The square body truck was a microcosm within the greater history of the lovable pickup truck. It was essentially an era where Chevy — and later other auto brands — made trucks that had a square body.
Square Body Trucks are the third generation of Chevrolet and GMC C/K pickups introduced in 1973 and produced for almost 14 years, from 1973 to 1987. Initially named ‘Round-Line’ by the company in 1973 ...
Pickup trucks have been a significant part of the automobile market pretty much since the moment Henry Ford rolled the first Model TT off the production line in 1917. Those first pickups were modified ...
Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since joined his love of driving and riding with storytelling. His voice is full of southern ...
Square bodies were phased out over the course of a few years at the end of the '80s and were replaced by the General's fourth-gen GMT 400 trucks. While the GMT 400 was a pretty big step up in quality, ...
Chevrolet and GMC ended their legendary square body pickup line in 1987, and their square body Suburban and Blazer line a few ...