1994 Grumman LLV Review - America's Backbone For Over 30 Years!

I worked at Grumman Aerospace back then. I was involved with the LLV. What I did was make the CAD images (2D CADAM) to make the illustrations that the methods group required so that they could make the manufacturing work instructions for construction of the body. I even have a brochure for it, like what you get from a car dealership. That was back in 1984

I really hope they get the new design and manufacturing worked out and don't just push through this scam deal that Dejoy made, it would be nice to have another iconic mail truck for the next 40 years.

These are mostly junkers now but it's amazing that the Postal Service has kept them going for so long. It's a purely functional design. Regular Car Reviews showed that they're bigger than you'd think. Another private LLV owner put an LS V8 in his to solve the speed issue. Grumman was an aircraft manufacturer and the two-piece seatbelts are usually found in aircraft. I wonder if that was a coincidence. I've seen a few second-generation mail trucks. They're slightly longer with a window behind the seats and a more rounded nose. I heard that they're Ford-based. In my area, LLVs are still plentiful but Ram Promasters are more common with the occasional right hand drive Mercedes-Benz Metris with the USPS logo over the Mercedes star.

Nice video. I used to be a mailman so i wanted to point out a few things: Mail carriers dont drive around with the door open. Thats not allowed and you can get fired for it. You're probably thinking of UPS or FedEx. I think they can drive around with the door open. Secondly, The reason the seat belt is like that is so that the driver can go without the shoulder strap. This is allowed while the driver is doing "mounted" delivery, meaning they're delivering to mailboxes that come up to the road. Other than that, they're supposed to have the shoulder strap on. Its designed that way for a reason. Glad you noticed the wheels are offset. They're like that to make really tight u-turns, which they do really well. Nothing better than pulling a u-turn on a narrow road. Also shout out to the mirror system- you can see everything including the front and rear bumper

I’m about to start as a mail carrier and will be driving these a lot. How timely this review is for me! Thank you!

Been a mail carrier for 5 years and drove a lot of different LLVs as well as my own personal mail cars as well. The 2.2's seem to run a lot quieter than the iron dukes.

Oh hey! This very LLV was on RCR's channel back in April, good to see it's getting into other hands for reviews and whatnot.

Funny - the first thing I think of when hearing ‘Grumman’ is not aircraft, but their aluminum canoes they used to have at my summer camp growing up. Similar bare bones rivets aesthetic actually ha

Thanks for this, Zack. Very good. I didn't know much about the interior, so I was surprised at how big the cargo area is. I also didn't know about the one year only use of the 2.2 engine. I had the 2.2 in my Cavalier, it was an excellent engine and got great fuel mileage, particularly with a stick shift. However, I do have a love for the 2.5 engine that most of these LLV's used. I had the 2.5 engine in my Fiero. It was pokey because GM made it all about high fuel mileage, but it was a mighty engine too. What I loved best about the 2.5 was the sound of the exhaust and particularly when the 2.5 is in a Fiero. Fitting an exhaust system into the Fiero required unique shapes and bends creating a sound unlike 2.5s in any other application.

That 2.2 is bulletproof once you update the timing chain and tensioner. Had a 00 cavalier with 400k until it spent a year in Indiana.

European RHD (UKDM) vehicles have indicator stalks on the left along with American built RHD cars. Funnily enough when Chevy exported the 8th Gen Suburban to Australia in the late 90s, they didn’t even bother moving the gear lever to the other side as the car was wide enough for the shifter not to hit the door. The indicator stalk stayed on the left as it does for all American cars exported to Australia.

Weird! You said the steering column is a GM product, but the ignition lock and key look like a Chrysler product. GM never used a key shaped like the one in your video for the S-10, and the bezel on the lock is shaped to accept that style key. I'm pretty sure the ignition lock and key is from Chrysler.

Imagine putting the cobalt SS engine in this And putting some fresh wheels on it this thing will look sick and be a total sleeper.. somewhat lol

never thought a mail truck would make a appearance!

This man did a review on a mail truck... EPIC haha 😎

Even the brown trucks that UPS use don't have A/C since UPS refuses to put A/C in them. This can be a problem on hot su mmer days as the driver can hot

Been waiting for a review of the Grumman LLV and it's definitely well worth the wait! 😊

That hand brake looks quite a lot like the ones on the on the H1 Alpha

The one on my route has a rod knock like a mf and still runs!

Dawg if you’re so excited to drive this thing, my office is hiring CCA’s 😂