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67ChevyRedneck · 06-27-2006, 10:57 AM

Here's a photoshop with the hood closed, roof rack removed, steps removed and lower valence removed. I found this on another truck forum. The other pic is another truck that has been pictured.

seanu · 06-27-2006, 11:01 AM

Ugly!...it's been a while since GM inspired me. In fact the last thing I can think of is the 91-96 Full Size Cars (B & D bodies). That's why I have two of them...

I had someone who had a Colorado as a loaner vehicle..said it was a total piece of crap! I would imagine that these will just end up being scaled up pieces of crap!

As long as I can manage it..I will only buy older GM cars and trucks and keep them running....

EZ4U2C · 06-27-2006, 11:25 AM

I think next year they are going to put a grill and headlights on the back too, that away it will look like s*#t coming and going.

boraxman · 06-27-2006, 11:33 AM

Ugly...I would never buy one.

Psycho71 · 06-27-2006, 12:33 PM

Looks better than anything made between 99-06. IMO

It might not look so bad w/a big RanchHand Deer Smasher on it. That is the only way the 99-06's looked any good to me.

And yeah, what the hell is up w/a roof rack on a truck anyway?

Jay

BowTieOgre · 06-27-2006, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

Q:What`s that square hole in the center/rear under the bumper of my truck for?A:Oh,that`s the place for sticking an accessory like a propeller,favorite team logo,or another place for a bow tie.Some people put bicycle racks in it.Seems so utilitarian.If you do buy an accessory to plug in,the good ones are expensive.Make sure you buy a lock so no one will steal it.Reply:Hey,thanks.You sure know alot about trucks.

Too right man!

hgs_notes · 06-27-2006, 01:46 PM

I think the looks could be improved very easily by just changing the bumper to a one color single piece unit. Can someone photoshop it?

HG

Chevrolet4x4s · 06-27-2006, 02:04 PM

the photoshop makes it look better....but it is still ugly.Att.GM PLEASE DO NOT BUILD THAT TRUCK.
Shane

motocrosschump · 06-27-2006, 02:07 PM

I like it

1LoC10 · 06-27-2006, 02:11 PM

I dont like it.... fenders look like a dodge

1LoC10 · 06-27-2006, 02:15 PM

1LoC10 · 06-27-2006, 02:16 PM

matthufham · 06-27-2006, 02:41 PM

ooh, 1 piece headlights for better airflow and fuel economy. too bad it's uglier that way.

seanu · 06-27-2006, 03:33 PM

Here..I tweaked it a little...see if you can spot what I changed?

I think this looks much better

hgs_notes · 06-27-2006, 03:52 PM

Guys, nice job on the photoshops. It would be easy to make this truck look better. Easier than the current slant eyes look is to fix.

HG

PanelDeland · 06-27-2006, 04:02 PM

I just wish GM would get on the retro bandwagon like Dodge and build a classically styled new truck.Something for the masses not the SSR.Maybe they could use cues from the 67-72 and make it look new retro.
The one pictured reminds me of new cars.If you took 15 new cars and removed the badging and lined them up,how many of you could tell them apart?How many of you would care?Unless it's a specialty model or high performance and pricey it just looks like every other (Insert the name of any econobox here).

On another new car note.Has anyone noticed the trend in new wanna-be SUV's?I predicted to my wife and other people a couple years ago that "The new generation of SUV's are going to be hot sellers and people won't even realize that they are buying "Station Wagons!"

JustLiveIt · 06-27-2006, 04:02 PM

Front clip looks good in the real pic as well as the photoshop. The rest of the truck is too bulbous. I had been hoping they would do a retro truck like the Camero, Mustang, Beetle, etc...

boraxman · 06-27-2006, 04:04 PM

Well im sure you can make it look better with a drop and some big wheels, but you would need to drop some good coin on a already overpriced vehicle.

As for the 4x4's, I dont think anything would help.

edmonton72 · 06-27-2006, 05:21 PM

I agree, it looks to much like a jap truck. My parents have a 2001 GMC 1500HD and a 2005 Yukon XL. My dad prefers the look of the new GMC's over the chev's and me also. As far as the new SUV's go, there just tall station wagons. My mom has a lease on an Equinox from her work and according to GM it's part of their truck line-up but the only thing it has in common with the trucks is the crappy looking front they all share, and the things built on a car like chassis. What happened to the days when GM was making good cars and trucks.

