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The Chevrolet Astro was a mid-sized van introduced by Chevrolet in 1985 to rival domestic (American) competitors the Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager twins and the Ford Aerostar. Also sharing the Astro's truck-based platform was its sibling, the GMC Safari. The Astro and Safari vans were very successful, especially with large families, conversion companies, and commercial companies. Companies liked the vans because they were also available as very roomy cargo vans, while converters used them as the basis for some very desirable small conversion vans.
Both Pontiac and GMC have used the Safari nameplate (GMC is part of the Pontiac/GMC division); Pontiac used the nameplate on several of its station wagon models from 1955 through 1989. The two Safaris, both Pontiac and GMC, were on the market together (often sold by the same dealerships!) from 1985 through 1989.
Most people refer to the Astro as a minivan. However, this is not true at all. It was slotted in size between a Chevy Venture and a Chevy Express. It is also far more truck-like than any minivan ever built, except for the Ford Aerostar. Not only that, but the Astro and Aerostar are the only so called "minivans" to have rear-wheel drive. A lot of people agree that since the van is so large, its true classification would be considered a mid-size, or "midi" van |
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