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Body style
This is one topic I've never seemed to get a firm grasp on. There'* all this talk about different lettered body styles (A, H, W). What do these mean? I haven't even been able to speculate as to what they could possibly mean? Little help?
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its just a way that GM (and other compaines) developed to link cars among brands....
GM Passenger Vehicles:
A - 64-80: RWD Cutlass/Skylark/Chevelle/LeMans/Malibu/Regal/Special
82-96: FWD Ciera/Century/Celebrity/6000
A Special - 68-80: RWD Monte Carlo/Grand Prix
B - 62-95: RWD Delta
88/LeSabre/Caprice/Bonneville/Roadmaster/Parisienne/Catalina/Impala,etc.
C - Dn-83: RWD Delta 98/Electra
84-Up: FWD 98/Park Ave
D - Dn-96: RWD Fleetwood/Sedan DeVille/Limo
E - Dn-94: Toronado/Eldorado/Riviera
F - 67-up: Camaro/Firebird
G - 81-88: RWD Sedan Cutlass/Regal/Malibu/Bonneville
95-up: FWD Aurora/Riviera
G-Special - 81-88: RWD Coupe Cutlass/Regal/Monte Carlo/Grand Prix
H - 71-79: RWD Vega/Astre/Monza wagon/Sunbird wagon
85-Up: FWD Bonneville/Delta 88/LeSabre
H-Special - 75-80: RWD Monza/Starfire/Skyhawk/Sunbird
(excluding wagon)
J - 81-Up: FWD Firenza/Skyhawk/Sunbird/Cavalier/Sunfire
K - 85-Up: FWD Seville
K Special - 84-Up: FWD Deville/Concours
L - 87-96: FWD Corsica/Berretta
M - 85-Up: FWD Chevy Sprint/Geo Metro
N - 85-Up: FWD Calais/Somerset-Skylark/Grand Am
P - 84-88: Fiero
97-Up: Electric - EV1
P-90 - 1997-Up: FWD Malibu/Cutlass
* - 84-Up: Chevy Nova/Geo Prizm
T - 74-85: RWD Chevette/T-1000
V - 97-Up: RWD Cadillac Catera
W - 1988-1997/98: FWD (GM-10) Cutlass Supreme/Regal/Grand Prix/Lumina
1997/98-Up: FWD (MS-2000) Intrigue/Monte Carlo/Grand
Prix/Century/Regal/Impala
X - 62-79: RWD Nova/Omega/Ventura/Apollo/Phoenix (also the original RWD
Seville)
80-85: FWD Omega/Skylark/Phoenix/Citation
Y - 53-Up: Corvette
Z - 58-69: Corvair
90-Up: Saturn
GM Trucks:
C - All: Full Size 2WD Pickup
Dn-87: 2WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab
92-Up: 2WD Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban/Crew Cab
G - All: Full Size Van
K - All: Full Size 4WD Pickup, including Blazer/Suburban/Crew Cab except
88-91
Dn-87: 4WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab
92-Up: 4WD Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban/Crew Cab
L - 91-Up: AWD Astro/Safari
M - 85-Up: 2WD Astro/Safari
P - Delivery Van
R - 88-91: 2WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab (old-style body)
* - 82-94: 2WD *-10 Pickup/*-15 Pickup/*-10 Blazer/*-15 Jimmy
95-Up: 2WD *-10 Pickup/Sonoma/Blazer/Jimmy
T - 82-94: 4WD *-10 Pickup/*-15 Pickup/*-10 Blazer/*-15 Jimmy/Bravada
95-Up: 4WD *-10 Pickup/Sonoma/Blazer/Jimmy/Bravada
U - 88-96: Lumina APV/Trans Sport/Silhouette
97-Up: Venture/Trans Sport/Silhouette
V - 88-91: 4WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab (old-style body)
GM Passenger Vehicles:
A - 64-80: RWD Cutlass/Skylark/Chevelle/LeMans/Malibu/Regal/Special
82-96: FWD Ciera/Century/Celebrity/6000
A Special - 68-80: RWD Monte Carlo/Grand Prix
B - 62-95: RWD Delta
88/LeSabre/Caprice/Bonneville/Roadmaster/Parisienne/Catalina/Impala,etc.