Chevrolet4x4s · 06-27-2006, 06:37 PM

flaten the sides out some put a real bumper on it get rid of wraparoundheadlights and have a non

inducing ugly truck
Shane

**Daubs** · 06-27-2006, 07:08 PM

As always, it will take me a while to grow to love the new trucks. When the 99's came out i thought they were ugly. Ended up loving the look. When re-styled 03's front end hit market I swore I would never like them...then ended up buying an 04.

Bottom line is that I'm a GM guy and will always buy GM, no matter how ugly people think they look. What scares me now is that I kind of like the new look already. Wondering if I will grow to dislike it?

pebbleboy · 06-27-2006, 09:59 PM

I think it is alot better looking than the 03-06's

Its still ugly but with a welder and some time it has pontential.

The 03-06 were just time to start over or quit joking your self and just get the avalanche.

67_C-30 · 06-27-2006, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daubs

As always, it will take me a while to grow to love the new trucks. When the 99's came out i thought they were ugly. Ended up loving the look. When re-styled 03's front end hit market I swore I would never like them...then ended up buying an 04.

Bottom line is that I'm a GM guy and will always buy GM, no matter how ugly people think they look. What scares me now is that I kind of like the new look already. Wondering if I will grow to dislike it?

I don't really agree with that, at least in my own opinion. When they came out with the new body style in '88 and then again in '99, I liked them, and still do. When they came out with the Avalanche and the '03 Silverados, I hated them, and still do. The point I'm making is that cars and trucks that I like never had to grow on me. I can't imagine having to say "Yeah, I thought they were ugly when first saw 'em, but now I like it." I think there's a word for that called Denial -- and I don't mean that long river in Africa

Longhorn Man · 06-27-2006, 11:13 PM

If no one wants old designs...then why is every retro design, a hot seller?

corn · 06-27-2006, 11:25 PM

Just a couple minor cosmetic changes here from me. I think it looks much better now...

06-27-2006, 10:57 AM	#26
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06-27-2006, 11:01 AM	#27
seanu Too many projects!!! Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 508	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... Ugly!...it's been a while since GM inspired me. In fact the last thing I can think of is the 91-96 Full Size Cars (B & D bodies). That's why I have two of them... I had someone who had a Colorado as a loaner vehicle..said it was a total piece of crap! I would imagine that these will just end up being scaled up pieces of crap! As long as I can manage it..I will only buy older GM cars and trucks and keep them running.... __________________ Sean 1995 Buick Roadmaster Sedan 2004 Chevy Trailblazer 5.3L V8 1963 Chevy Biscayne 4D Sedan 1971 Chevy C10 (now have 70 cab & frame) 1968 Chevy C10 (parts for the 70) 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser (Chevy 355 motor) 1937 Pontiac 8 4D Touring Sedan (in pieces) Jacksonville, Florida

06-27-2006, 11:25 AM	#28
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06-27-2006, 11:33 AM	#29
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06-27-2006, 12:33 PM	#30
Psycho71 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kaufman, Tx Posts: 827	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... Looks better than anything made between 99-06. IMO It might not look so bad w/a big RanchHand Deer Smasher on it. That is the only way the 99-06's looked any good to me. And yeah, what the hell is up w/a roof rack on a truck anyway? Jay __________________ You only need two tools in life - WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape. If a hammer doesn't fix it, you have an electrical problem! Slot Cars, 1:24 Scale, 100MPH@100,000RPM, fastest things on wheels! Last edited by Psycho71; 06-27-2006 at 12:36 PM.

06-27-2006, 01:46 PM	#32
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Chevrolet4x4s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WV Posts: 227	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... the photoshop makes it look better....but it is still ugly.Att.GM PLEASE DO NOT BUILD THAT TRUCK. Shane __________________ 1993 K1500 350 5 speed 1985 K10 Silverado Vortec 406 5 speed (in body shop) "I been drivin' this '85 pickup truck Them buddies of mine call it a bucket of rust She's a little beat up but she still runs like the wind Yeah, kinda like me I been banged and bruisedBeen around the block a time or two But I'm runnin' like new goin' places I never been No, I ain't broke I'm just broken in" 1963 Dodge Townwagon(its amazng what 30 years and zero miles will do to a vehicle ) Member#20327

