by "Pickup_man" (zekeh)
Published 12/04/2017 at 10:37
by "Pickup_man" (zekeh)
Published 12/04/2017 at 10:37
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Inspired by Urambo Tauro’s post the other day about NBS/OBS Nomenclature, and as a die hard pickup enthusiast myself, I took it upon myself to
start
a list of pickup trucks, and the common names for which they are known.
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I don’t know all of the common names, so if and when I leave some out let me know and I’ll do my best to update the list.
For the sake of this list we’ll stick to popular American market pickups. These are also just general generation descriptors/names, and do not include special models such as the Lightning, Little Red Express, SRT-10 etc.
Buckle up, because here we go.
Edit: For clarity, the description is below the picture, some have two pictures. In those cases the description below applies to both.
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I’ll start in 1948 as I don’t know much about the years before then. There are several different body styles but I don’t know what they’re usually called.
1948-1950:
Bonus Built Ford (Ford’s own slogan for the truck at the time), Fat Fender Ford (Fat Fender Ford is more broad and usually refers to Ford trucks from 1948-1956), First Generation
1951-1952:
Shark nose/shark mouth, Fat Fender Ford, First Generation
1953-1956:
Fat Fender Ford, Second Generation
1957-1960:
Third Generation
1961-1966:
Fourth Generation. A subset of this generation, some 61-63 trucks are referred to as the Unibody, due to the cab and bed being one unit instead of two.
1967-1972:
Bump side, Fifth Generation
1973-1979:
Dent side, Sixth Generation
From here Ford used the same basic body from 1980-1998, but there was enough variation for each “face lift” to get it’s own designation
1980-1986:
Bullnose, Seventh Generation
1987-1991:
Bricknose, Eighth Generation
Here’s where some things split apart for Ford.
1992-1996 (F-150), 1992-1997 (F-250), 1992-1998 (F-350):
Old Body Style Ford, OBS Ford, Ninth Generation
1997-2003 (F-150) 2004 (F-150 Heritage) and that one odd year 1998 (F-250):
Jellybean Ford, Aero Ford, 2 Valve (in reference to the 2 valve 5.4L V8 that was common in these trucks), 10th Generation (F-150)
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1999- (mid year) 2003 F-250/F-350 Super Duty:
First generation Super Duty. The 7.3 Super Duty (in reference the 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel V8)*
*The 7.3 Powerstroke was not the first 7.3 diesel available in a Ford, preceding the 7.3 Powerstroke was the 7.3 IDI, which came in turbo and non-turbo variants. A non-turbo 6.9L IDI came before the 7.3 IDI. It’s common to hear trucks referred to as IDI Fords, which includes all diesel Ford trucks from 1983-1994.
(mid year) 2003-2007 F-250/F-350 Super Duty Pickups:
The 6.0, 6 point no, garbage, trash, etc. This was the generation of Super Duty to come with the 6.0L Powerstroke Diesel V8. The facelift from the 7.3 truck was very minor, mostly consisting of a grill, different headlights, a badge on the door, and an updated interior. The 6.0L Powerstroke earned a reputation as one of the worst motors Ford ever made*, which is enough to give this particular year range of truck its own designation.
*With money and aftermarket support the flaws in the 6.0 can be corrected, making for a strong reliable engine.
2008-2010 F-250/F-350 Super Duty Pickups:
Second Generation Super Duty, the 6.4 (again in reference to the new 6.4L Powerstroke Diesel V8)
2011-2016 F-250/F350 Super Duty Pickups:
Third Generation Super Duty, the Scorpion Super Duty (Ford dropped the International Powerstroke Diesels for a new in-house design code named the Scorpion) the 6.7 Super Duty
Reverting Back now to the F-150
2004-2008 F-150:
11th gen, The 3 valve (due to the changeover from the 2 valve 5.4 to the 3 valve 5.4)
2009-2014 F-150:
12th gen
2015-Current F-150:
13th Gen. No designations as of yet. (can we start calling them the Aluminator?)
Ford obviously had other pickups in the past such as the Ranger, Ranchero,
Econoline, and Courier, but apart from generational designations, I haven’t heard any special designations for these trucks. Please let me know if you have.
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Admittedly I know much less about Chevy/GMC trucks than I do Ford, so there are bound to be some mistakes so correct me where I’m wrong, but I’ll do the best I can. Again, I’ll start where my knowledge begins.
