![]() That suggests this Astro GT will bring a strong price - but if you want one, you may be hard-pressed to find another. It has traveled a relatively low 126,000 miles and looks to be in exceptionally good shape - particularly given that most of these vans lived a hard life.Īt this writing, bidding stands at $5,100 with bidding to end May 21. This rear-wheel-drive, standard-wheelbase model is powered by a 4.3-liter V6 hooked to a four-speed automatic transmission. This 1991 Safari GT appears to have been further sportified with a lower-body aero kit, a rooftop spoiler, and aftermarket wheels. Also included were a front air dam, blacked-out grille, aluminum rally wheels, and a sport suspension. Blanked out rear quarter windows and "simulated air exhaust louvers" behind the middle side windows added a further bit of style (long-wheelbase XT versions skipped that flourish). Its defining element was the two-tone paint treatment shown here, with black on the lower body and the greenhouse, and your choice of white, silver, blue, gold, or red as the main body color. The option package at both GMC and Chevrolet was coded BYP, the GT Sport Package, and it appears to have been offered from 1990 to 1994. One of those Safari GTs is up for grabs right now, fittingly, on the RADforsale auction site. Those vans had a custom look that was straight out of the '70s "sin bin" era. GMC Safari Van Running Boards Shop Catalog Showing 1 - 15 of 1591 results Display item: 15 30 45 Sort by: Westin® 28-51030 R5 Series Running Boards - Polished, Set of 2 Part Number: W162851030 Vehicle Info Required to Guarantee Fit 611.99 +0. But one special variant, the Safari GT - and, at Chevrolet, the Astro RS - added an unexpected dollop of swagger. GM’s OnStar emergency communications system is a new option for 1999.The GMC Safari van, along with its Chevy Astro sibling, performed yeoman service ferrying passengers and hauling cargo for two decades starting in 1985. Options included a $4,026 dressup SLE package with tinted glass, dual power mirrors, illuminated visor mirrors, overhead console, remote keyless entry, luggage rack, swing-out doors, AM/FM stereo with CD/cassette and cast aluminum wheels front/rear air for $523 power driver’s seat for $240 rear heater for $205 rear-window defogger for $154 earphone radio jacks for $125 leather-wrapped wheel for $54 and $595 for freight. After six inches of snow, firm ride, heavy handling and low mileage aren’t as annoying in an AWD machine.īase price: $23,316. V-6 feels as if it has all it can handle. ![]() Showing its age, however, Safari has a too-firm ride and too-heavy handling. The swing-out doors allow easy access for loading/ unloading, and you can leave one open to haul that long ladder. The window provides unobstructed rear vision and allows for a wiper/washer/defroster. Tri-panel means you have a glass hatch window that opens separately of two swing-out doors below. While GM eventually joined in with FWD vans, Safari continues for two good reasons, both of which were offered on our test vehicle: all-wheel-drive for Snow Belt motoring without having to opt for a sport-ute or a pickup and a most functional rear tri-panel cargo hold/door setup. GM insisted van owners wanted rear-wheel-drive, truck-tough haulers, not front-wheel-drive vans built for show and not tow. ![]() Along with the Chevrolet Astro van, Safari was GM’s rear-wheel-drive response to Lee Iacocca’s front-wheel-drive mini-vans at Chrysler in the mid-’80s.
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