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Greatest Pickup of All Time
A response I made to another topic led me to
create this new one.
Although my last two trucks were Fords, and we
have a new Super Duty on order, my nomination for
"greatest pickup" is the 72 Chevy.
I think that for quality, ruggedness and timeless
styling it is my top pick.
create this new one.
Although my last two trucks were Fords, and we
have a new Super Duty on order, my nomination for
"greatest pickup" is the 72 Chevy.
I think that for quality, ruggedness and timeless
styling it is my top pick.
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(I guess starting in 71) in moving the bow tie from the hood to the grille and the egg crate grille itself.
I had 165,000 miles on my 70 when I traded it--there wasn't a thing wrong with it, just wanted something newer.
I was just starting out as a Chevy mechanic about then. You can imagine my disappointment when the 73's came out. What a letdown.
Rocles-I too like those late 70s Fords. I had an 80 but would still like to have a good, clean 76-79 (but I'd rather have the 72 Chev):-)
-powerisfun
New is better, crashworthiness, power, comfort, frame stiffness,.....
They can build zoomy new high-tech Corvettes from here to Sunday, but I'd still rather have a 63-67 Stingray. Our new Ford will be nice-looking, comfortable, and safe; but a black 72 Chevy 4x4 would look great cruisin down Rt 66.
How about '53 to '56 Fords? They seem nearly as popular as the '55 to'57 Chevy cars on the hot rod scene.
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
Chevy Silverado.
Uh.....Let me know when that sucker breakes down so I can tow it! LOL!
Seriously, A good choice is the F-1 from Ford in 48. It introduced the world(and GM) to a new truck thnat was dormant since the 30's. Visit any classic car grouping(cruise night) and see all of those gorgeous Fords. Not bashing GM, rather I made my nomination of them earlier....
- ranchero -
Yes, there were early model Fords, (I drove one), a few Dodges, and the occasional Datsun. But nothing could match the sheer "don't even THINK about racing me" look of these old chebbies.
The one I remember MOST:
1969 1/2 ton short bed
de-stroked 400sb
single-stage nitrous (just in case!)
"good-ol-boy" locker (read welded)
don't remember rearend ratio
lowered just enough to level it out
50s on 10" centerline wheels (i think centerline?)
5", 10,000rpm tach on dash
Just too wicked!!
sorry so long a post
keith24
-powerisfun
It's bound to sell!!
2nd 89-91 Chevy dualy - love the lines of the old body style mated with modern grille, interior, and drivetrain
3rd 78? LiL Red Express - cool styling (love it or hate it though) and performance in its day. Could also have been called wanna be semi.
Honorable mention - 91 Syclone - same reasons as Lightning, but can't be used as a truck.
IMHO, Stepsides are a bit of nostalgia. It all goes back to the Model T pickup. Stepsides, Sportsides, and Flaresides are just a way of paying tribute to the "forefathers" of our modern trucks. I just traded a cherry '91 Sportside in for a '99 Silverado Ext. Cab Sportside, and you won't convince me that there's a better looking truck on the road anywhere.
In answer to your Syclone question:
The Syclone was a limited production, s-15 based sport truck. (and i mean SPORT truck)
4.3l turbocharged v-6
all-wheel drive
16" or 17" (can't remember) alloy wheels
factory ground effects/fender flares
factory installed tonneau cover
They went on sale as a 1991 model. You could get them in any color you wanted, as long as that color was BLACK!
I can't quote any hp or performance numbers, but these little trucks would just flat GO!!!
You can probably search the net for GMC Syclone, & find a picture or 2. GMC also built an suv on the same premise as the Syclone, called the Typhoon. Same drivetrain as the truck, but in a 2-door, s-15 jimmy form.
TO ALL: If someone out there can educate me on the Cameo/stepside thing, please do so!! Or on the Syclone description as well! I was trying to quote all of the Syclone stuff from memory.
THANKS!!!
keith24
Stepsides are purely poor utility for a vehicle that is supposed to be utilitarian. I've never thought anything that is a poor functional design (for the ara of the design) is attractive. Non-functional design always looks clumsy, busy, or inadequate, to me. Our "forefathers" and the Model T had an excuse, that's all they knew. But come on, we know better designs now, to give away bed space for some extra/unnecessary curves to honor the past is not my definition of good looking. I personally use ever cubic inch of bed space, and always wish I could have more. Pickups would look better to me if they figured out a way to have more bed space without making it more awkward to drive. But I guess if you don't really use your truck bed, and honoring historic engineering is so important, the minimized beds might look "neato" to you.
I grew up farming in N. Central Arkansas. Driving a truck was a necessity, rather than having something "neato" to drive. Driving a truck wasn't the "status symbol" or the cool thing to do as it is now.
You're preachin' to the choir, gw.
modvptln: The Syclone had a 4.3l motor. I came across an article in Truck Trend back in June. I couldn't remember if it was intercooled or not, but it was.
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