1941-1947:
AK Series
1947-1954:
Advanced Design
1955-1959:
Task Force (Chevy) Blue Chip Series (GMC)
Some 1958/59 Chevrolet trucks are referred to as the Apache. These trucks feature dual headlights, compared the single headlights of the Task Force Trucks. IIRC the Apache was also a fleet side pickup (the first one) where the Task Force was the traditional step side.
Here I get a little lost as Chevy/GMC used the same body between 1960-1966, but a significant facelift in the 1962 model year was enough to create different designations.
1960- 1962:
Apache (Chevrolet) K-series (GMC), First Generation
1962-1966:
First Generation, C-10
A clarification is needed here as GM officially designated the 1960 and later trucks as the C/K series (C referring to 2wd, K to 4wd), with the 1960-1966 being the first generation C/K series. This however is not a list of official designations, it is a list of what these truck are commonly called by enthusiasts. In general, the early trucks of this generation (distinguished by the two large “nostrils” on the hood are referred to as Apaches, where as the later trucks are referred to as a C-10 (regardless of whether or not they were a K series truck or a heavier duty truck which were officially designated C/K 20, 30 etc.
1967-1972:
Second Generation, C-10*
*While the generation before is commonly called C-10 as well, and GM continued to use the C/K designation for this generation of truck, and several generations after, 99 percent of the time when someone refers to a C-10 these are the trucks they’re talking about. Once again, regardless of whether or not it is or isn’t an actual C-10 (vs C-20, K-10, K-20 etc.)
1973-1987:
The Squarebody. Here we come to one of GM’s long running favorites, while there were face lifts throughout these years Squarebody generally refers to every GM truck built within these years. Breaking this down into subsets;
1973-1980:
First generation Squarebody,
1981-1987:
Second generation Squarebody. (Side note: I feel like there’s more? Maybe I’m confusing face lifts with trim levels?)
As another subset the diesel Squarebodies are commonly referred to as the 6.2 Chevy/6.2 Squarebody/six-two.
1988-1998:
GMT400, CK Series*
Diesel trucks are usually referred to as the 6.5/six-five, commonly referring to the 6.5L Turbo Diesel. The 6.5 was also available as a non turbo early on, but was fairly uncommon. The 6.2 was also available early on, but 6.2 is generally used in reference to the Squarebody trucks.
*The C/K series was used by GM from 1960-1998, however the 1988-1998 are the most common GM trucks referred to as the CK Series.
For 1999-2006 GM used the same platform (GMT800) and body from 1999-2006, but a face lift in 2003 was enough to earn it it’s own designation.
1999-2002 (Chevy):
GMT800, First gen Silverado (first generation to use Silverado as a model, not a trim level)
1999-2006 (GMC):
GMT800, First gen Sierra (first generation to use Sierra as a model, not a trim level)
2003-2006 (Chevy):
Cat eye, Angry eye, GMT800
2007-2013:
GMT900
2014-Current:
No known designations. Edit: From Save the V8s:
K2XX
(platform) or
K2's.
Chevy/GMC have also produced several other pickups with multiple generations, however I haven’t heard of any designations for these trucks outside of the generational descriptors. These trucks include the El-Camino, S-10, S-15, Sonoma, Avalanche, Colorado, and Canyon. We should also include the Cadillac Escalade EXT, which was built on the GMT900 platform.
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I know even less about Dodge than I do about Chevy, but I’ll list the few that I know.
Power Wagon:
Power Wagon is generally used to refer to the flat fendered military style trucks built from 1945-1971. Also called the Flat Fendered Power Wagon, or FFPW. Power Wagon was also used as a designation on civilian style trucks as well, but Power Wagon is usually used to describe the flat fender military trucks.
1961-1971:
Sweptline
D-100:
Although Dodge used the D-100 designation from 1961-1980, I commonly hear D-100 being used to refer to trucks from 1972-1980. Like GM Dodge had their D series designating 2wd, and the W series designating 4wd, however most trucks of this era seem to be referred to as D-100's.
Similar to the long running Squarebody Dodge used the same body from 1972-1993, however for MY 1981 they face lifted the truck, and changed to the Ram model name.
1981-1993:
First Generation Ram
1989 saw another monumental update, which has had such an effect as to create a separate designation for Dodge/Ram pickups altogether. The Cummins Turbo Diesel. Due to the legendary status of the Cummins inline 6, 1989-1993 Dodge trucks equipped with this engine are simply referred to as the First Generation Cummins, losing the Dodge and Ram nameplates altogether. This trend has carried on to this day, with the Cummins equiped trucks being referred to as X generation Cummins trucks instead of the Dodge or Ram makes and models that they are.
