What is a Square Body?

[Hulk Will Smash]

I picked up the term "aerotruck" somewhere for the 60-66s. Sort of fit in my mind because that have that really detailed "jet age" Harley Earle, styling to them.

I wish there was a good and common descriptive for the '67-'72 other than by year.
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[Eyegore]

I'm thinking that "Grumpys" a name of a 66-72 parts supplier in Phoenix is being confused with that year, I never have heard grumpys being applied to a 66-72.

[INSIDIOUS '86]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_C/K#section_3

My source
And I belive bigblock73 has some magazine ads that say the same
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[oldmann1967]

Originally Posted by Hulk Will Smash

I picked up the term "aerotruck" somewhere for the 60-66s. Sort of fit in my mind because that have that really detailed "jet age" Harley Earle, styling to them.

I wish there was a good and common descriptive for the '67-'72 other than by year.
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They are called roundbodies.

[Hulk Will Smash]

Originally Posted by oldmann1967

They are called roundbodies.

I see where you're coming from on that just never really hear that used commonly. The mid 50s and earlier trucks are quite a bit more round though so I always struggle with the thought of calling the 67-72 "round bodies".

That Wikipedia link is interesting... "Action Line" is a pretty fun description and calling them "second generation c/k" is a bit clumbsy, but somewhat consistent with how I typically refer to Camaros and Vettes. It does seem a little funny to call a '63 a "first gen" knowing that there were decades of pickups that came before it...

This is a really entertaining and interesting topic to me. Thanks for bringing it up!
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[Firebirdjones]

Originally Posted by Hulk Will Smash

It does seem a little funny to call a '63 a "first gen" knowing that there were decades of pickups that came before it...

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Yep, I never really followed the "generation" designation for pickups because there were just so many that go way back to the turn of the century. However I do follow the generation designation on vehicles like vettes, F-bodies, etc..

They are all just "trucks" (the KISS principle)

[rwhit57]

We have always referred tor the pre 55 chevy trucks as the "fat fender trucks", and then just simply by year 55-59, then 60-66, 67-72, then came the term "square body", and everything else is just called "newer sh**".

[Firebirdjones]

Originally Posted by rwhit57

We have always referred tor the pre 55 chevy trucks as the "fat fender trucks", and then just simply by year 55-59, then 60-66, 67-72, then came the term "square body", and everything else is just called "newer sh**".

The only trucks I ever heard growing up refered to as "fat fenders" were the 50's fords. As a matter of fact there was a huge 50's ford truck car club that used the name for the club referencing the fat fender nick name.

One of the best looking pickups (my opinion) made. Just love the look, front ends remind me of the willys (another good looking truck by the way ) and a very popular gasser back in the day.

[BLUE SQUARE]

We have been caling the 73-87 trucks square bodies forever. Guess I better change my name to BLUE ROUND. Ha! like that will happen. I don't know about you guys, but my truck is "Square", and that's what I'm calling it.

[Firebirdjones]

Square used to mean you weren't hip. Now it's a catch phrase for a pickup truck

[oldmann1967]

Originally Posted by BLUE SQUARE

We have been caling the 73-87 trucks square bodies forever. Guess I better change my name to BLUE ROUND. Ha! like that will happen. I don't know about you guys, but my truck is "Square", and that's what I'm calling it.

Yours is not a 67-72. Those are referred to as round bodies by some. Its a 73-87 right? So that is a Square body.

[BLUE SQUARE]

Yours is not a 67-72. Those are referred to as round bodies by some. Its a 73-87 right? So that is a Square body.

My truck is an 87.

[Hevy]

http://www.grumpystruckparts.com/index2.ivnu

[BigBlocksRule]

Fat fenders continued 'till either the first Cameo or the first available steel sided fleetside in '60. It would make my '55 a bit pissed if someone told him he wasn't a fat fendered Chevy, prolly be some kinda fight

[ghettoluxury]

47-54 Advanced design

55-59 Task Force

60-66 C10

67-72 Classic

73-87 Square Body

88-98 S#!t Box/ C/K

99-02 New Body Style/ Silverado

04-07 Cat Eyes/ Silverado

07-12 NEW NEW BODY

[rwhit57]

Originally Posted by Firebirdjones

The only trucks I ever heard growing up refered to as "fat fenders" were the 50's fords. As a matter of fact there was a huge 50's ford truck car club that used the name for the club referencing the fat fender nick name.