C - Dn-83: RWD Delta 98/Electra
84-Up: FWD 98/Park Ave
D - Dn-96: RWD Fleetwood/Sedan DeVille/Limo
E - Dn-94: Toronado/Eldorado/Riviera
F - 67-up: Camaro/Firebird
G - 81-88: RWD Sedan Cutlass/Regal/Malibu/Bonneville
95-up: FWD Aurora/Riviera
G-Special - 81-88: RWD Coupe Cutlass/Regal/Monte Carlo/Grand Prix
H - 71-79: RWD Vega/Astre/Monza wagon/Sunbird wagon
85-Up: FWD Bonneville/Delta 88/LeSabre
H-Special - 75-80: RWD Monza/Starfire/Skyhawk/Sunbird
(excluding wagon)
J - 81-Up: FWD Firenza/Skyhawk/Sunbird/Cavalier/Sunfire
K - 85-Up: FWD Seville
K Special - 84-Up: FWD Deville/Concours
L - 87-96: FWD Corsica/Berretta
M - 85-Up: FWD Chevy Sprint/Geo Metro
N - 85-Up: FWD Calais/Somerset-Skylark/Grand Am
P - 84-88: Fiero
97-Up: Electric - EV1
P-90 - 1997-Up: FWD Malibu/Cutlass
* - 84-Up: Chevy Nova/Geo Prizm
T - 74-85: RWD Chevette/T-1000
V - 97-Up: RWD Cadillac Catera
W - 1988-1997/98: FWD (GM-10) Cutlass Supreme/Regal/Grand Prix/Lumina
1997/98-Up: FWD (MS-2000) Intrigue/Monte Carlo/Grand
Prix/Century/Regal/Impala
X - 62-79: RWD Nova/Omega/Ventura/Apollo/Phoenix (also the original RWD
Seville)
80-85: FWD Omega/Skylark/Phoenix/Citation
Y - 53-Up: Corvette
Z - 58-69: Corvair
90-Up: Saturn
GM Trucks:
C - All: Full Size 2WD Pickup
Dn-87: 2WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab
92-Up: 2WD Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban/Crew Cab
G - All: Full Size Van
K - All: Full Size 4WD Pickup, including Blazer/Suburban/Crew Cab except
88-91
Dn-87: 4WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab
92-Up: 4WD Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban/Crew Cab
L - 91-Up: AWD Astro/Safari
M - 85-Up: 2WD Astro/Safari
P - Delivery Van
R - 88-91: 2WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab (old-style body)
* - 82-94: 2WD *-10 Pickup/*-15 Pickup/*-10 Blazer/*-15 Jimmy
95-Up: 2WD *-10 Pickup/Sonoma/Blazer/Jimmy
T - 82-94: 4WD *-10 Pickup/*-15 Pickup/*-10 Blazer/*-15 Jimmy/Bravada
95-Up: 4WD *-10 Pickup/Sonoma/Blazer/Jimmy/Bravada
U - 88-96: Lumina APV/Trans Sport/Silhouette
97-Up: Venture/Trans Sport/Silhouette
V - 88-91: 4WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab (old-style body)
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It means cars of the same body have the same basic structure, and typically drivetrain. H-body for instance: Bonny, 88, and LeSabre. Look underneath, it'* the same. Pop the hood, looks the same in there, too.
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Pat, you are a FREAK. You keep all this up, I'm gonna have you commited.
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Originally Posted by fantastic88
Pat, you are a FREAK. You keep all this up, I'm gonna have you commited.
umm...ya im currnetly in NC....