The Cummins engine has enough of a presence in Dodge truck enthusiasts, and pickup enthusiasts in general to create it’s own designators beyond just the First or Second generation Cummins. There’s the 12 valve, aka 6bt, generally referring to years 1993-1997, the 24 valve second gen (1998-2001), the 24 valve 3rd gen from 2002-2010. All of these are also commonly lumped under the designator 5.9, or Five-Nine Cummins. From there we go to the 6.7, or Six-Seven Cummins which has been used since 2010.
1994-2001:
This was a major turning point for Dodge, creating the first true status symbol pickup and upending the pickup industry as we know it, yet I haven’t heard any designations or nicknames for this generation of truck. Edit: From Jim Z:
BR (Ram 1500) BE (Ram HD)
2002-2008 (2009 HD trucks):
I don’t know any designations or nicknames for these trucks. There was a face lift in 2006, but again I do not know any common names for these trucks. Edit: From Jim Z:
DR (Ram 1500) DH (Ram HD)
2009-2018 (2010-2018 HD):
No known names. Edit: From Jim Z:
DS (1500) DJ (HD)
Like other listed above Dodge has produced other pickups but outside of generational designations I do not know any names to which they are commonly referred. These pickups include the D-50/Ram 50 (built by Mitsubishi), Rampage, A-100, and Dakota. Chrysler also produced Plymouth variations of these trucks, the Arrow (D-50) and the Scamp (Rampage).
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Toyota doesn’t seem to have many designators beyond simple model names and generational descriptors.
Toyota Pickup:
Usually referring to the small Toyota trucks from the 80's/early 90's. Sometimes refered to as Hilux, although the Hilux was never sold in the American market.
T-100:
Toyota’s mid sized truck from 1992-1996
The Tundra and Tacoma usually aren’t referred to as anything beyond 1st gen, 2nd gen etc.
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Like Toyota Nissan hasn’t had a continuously running model line long enough to earn any special names.
Hardbody:
An unofficial designator given to the D-21 trucks produced from 1985-1997.
Frontier:
1997-2004 First Gen, 2008-2018 Second Gen
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Datsun has only had a few trucks produced in the American market, thus they’re only referred to as their model names/numbers.
620:
1973-1979
720:
1980-1991
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Like the other Japanese manufactures Mazda has only had a handful of models, each of which have had their own names/numbers.
The REPU: 1974-1977 Mazda B1800 series pickups powered by the 13b rotary engine. The B-1800 was also sold under the Ford Courier name.
B2000: 1986-1993
1993-1997:
B2300, The Mazda Ranger
1998-2012:
B3000, B4000, The Mazda Ranger
If you made it through all of that thank you! I know not everything got pictures, but the ones that were left out most people should be fairly familiar with. If I left anything out, or there’s anything you want me to add let me know!
"deprecated account" (savethei4s)
12/04/2017 at 10:51, STARS: 0
The current generation of GM trucks sits on the K2XX platform, and don’t forget about the GMT900 Chevy Avalanche/Cadillac EXT!
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
12/04/2017 at 10:52, STARS: 1
Yes, but do people call them that though? I’ve never heard of anyone referring to a K2XX truck. As for the Avalance/EXT, people just call those the Avalance and EXT. I will go back and add them to the list though thanks!
"jimz" (jimz)
12/04/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 1
Dodge/Ram:
1994-2002: BR/BE (Ram/Ram HD)
2003-2008: DR/DH (Ram/Ram HD)
2009+: DS/DJ (ditto)
"deprecated account" (savethei4s)
12/04/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 0
It’s not nearly as common as the other designations, but I’ve heard them called K2XXs or just K2s before.
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
12/04/2017 at 10:55, STARS: 0
Thanks! Will add.
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
12/04/2017 at 10:58, STARS: 1
Sounds good, will add.
"jimz" (jimz)
12/04/2017 at 11:05, STARS: 1
there’s others (IIRC the ‘03-08 was DR/DH/D1/DC/DM) but the others were things like export, chassis cab, and I think DM was the Sterling/Freightliner Bullet which existed for like one model year. not really germane to your post so not really worth including.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
12/04/2017 at 11:06, STARS: 0
(Might want to rearrange some of those pics, so that they’re consistently either before or after their respective descriptions.) Aside from that though, awesome post!
