The GMC Astro: Ahead of Its Time, Gone but Not Forgotten

[@thedesertdwellerfromutah4354]

I own a 1973 Chevy Titan/90 ....8V92 Detroit with 475hp...13 speed.... Great trucks

[@J560iH]

'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!

[@zaclooking3656]

where would we be without them

[@KristopherSimcoe]

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

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

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!

[@daleferber2096]

The opening scene of the movie Beverly Hills Cop

[@Retired88M]

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

[@mortensen1961]

I learned to drive big rigs in an Astro, and, coincidentally, the last big rig I drove was an Astro. . . .

[@tomnickel7300]

In the early 70's you could buy 3 astro 95 for the price of one pete

[@Bruce-i1j]

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!!!!

[@apex107lrp]

Wait...the story started in the early 1950s...the H model replaced the A model in, umm, 1949?? This truck timetravels...

[@wonyankeesays5661]

What now ?,,soy power next from volvo😢

[@matthewheinze1231]

All glass and no class.