My first Astro was a 1971, in 1988. Probably had 10 million miles on her? She was like George Washington's Axe. Everything had been replaced twice. Mine had an AC unit right off of a 1958 Cadillac, if left on HIGH in Florida, you'ld come out from lunch, and step into Sub Zero temps. lol! In 1982 my boss put a V16, 2 stroke, with a 18 speed Rockwell for running Miami to Philly with Rum from the Islands. My Co Driver, and I could turn Miami in 22 hours, at $1,500 a piece. We each had our own set of shooting headphones, but was still a rough buzzing thru your whole body. We had mini air bags installed where the cab mounts were, and we thought we bought a new truck. lol!
The only things bad about the Astros were you didn’t want to be driving into the setting sun in the summer if you didn’t have A/C The door handle on the inside alongside the seat
'77 Astro,144 in.wb.,tandem,350 cummins,RT1110,44K rear reyco susp, air assist power steering.....head still tender from bouncing off the ceiling.......great truck!
Cut my teeth in a Astro with a screaming 318 jimmy. I miss these old girls so much. No auto shifts no ELD'S just man and machine
My first Astro was a 1971, in 1988. Probably had 10 million miles on her?
She was like George Washington's Axe. Everything had been replaced twice.
Mine had an AC unit right off of a 1958 Cadillac, if left on HIGH in Florida, you'ld
come out from lunch, and step into Sub Zero temps. lol! In 1982 my boss put a V16, 2 stroke, with a 18 speed Rockwell for running Miami to Philly with Rum
from the Islands. My Co Driver, and I could turn Miami in 22 hours, at $1,500 a piece. We each had our own set of shooting headphones, but was still a rough buzzing thru your whole body. We had mini air bags installed where the cab mounts were, and we thought we bought a new truck. lol!
I own a 1973 Chevy Titan/90 ....8V92 Detroit with 475hp...13 speed.... Great trucks
In the early 70's you could buy 3 astro 95 for the price of one pete
The opening scene of the movie Beverly Hills Cop
Wait...the story started in the early 1950s...the H model replaced the A model in, umm, 1949?? This truck timetravels...
The only things bad about the Astros were you didn’t want to be driving into the setting sun in the summer if you didn’t have A/C
The door handle on the inside alongside the seat
What now ?,,soy power next from volvo😢
'77 Astro,144 in.wb.,tandem,350 cummins,RT1110,44K rear reyco susp, air assist power steering.....head still tender from bouncing off the ceiling.......great truck!
where would we be without them
Learned to drive in a 79 Astro with a 6V92 Detroit and a 9 speed. Not a speed demon at all but it got ya there eventually. Lol!!!!
I learned to drive big rigs in an Astro, and, coincidentally, the last big rig I drove was an Astro. . . .
All glass and no class.