Still shines @ 26 YO
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Looks darn good.
Like the white-wall tires. Don't see those often.
Like the white-wall tires. Don't see those often.
Looks great! GM paint was not known for its quality back in those days...
Love the whitewalls. I want some for out '65 4-4-2 but not sure where to get them.
Love the whitewalls. I want some for out '65 4-4-2 but not sure where to get them.
Nice; i remember a poster on here finally getting rid of his 30+ year old caravan; i don't go thru vehicles nearly as frequently as most BITOG'rs but at some point I imagine it is close to becoming a member of the family
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I miss our old 96' Astro Van .
I wish GM still made vans that size and on a truck frame.
I wish GM still made vans that size and on a truck frame.
Used to see those Astro vans everywhere; a neighbour had one for years, a couple of coworkers had them, etc. To see one like yours in nice shape is rare now.
Good looking Astro! That generation is extinct from my area; they all completely rotted away. See a few late 90's, early 00's around, but nothing older than that.
It’s also that DuPont lacquer GM favored as well - and full of heavy metals like lead, nickel, barium and chromium. But you also took care of your can and that goes a long way.
years ago, Euro guys shunned DuPont and PPG paint, mostly because of the 1st gen waterborne primer introduced by the Detroit 3 in the 1990s that had color coat adhesion issues. Ironically, PPG bought out ICI Autocolor, and DuPont gobbled up Standox and Spies Hecker.
years ago, Euro guys shunned DuPont and PPG paint, mostly because of the 1st gen waterborne primer introduced by the Detroit 3 in the 1990s that had color coat adhesion issues. Ironically, PPG bought out ICI Autocolor, and DuPont gobbled up Standox and Spies Hecker.
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Really Nice!!! and as previously said, dig the white walls!
I think it looks darn good.
But, taking pics from afar will get you in trouble around here. I posted pics of my 07 F150 and stated that the paint still looked good for an almost 14 year old truck. I started getting hammered, stating that anything will look good from a distance. Some even posted pics of vehicles near and far, stating I should show my truck pics up close to see the swirl marks.
@JeffKeryk check carid.com for tires. They have Coker reproduction redline, white wall, etc for various muscle cars.
Is the Astro kept in a garage or outdoors?
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Man that’s a nice van I’m not a Chevy guy at all but man that’s nice. I wanted one of these but couldn’t find one when I was shopping for my first car. I especially like the white wall tires that definitely fits the 90s lol I have white walls on all my cars.
Wow that’s ate up for sure.I think it looks darn good.
But, taking pics from afar will get you in trouble around here. I posted pics of my 07 F150 and stated that the paint still looked good for an almost 14 year old truck. I started getting hammered, stating that anything will look good from a distance. Some even posted pics of vehicles near and far, stating I should show my truck pics up close to see the swirl marks.
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