2002 Chevy Astro Limousine Up For Sale In Ohio

Limousines are typically associated with luxury, and the Chevy Astro is typically not. However, some mad scientist in Ohio has built a Frankenstein of a limo based on multiple second-generation Chevy Astro vans. It’s for sale on Facebook Marketplace in the Cincinnati area with an asking price of only $3,000.

A YouTube channel called “ghetto redneck repairs” (their name, not ours) documents the Astro limo build going back to May 2024. It appears that this limo was crafted from two similarly specced Astro cargo vans: a beige one and a red one. That explains why the whole thing has a custom orange paint job, so it all matches up.

The van is rear-wheel drive with a three-piece custom driveshaft. Two 12-inch subwoofers deliver bass to the passenger area, and there are power outlets back there, as well as a second battery and a power inverter.

The seating configuration is a bit odd. Two bench seats are installed right next to each other along the length of the van. Another front-facing bench seat is way in the back, and a rear-facing captain’s chair is mounted toward the front. The rest of the interior is unfinished; the next owner will have to add their own carpeting, bar, TVs, etc.

The van is registered as a 2002 Chevy Astro with a clean Ohio title. So, in theory, it would be easy to put a license plate on this and have it as your daily driver. It should go without saying, but it’s advisable that anyone who buys a car that’s been cobbled together from two cars ought to be mechanically inclined.

The Chevy Astro was an oddity. It was not quite a minivan like the Chevy Venture that arrived in the 90s and not quite a full-size work van like the Chevy G-Series or Express. It was GM’s first shot at competing with the then-revolutionary Chrysler minivans in the 80s, but it never got the mainstream adoption that unibody, front-wheel-drive minivans did.

Despite its weirdness in the marketplace, the Chevy Astro lived a healthy two-generation lifespan across 20 years.