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06-27-2006, 03:33 PM	#39
seanu Too many projects!!! Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 508	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... Here..I tweaked it a little...see if you can spot what I changed? I think this looks much better Attached Images __________________ Sean 1995 Buick Roadmaster Sedan 2004 Chevy Trailblazer 5.3L V8 1963 Chevy Biscayne 4D Sedan 1971 Chevy C10 (now have 70 cab & frame) 1968 Chevy C10 (parts for the 70) 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser (Chevy 355 motor) 1937 Pontiac 8 4D Touring Sedan (in pieces) Jacksonville, Florida

06-27-2006, 03:52 PM	#40
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,119	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... Guys, nice job on the photoshops. It would be easy to make this truck look better. Easier than the current slant eyes look is to fix. HG __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff

06-27-2006, 04:02 PM	#41
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... I just wish GM would get on the retro bandwagon like Dodge and build a classically styled new truck.Something for the masses not the SSR.Maybe they could use cues from the 67-72 and make it look new retro. The one pictured reminds me of new cars.If you took 15 new cars and removed the badging and lined them up,how many of you could tell them apart?How many of you would care?Unless it's a specialty model or high performance and pricey it just looks like every other (Insert the name of any econobox here). On another new car note.Has anyone noticed the trend in new wanna-be SUV's?I predicted to my wife and other people a couple years ago that "The new generation of SUV's are going to be hot sellers and people won't even realize that they are buying "Station Wagons!" __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"



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06-27-2006, 04:02 PM	#42
JustLiveIt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 135	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... Front clip looks good in the real pic as well as the photoshop. The rest of the truck is too bulbous. I had been hoping they would do a retro truck like the Camero, Mustang, Beetle, etc... __________________ 1968 Chev SWB Fleet with GMC Clip and lots of 71-72 parts!

06-27-2006, 04:04 PM	#43
boraxman Keepin an eye out Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: So.Cal Posts: 3,921	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... Well im sure you can make it look better with a drop and some big wheels, but you would need to drop some good coin on a already overpriced vehicle. As for the 4x4's, I dont think anything would help. __________________ 1970 Chevy C10 SWB 5.3 1996 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 2007 Vespa GTS 250 Scooter ZIP 91351

06-27-2006, 05:21 PM	#44
edmonton72 Nothings as cool as my 72 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB, Kanuckastan Posts: 181	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... I agree, it looks to much like a jap truck. My parents have a 2001 GMC 1500HD and a 2005 Yukon XL. My dad prefers the look of the new GMC's over the chev's and me also. As far as the new SUV's go, there just tall station wagons. My mom has a lease on an Equinox from her work and according to GM it's part of their truck line-up but the only thing it has in common with the trucks is the crappy looking front they all share, and the things built on a car like chassis. What happened to the days when GM was making good cars and trucks. __________________ 1972 C10 Longbox In the middle of body off restoration Rebuilt 355, turbo 400, 3.42 12-bolt Rolling chassis finally done and cab mounted. Now onto sanding, bondo and more sanding.

06-27-2006, 06:37 PM	#45
Chevrolet4x4s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WV Posts: 227	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... flaten the sides out some put a real bumper on it get rid of wraparoundheadlights and have a non inducing ugly truck Shane __________________ 1993 K1500 350 5 speed 1985 K10 Silverado Vortec 406 5 speed (in body shop) "I been drivin' this '85 pickup truck Them buddies of mine call it a bucket of rust She's a little beat up but she still runs like the wind Yeah, kinda like me I been banged and bruisedBeen around the block a time or two But I'm runnin' like new goin' places I never been No, I ain't broke I'm just broken in" 1963 Dodge Townwagon(its amazng what 30 years and zero miles will do to a vehicle ) Member#20327 Last edited by Chevrolet4x4s; 06-27-2006 at 06:37 PM.

06-27-2006, 07:08 PM	#46
Daubs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Nebraska Posts: 611	Re: Well, It looks like our trucks can only increase in value... As always, it will take me a while to grow to love the new trucks. When the 99's came out i thought they were ugly. Ended up loving the look. When re-styled 03's front end hit market I swore I would never like them...then ended up buying an 04. Bottom line is that I'm a GM guy and will always buy GM, no matter how ugly people think they look. What scares me now is that I kind of like the new look already. Wondering if I will grow to dislike it? __________________ '72 Chevy K-20 Crate 350, SM465, 4.10's

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