67-72 Development/Concept Photos Galore!

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Originally Posted by cleszkie

I'm not sure how the full-size conceptual models are made these days. I'm guessing its through the use of CAD and huge CNC-type machines to carve out the shapes. However, back in the day, these guys were frickin' artists! Shaping the models out of massive blocks of clay by hand. True craftsmanship.

I agree! Going through all these photos, I couldn't help but imagine how fun it must have been working out these designs with just some paper, pencils, rulers, and clay. Some things certainly were simpler back then.

Originally Posted by Sicklajoie

Funny how 69 trucks are rolling down the line with 68 Caprices alongside.

That is interesting. Maybe this was taken in the transition period and the trucks were updated first, so these are very early '69 pickups and very late '68 Caprices.

Originally Posted by geunther

Pretty good attention to detail. The "2" at the beginning of the license plate designates the City of Cheyenne (County Seat). And its a Cheyenne Super model.

I would have never known that, and I'm sure most people looking at that photo wouldn't either! That is a cool detail, thanks for pointing it out.