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?

 

Coke bottle from the 1960s.

 

Are you looking for the "Shark" name? The C3s are generaly refered to as Sharks.

tom...

 

Y-Body

 

We are members of the sexy body generation also known as the sharks and C3s!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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

 

Ok, I have been wanting to ask this question for awhile even though it might make me sound stupid.

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,

 

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]

 

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]

 

C3 body style = '68 thru '82

With '77 ending the vertical rear window era and '78 starting the Fastback window era. :cool:

 

For my 95, this is how the vin breaks down:

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