Your humble host was aware of the AWD Astro/Safari, but not its competitor, the AWD Aerostar. Why is this interesting? Because this could provide cool (in an ugly way), retro, all-weather transportation, including parts hauling.
The seller claims this is a 50K mile van and the condition sure looks great. This has crank windows for simplicity and it looks like the interior is wipe-it-down vinyl for easy maintenance. The stock Ford AM/FM radio is even present. If, for some reason, you want to keep your Aerostar stock, you can get an FM transmitter and stream music from your phone without any mods – you’ll just have terrible sound quality.
While this isn’t exciting, this van is different and you won’t likely find one in similar condition any time soon.
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Mosheim, TN, USA
$4,000 Buy-It-Now
Aside from the bug deflector, which could have been a dealer-installed accessory, this appears completely stock, down to the ‘shared-with-Ranger’ steel wheels. Compared to the GM Dustbuster vans (Lumina APV, TransSport and Silhouette), this is beautiful!
Here’s our first glimpse of the AWD badge on the lower left.
Classic minivan profile!
Maybe you’ll show this view to other motorists if you buy this! Maybe not…
Cockpit is not particularly exciting,but is in great shape and is from a time when vehicles had fully-colored interiors. Note the crank windows.
This is a 7-passenger van, which means it should haul about as many people as you could want to. Having only one sliding door is now officially retro.
Seats (and spare?) are removable for more cargo space, but this isn’t terrible, considering it’s behind a third row.
This looks like a joy to work on!
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This 1991 Ford Aerostar short wheelbase AWD van is one of the best Aerostars left out there. If you like the Aerostars, as I do, this one is for you. This is a kind of unusual van being AWD in the short wheel-base version. This van has only had two owners since new. It has only 50,000 original documented miles on it. This van doesn’t smoke, shake, rattle, vibrate or any of the other bad things. I have owned several Aerostars, and this one is hands-down the best. It rides and drives like a new one, straight, smooth and steady. The AWD works perfectly and this van is very sure-footed on a slick road. The tires on this van only have 8000 miles on them. The only time this van has seen salt was one time this past winter and then it was then thoroughly cleaned up. It went better in snow than some 4×4 trucks I have had. Now the GREAT part about this van. It has absolutely NO RUST ANYWHERE! NONE! That is rare for a Ford Aerostar. It has been very well cared for and the interior and exterior show it. The interior is like new with all three rows of seats. The drivers seat is the only one that shows any wear at all, and it is minimal. Everything works on this van. The only drawback is that the A/C leaks down. If you know Aerostars, this is a problem with everyone I have had. I had spent a lot of money trying to fix Aerostar air conditioners only to have them leak back down. I find that it is cheaper to just gas them up once or twice a year. The exterior is also exceptional with minor sun fading of the clear coat on the hood and top and one small crack in the rear bumper. The exterior has a few miner bumps and scratches as you would expect but this van, as Ford Aerostars go, is a gem. You will not be disappointed. I reserve the right to end this listing at any time.