What body type do I have?
01-25-2002, 11:30 PM
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What body type do I have?
No, this is not a commercial for Special K,
car magazines always talk about various years and body types for cars.
What body type is our C3 cars?
car magazines always talk about various years and body types for cars.
What body type is our C3 cars?
01-26-2002, 02:44 AM
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Re: What body type do I have? (John Dirks)
the c3 bodys are a one of a kind they will never be duplicated to own one is like owning a mona lisa take very good care of it
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Re: What body type do I have? (QikStik)
Y-Body
Where did they come up with the terms for the body types? Y-body, F-body?? :confused: I have yet to make sense of it. At first I thought it had something to do with the letter in the Vin that corresponds to the year but I quickly realized that wasn't true.
Can anybody explain the reasoning behind the terms and the different vehicles that go with each -body style?
Thanks,
01-26-2002, 08:52 AM
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Re: What body type do I have? (sharklover)
Y-body is the platform designation GM gives the car when it is being designed.
Y indicates Corvette
A or G indicates Intermediate Body (Monte Carlo - Grand Prix)
B indicates older Rear wheel drive Full Size ( Bonniville - Caprice )
H indicates newer front wheel drive (Bonniville - Olds 88)
F indicates Camaro - Firebird
There are quite a few more
These are also the letters that are used when looking up a part in the parts books. They also add 2 numbers after the letters to indicate the body style. I am going by memory but I think the number designation was Y87 was a coupe and Y67 was a convertible.
[Modified by Pete79L82, 6:53 AM 1/26/2002]
Y indicates Corvette
A or G indicates Intermediate Body (Monte Carlo - Grand Prix)
B indicates older Rear wheel drive Full Size ( Bonniville - Caprice )
H indicates newer front wheel drive (Bonniville - Olds 88)
F indicates Camaro - Firebird
There are quite a few more
These are also the letters that are used when looking up a part in the parts books. They also add 2 numbers after the letters to indicate the body style. I am going by memory but I think the number designation was Y87 was a coupe and Y67 was a convertible.
[Modified by Pete79L82, 6:53 AM 1/26/2002]
01-26-2002, 09:52 AM
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Re: What body type do I have? (Pete79L82)
Don't look for any deep meaning to the body letter or nos., they just needed some sort of ID.
The first no. of your VIN is 1 which does have a meaning. Chevy No. 1 division of GM. You could claim it means #1 in everything :eek: & let someone try to prove otherwise.
:cheers:
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[Modified by Ganey, 11:53 AM 1/26/2002]
The first no. of your VIN is 1 which does have a meaning. Chevy No. 1 division of GM. You could claim it means #1 in everything :eek: & let someone try to prove otherwise.
:cheers:
:cool:
[Modified by Ganey, 11:53 AM 1/26/2002]
01-26-2002, 02:02 PM
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Re: What body type do I have? (Ganey)
Don't look for any deep meaning to the body letter or nos., they just needed some sort of ID.
The first no. of your VIN is 1 which does have a meaning. Chevy No. 1 division of GM. You could claim it means #1 in everything :eek: & let someone try to prove otherwise.
:cheers:
:cool:
[Modified by Ganey, 11:53 AM 1/26/2002]
The first no. of your VIN is 1 which does have a meaning. Chevy No. 1 division of GM. You could claim it means #1 in everything :eek: & let someone try to prove otherwise.
:cheers:
:cool:
[Modified by Ganey, 11:53 AM 1/26/2002]
the first "1" stands for USA.
Then the "G" for GM
then the next "1" is for Chevrolet
"YY" for Corvette
2 is for coupe, 3 for convertible
