Astrovettes
Jul 24, 2018 | 06:17 AM
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Astrovettes
Jul 24, 2018 | 07:02 AM
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Jul 24, 2018 | 08:02 AM
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From: Detroit
Way cool.
Those images must have stuck in my mind somehow,.. because a 69 BB in Riverside Gold with PO2 hubcaps was the only car I was interested in.
Not doing the black paint though. LOL
Jul 24, 2018 | 02:18 PM
Burning Brakes
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Jul 24, 2018 | 02:52 PM
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From: New Jersey
Cool! I don't love the black paint designed by one of the astronauts (forgot who), but I love the history.
Jul 24, 2018 | 03:18 PM
Burning Brakes
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From: The Buckle of the Bible Belt. Joplin Mo
Great photos Spanky, thanks for the post. For those of us who don't know, Did the other two Astro cars survive.? And if so, Where are they?
Jul 24, 2018 | 03:57 PM
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Awesome Pictures!!!! Thanks
Jul 26, 2018 | 11:44 AM
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From: S Nevada
Very nice pics! Thanks for sharing. I on the other hand have a very different opinion on PO2 hubcaps. Lol.
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Jul 26, 2018 | 11:50 AM
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Was there some design significance or influence regarding the black part? Random design or was it supposed to represent something?
Jul 26, 2018 | 01:41 PM
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Jul 26, 2018 | 06:10 PM
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I've got some real photos on Alan Beans car when it was at a car show in Austin years ago. Cool history on those cars. A local Chevy dealer would lease the cars to Astronauts for $1 a year and they'd drive them for a year then give them back to the dealer. Then the dealer would jack the price up because it was an Astrovette.VIDEO
Jul 26, 2018 | 06:31 PM
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From: The Buckle of the Bible Belt. Joplin Mo
Well..That answers that question. Thank you. The other two have not been found. I refuse to believe they were destroyed. Maybe in a barn or even under a restomod skirt. Who knows?
Jul 27, 2018 | 04:04 PM
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From: Round Rock Texas
Way cool. Thanks for posting!
Jul 29, 2018 | 09:46 AM
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From: Anaheim Hills California
Cool Pictures
Thanks for sharing.
Jul 29, 2018 | 10:00 AM
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