What would cars be like?

[Supercharged111]

I thimk it was more marketing than anything else

I dunno, trucks have gotten more and more luxurious over the years. I hadn't considered them filling the role of a Caprice or something bigger.

 

[Doug Chahoy]

I dunno, trucks have gotten more and more luxurious over the years. I hadn't considered them filling the role of a Caprice or something bigger.

What is the least common truck that is on the road nowdays? A regular cab 8 foot bed! SUVs and crew cabs based on the full size platform have replaced the Caprices, Coupe de Ville and the rest

 

[DRIVEN]

 

[5spdCab]

forget the big cars, now many have transplanted their butts to full size pickups and full size SUV's..

Don't you mean "oversized pickups and SUV"s"? My feeling is that C10, C20, F100, F150, F250's of the 70's and early 80's were what a full size was supposed to be. Today's full size makes them look small.

 

[KCP]

They all grew in size:

You'll see the same parking a '70 Challenger next to a 2020 one or any F-Body GM model then and now.
Even the 2nd Gen 2500 RAM I used to drive was small against a new one and that was the biggest you want to drive on European roads.

 

[motorheadmike]

They all grew in size:

You'll see the same parking a '70 Challenger next to a 2020 one or any F-Body GM model then and now.
Even the 2nd Gen 2500 RAM I used to drive was small against a new one and that was the biggest you want to drive on European roads.

They had to get bigger, because they got more powerful - because everything around them did the same. It was to avoid dying.

I am pleased with the way things turned out. The original muscle cars were relative turds by comparison to what we have today.

 

[pontiacgp]

They had to get bigger, because they got more powerful - because everything around them did the same. It was to avoid dying.

I am pleased with the way things turned out. The original muscle cars were relative turds by comparison to what we have today.

I never thought a turd could be so appealing...

 

[fleming442]

1967 Pontiac GTO Drive - Motor Trend

At the outset of 1966, the GTO brand management team at Pontiac Motor Division (PMD) had a big problem on its hands. Read on to learn more about the 1967 Pontiac GTO drive in this classics article brought to you by the automotive experts at Motor Trend.

www.motortrend.com

SPECIFICATIONS
Engine 400.0-cu-in/6554cc OHV V-8, 1x4-bbl Rochester Quadrajet carburetor
Power and torque (SAE gross) 360 hp @ 5100 rpm, 438 lb-ft @ 3600 rpm
Drivetrain 4-speed manual RWD
Brakes front: vented disc, rear: finned drum
Suspension front: control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar; rear: live axle, coil springs
Dimensions L: 206.6 in, W: 74.4 in, H: 55.0 in
Weight 3650 lb
Performance 0-60 mph: 4.9 sec, quarter mile: 14.21 sec @ 102.97 mph, 60-0 mph: 186 ft (Motor Trend, January 1967, test car equipped with Royal Pontiac Bobcat kit)
Price when new "No purchase necessary to win" ($3764.19)

 

[motorheadmike]

I never thought a turd could be so appealing...

Dude, we drive G-bodies... some serious turds. But, we love them.