Chevy Bodies style nicknames?
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It is really hard to call these years by any special name. The '66 was on it's own, '67-'73 were the best of the bunch. The post war trucks had many changes and then changed completely in 54-55. The GMCs were quite a bit different from the Chevys back then, also.
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I see all the ones after 87 through 98 referred to as OBS (meaning Old Body Style) which always makes me laugh considering they aren't that old, and not as old as squares.
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I ran into some nosepicker in a parts store that thought the gmt400 trucks were square bodies. I had to break it to him that no, the trucks BEFORE the gmt400 that were actually SQUARE are what are know as square bodies.
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67-72 are "Glamour trucks"
73-87 are "Rounded Line" why? No idea, it was GM internal designation.
This Squarebody thing started sometime in the mid to late 80s when people referred to the differences in the 73-79/80 and the 80/81-87(91). The first time I heard it in a dealership was in 88/89 the service manager was having a hissy fit over a fender for an 87. The part came in for newer style vs older style.
OBS NBS NNBS are
acronyms weak....
73-87 are "Rounded Line" why? No idea, it was GM internal designation.
This Squarebody thing started sometime in the mid to late 80s when people referred to the differences in the 73-79/80 and the 80/81-87(91). The first time I heard it in a dealership was in 88/89 the service manager was having a hissy fit over a fender for an 87. The part came in for newer style vs older style.
OBS NBS NNBS are
acronyms weak....
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Glamour Trucks..... Sounds like these new Yuppified 'trucks' we have today.
Anyone see this redesign?
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Yeah Christian posted it somewhere maybe in this thread it looks like a Chevy blended into a Ford, Ram and Toyota maybe it’s the new “global” truck
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Again it looks constipated!!!! At least they redesigned the bed, it was pretty useful and we couldn't have that.Yeah Christian posted it somewhere maybe in this thread it looks like a Chevy blended into a Ford, Ram and Toyota maybe it’s the new “global” truck
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It looks like a warmed over Raptor bedAgain it looks constipated!!!! At least they redesigned the bed, it was pretty useful and we couldn't have that.
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That thing is fugly. Reminds me of my ex- mother in law, full of attitude and high maintenance but useless and I couldn't imagine somebody wanting to be inside it.
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Good point, like the elite want to blend every culture into one mindless obey dogs.Yeah Christian posted it somewhere maybe in this thread it looks like a Chevy blended into a Ford, Ram and Toyota maybe it’s the new “global” truck
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First its government mandate to meet their mileage requirements across the company. On a side note,why is wrong to want better mileage from a truck? If you could drive your truck and get 25mpg instead of 8 without sacrificing performance why would you want to waste the money? If my truck could get 35mpg like my dd instead of 8-10, Id drive it the 80 miles a day to and from work.