One of the best looking pickups (my opinion) made. Just love the look, front ends remind me of the willys (another good looking truck by the way ) and a very popular gasser back in the day.

When we refer to fat fendered cars and trucks we are talking generally about some late 30's stuff, most 40's stuff, and some early 50's, wasn't just a Ford thing. Although the 53-56 F100 has some serious fenders. Here ya go.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=237806

[Keith Seymore]

47-54 Advanced design

55-59 Task Force

60-66 C10

67-72 Classic=C/K

73-87 Square Body=C/K/R/V (or "carryover C/K")

88-98 S#!t Box/ C/K = GMT400

99-02 New Body Style/ Silverado = GMT800

03 -07 Cat Eyes/ Silverado = GMT800 mid cycle enhancement

07-12 NEW NEW BODY = GMT900

[KrazyRay]

Originally Posted by BigBlocksRule

I never heard of a Grumpy 'till this thread!
Chevy did name the A/C and T/F, don't know about Glamour but Square Body was dubbed by the public...that's my story and I'm sticking to it, at least until somebody disagrees.
Anybody know what the '88 - '98 body style is called? One of my favorites for sure.

I call the 88-98 trucks "metric" because you need to put away all of your SAE tools and break out the metric set. The later squares seemed to be half metric and half SAE so you need both sets of tools.

[Firebirdjones]

Originally Posted by rwhit57

When we refer to fat fendered cars and trucks we are talking generally about some late 30's stuff, most 40's stuff, and some early 50's, wasn't just a Ford thing. Although the 53-56 F100 has some serious fenders. Here ya go.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=237806

Just a ford thing where I come from. Nothing else really resembles "fat fenders" like the 50's ford trucks did, although alot of cars and trucks back in the 30's and 40's had large fenders, the term fat fender wasn't really implied until later. Now it's just generalized with everything from back then, which is a little odd to me.

[slugish]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Regarding the 73-87, as mentioned the 73-80 were called "rounded lines" by GM in some of their sales brochures. This was due to the the softer features of the new styling design that included rounded fender lines.

The "square body" term initially covered the 81-87 era due to the squared shoulder lines, and square headlights. The magazines picked that term up, and applied it to the entire 73-87 generation.

I still call 73-80s rounded line or round eye trucks.

x2 true square bodies are 81-87

[oldmann1967]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

47-54 Advanced design

55-59 Task Force

60-66 C10

67-72 Classic=C/K

73-87 Square Body=C/K/R/V (or "carryover C/K")

88-98 S#!t Box/ C/K = GMT400

99-02 New Body Style/ Silverado = GMT800

03 -07 Cat Eyes/ Silverado = GMT800 mid cycle enhancement

07-12 NEW NEW BODY = GMT900

2014-?= K2XG Premier December 2012!!!
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[Dooley]

I just read through the 1973, 1974, and 1975 Chevy Pickup showroom brochures and not once read the phrase "round bodies".


Not a fan of wrongpedia either.
Anyone that refers to a 1987 C/K model is also wrong. No C/K's built in 1987.
And anyone that belives the 73 2 dr body style ended in 1987 is also wrong. There were still some 2 door, regular cab pickups built in 1988.

[shipma2]

c k r 1500 k10 napco c10 c20 k20 r10 r20 etc.

[BLUE SQUARE]

Originally Posted by Dooley

I just read through the 1973, 1974, and 1975 Chevy Pickup showroom brochures and not once read the phrase "round bodies".


Not a fan of wrongpedia either.
Anyone that refers to a 1987 C/K model is also wrong. No C/K's built in 1987.
And anyone that belives the 73 2 dr body style ended in 1987 is also wrong. There were still some 2 door, regular cab pickups built in 1988.

True that - My 87 is actually an R10

[BigBlocksRule]

When it refuses to start, I call mine everything BUT a squarebody!!!