I really enjoy those informal nicknames, like squarebody, dentside, etc. It rolls off the tongue so much easier than alphabet soup. (But I still like using that alphabet soup in a technical context, like using a GMT number to simultaneously refer to an entire generation of pickups and SUVs from different GM brands all at once.)
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
12/04/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 0
Everything is showing up OK for me, the descriptions are below the pictures. Some have multiple pictures where the description below applies to both. I’ve added a short clarification at the beginning describing this.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
12/04/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 0
Good stuff! I had some difficulty associating the correct captions with their photos, but figured it out in the end.
Just my $0.02 on Toyotas: Toyota offered a compact or mini truck in the form of the Pickup (rest of world markets: Hilux) and though I don’t know the first year of sales in the US, it sold up until 1995. In ‘95, it was replaced with the Tacoma, a softer and more comfortable version that’s still sold today.
Toyota’s first attempt at a full-size or half-ton pickup was the T100 (USA 1996-98), which shared most components with the Pickup/Hilux but was just taller and wider. It was replaced with the Tundra (1999-pres) which was a complete departure from the Pickup/Hilux/T100 platform.
Unsure how much detail you’re interested in as this post focuses only on full-size trucks, so maybe the Pickup/Hilux isn’t really relevant.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
12/04/2017 at 11:19, STARS: 1
Oh, my bad. I accidentally read “Fat Fender Ford” as “FLAT Fender Ford” and thought it was supposed to be in reference to that light blue one (which I now realize is a ’58), and that misunderstanding jumbled up the order for me.
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
12/04/2017 at 11:24, STARS: 1
Yeah, I added a note to hopefully help with that.
I’ve got the Toyota’s in there!
It’s mainly full sized trucks because those are really the only ones that have gotten special names, ie: Squarebody, Dentside etc. Apart from the Nissan Hardbody I haven’t heard of any small trucks with special names. The small trucks are still listed at the end of their respective manufactures, but I didn’t break them out because I haven’t heard an S-10 called anything other than an S-10.
"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
12/04/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 1
I tend to call the 1993-2001: “1st gen Modern Style Ram,” but I think this is just me.
"BigBlock440" (440-4bbl)
12/04/2017 at 14:51, STARS: 0
The Ram’s I’ve just seen referred to by generation (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th). There’s also the sweptside trucks of the late 50's:
The Fleetsides of the same period:
The stepsides, or Utilines:
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
12/04/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 0
That’s generally how I refer to them too. I just find it a little funny how Dodge never seemed to attain any enthusiast type names like bumpside, dentside, squarebody etc.
I debated the fleetside/stepside thing but in the end decided to leave it out as it doesn’t really describe a generation of truck, but rather what type of bed it has. There were certainly a few trucks where a fleetside bed was a major defining feature (the Apache for one).
"ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied." (theplasticone)
12/04/2017 at 16:40, STARS: 0
Datsun truck variants predating the 720/Nissan Datsun:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun_Truck
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After that, as Nissan:
Nissan Datsun (720)
Hardbody (D21)
Frontier/Navara (D22, to 2004; “first generation” Frontier)
Titan (A60, until 2016)
Frontier/Navara (D40, current USDM and overseas second generation)
Titan/Titan XD (H61/Y62, current USDM second generation)
Navara (D23/NP300, current overseas third generation)
Frontier (?????, future USDM third generation)
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
12/04/2017 at 16:48, STARS: 0
I left out a lot of Nissan/Datsun trucks because they’re either very uncommon, or so common that everyone knows what they are and they don’t have any special nicknames. I also kept to to USDM, which is why the Navara isn’t listed.
"BigBlock440" (440-4bbl)
12/05/2017 at 10:36, STARS: 1
Ah, I see, not just nicknames, and they were concurrent.
"Rykilla303" (rykilla303)
12/05/2017 at 16:59, STARS: 0
Fun GM squarebody fact... C was 2wd, K was 4wd, Odd numbers were GMCs, even was Chevy
Chevys: C10, K10, C20, K20, etc
GMCs: C15, K15, C25, K25, etc
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
12/05/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 0
I knew the C/K difference, didn’t know the odd/even number thing though, good to know! That would explain my confusion between the S-10 and S-15, I always thought they were both Chevys.