GM Cutting Number of Vehicle Platforms and Engines by Half by 2018

[Berean]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

That magazine cover should be on the wall of every GM executive's office, along with a picture of the Cimmaron.

Embarrassments like these should never be forgotten and should never happen again.

I dunno. That second one there has a luggage rack. Clearly different.

[rarebird]

I was going to mention that they did this back in the mid/late 80s as well.. all American manufactures did something to this extent... I recall all (dare i say the word) fords had the same style interiors. as well as power trains. it actually kept the comapanies alive back then when foreign manufactures were dominant.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by Berean

I dunno. That second one there has a luggage rack. Clearly different.

That reminds me ... has anyone ever seen luggage strapped to the luggage rack on the trunk of a car?

[5thGenOwner]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

That reminds me ... has anyone ever seen luggage strapped to the luggage rack on the trunk of a car?

Nope, never! My dad's '85 5.0 mustang gt convertible had one of those sad pseudo-spoilers.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

That reminds me ... has anyone ever seen luggage strapped to the luggage rack on the trunk of a car?

Had one on my 85 Cavalier, used it several times on trips. It came in handy when the wife bought more than we could fit in the car.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

The 4.3L in the Silverado is simply embarrassing, as is the 4.8L in the LT model.

Actually the 4.3 V6 was a very good engine in the full sized trucks for a long time I had 3 of them in full sized trucks and two in S-10 blazers it was a 350 small block with two missing cylinders. Same bore and stroke. Decent power and torque. But fuel mileage wasn't the best. They need a new design for the trucks now.