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hi all,

my name is pete and I'm from England and have recently become the owner of the beast a 1995 astro van.

just about getting used to driving on the left hand side but really enjoying the van especially its roar. . . .

hope you guys are good at answering stupid questions cos I got quite a few.

looks like a great site so many thanks for having me. O:)
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Welcome. Hope you like it here.
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Howdy Beast...

Post up a Pic of yer Beauty when you can.

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Welcome to the site. Stupid questions ????? No such thing.
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Welcome, im a Brit living here in FL, driving an old Astro....we'll help you as much as we can!
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Welcome !
I had a 95 awd beast, so ask away...
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Welcome. Where in England are you?
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many thanks for the warm welcome guys much appreciated

I live in Crewe in Cheshire,England, but the beast started its life in Baltimore, Maryland, born 5th august 1994 which apparently makes it a 1995 van.

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aftermarket wheels? Got any shots of those?
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nothin fancy just what came with it
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Very Nice...

Is that an import to you from Japan?

Thanks, Jim
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I don't know its history Jim other than it came over to England in 2007, so quite possibly been to Japan from the States at some point.

the conversion company is another unknown, the only clue is the name " Stanford " on the seat headrests but not seen any other vans with that name, not over here anyway.
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Thanks for your quick reply, and again welcome aboard.

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welcome. In the pic provided it looks like a wing off the door. What is that for ??

I googled Stanford and came up with a coachworks co in the UK. Maybe someone paid for the conversion ??

http://www.stanfordcoachworks.co.uk/
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a wing ! do you mean the mirror, I know there a bit big but not that bad :)

by the condition of the conversion I would say its been done for some considerable time so as the van was only imported in 2007 I doubt very much it being done in England.

The vans history is something I would really like to discover but it seems almost impossible.
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