Chevrolet Astro I

{{Infobox automobile

|name= Chevrolet Astro I (1967)

|manufacturer=General Motors

|successor=Chevrolet Astro II (1968)

|class=Sports car

|body_style=2-door coupe

|related=

|designer=Roy Vernon Lonberger

}}

The Chevrolet Astro I (XP-842{{cite web |title=CHEVROLET XP-842 ASTRO I |url=http://www.archivioprototipi.it/usa/chevrolet/astro1xp842.html |website=www.archivioprototipi.it |publisher=ARCHIVIO PROTOTIPI |access-date=12 October 2024}}) was a concept car created for 1967. The nose design of the Astro I was quite similar to the Mako Shark show car.{{cite web |last1=Bowman |first1=Bill |title=Astro I Concept |website=Generations of GM |publisher=General Motors|url=https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/Astro_I_Concept|accessdate=7 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140928174013/https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/Astro_I_Concept|archive-date=28 Sep 2014}}

It was previously called X-1000 Corvair Super GT Low Roof Aerodynamic Coupe. It was designed at the secret Warehouse Studio, formally called Advanced-5, located off the grounds of the GM Tech Center across 12 Mile Road.{{cite web |last1=Skarsgard |first1=Susan |last2=Datini |first2=Christo |title=An Interview with Roy Lonberger, Part 2 |url=https://www.deansgarage.com/an-interview-with-roy-lonberger-part-2/ |website=deansgarage.com |access-date=12 October 2024}}

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Astro I

Category:Cars introduced in 1967

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