1989 Chevy R/V3500 Regular Cab/Chassis-Cab
 

Does anyone know anything about the 1989 Chevy "rounded line" regular cab/chassis-cab (R3500 2WD; V3500 4WD)? These were replaced with the GMT400 cab design the next year (becoming the C3500 HD 2WD and K3500 HD 4WD). I actually did see a few of these back then.

The 1989 regular cab/chassis-cab using the 1973-style cab design were quite rare, as most of the sales of that aging design went to Blazers, crew/bonus cabs and Suburbans.

Do any of you actually own an '89 R3500 or V3500 regular cab/chassis-cab?

~Ben

Re: 1989 Chevy R/V3500 Regular Cab/Chassis-Cab
 

Yes.

I wouldn't call them rare.

Re: 1989 Chevy R/V3500 Regular Cab/Chassis-Cab
 

Not mine:

http://salem.craigslist.org/cto/5610167746.html

http://corvallis.craigslist.org/cto/5609004827.html

Re: 1989 Chevy R/V3500 Regular Cab/Chassis-Cab
 

Just a few 89 R and Vs

Re: 1989 Chevy R/V3500 Regular Cab/Chassis-Cab
 

That 1989 GMC with the 6.2 diesel: I wonder if any of these examples were rare even then, regardless of nameplate?

~Ben

Re: 1989 Chevy R/V3500 Regular Cab/Chassis-Cab
 

Only rare square body trucks to me are some of the one year trim levels they made like the wrangler.

Re: 1989 Chevy R/V3500 Regular Cab/Chassis-Cab
 

with the regular cab it came with 3 different wheelbases

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2 only for '89
135.5 and 159.5, no longer as a 131.5 true pickup, BUT, 164.5 as a crew.

Re: 1989 Chevy R/V3500 Regular Cab/Chassis-Cab
 

Actually still quite common in the northeast as landscaping trucks, hauling garbage, etc.

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I'm pretty familiar with them.

But I'm afraid I've forgotten quite a bit.

The day I left the assembly plant and joined engineering was the day the staff split into the "new C/K" GMT400 group and the "carryover C/K" group.*

There was lots of whispers and intrigue and speculation and choosing sides. My only thought was "please don't send me back to the assembly plant!"

K

*I had a terrible ear ache and couldn't hear and didn't feel good at all. They must have thought "boy, this new guy is sure a ball of fire". :rolleyes:

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We used to have model charts like this, as a quick reference to help comprehend all of the permutations.

I wish I still had one for the C/K R/V changeover.

K