Square-body?

[JD Miller]

Who came up with the Term Square-body and when?

Ive owned my 81 since it was a few years old. I thought it was just a 1981 Chevy truck, a Silverado 4x4 k20.

Then a few years ago I was told it was a called square-body

 

[Grit dog]

I never paid attention to them since the time they were just “trucks” to me, until about 4 years ago when the boy wanted an old truck for his first car. By then, they were popularly called squarebodys.
However the age of this forum may be a good clue and it’s about 15 years old I think.
That said, the internet says they were nicknamed squarebodys back when the first models were produced. I don’t believe it stuck as no one called them that in the 80s/90s.

 

[TotalyHucked]

The funny thing is they were called "Rounded Line" by GM when they came out. I remember them being called Squarebodies when I was a kid in the early-mid 90s even

 

[dd1990]

To be fair what 80s car truck is not a "Squarebody"

 

[bucket]

It probably varies greatly by region. I never heard them called squarebodies at all in the 90's. Just "old body style", and it wasn't even really that common to hear.

I never really heard them called that until a couple years before this forum came about. Then all of the sudden, that's about all I heard them called.

 

[fast 99]

Probably originated after the later body style was introduced. Comparing the 2 they are squarer.

 

[WFO]

To be fair what 80s car truck is not a "Squarebody"

80-81 Camaros, Firebirds and Corvettes of all eras.