The B platform (also known as the B body) is a full-size, rear-wheel drive, body-on-frame car platform, that was produced by General Motors (GM) from 1926 to 1996. Originally made for Oldsmobile and Buick, all of General Motors's five main passenger car makes would use it at some point. B-body cars made up Chrysler's midsize offerings, wheelbase lengths ranging between 115 and 118 inches, and were considered a more premium car in both amenities and performance. Steve has found.
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The B platform or B-body was the name of two of Chrysler 's midsize passenger car platforms - at first rear-wheel drive, from 1962 through 1979; and the later, unrelated front-wheel drive platform, used by the Eagle Premier / Dodge Monaco, from 1988 through 1992. The GM B-Body: Large and in Charge View Gallery 37 Photos This fullsize 1989 Pontiac Safari B-body wagon was built by Three Pedals and has a 5.3-liter LS swap with a six-speed manual. The big B-body just looked happier in its new role by 1980, and it was well on its way to becoming the Chevy "Box" legend it is today. The irony of my (admittedly flawed) theory is that the "traditional" 1980 design was more aerodynamic and a full 100-lbs lighter than the "progressive" 1977 model. Mopar B-Body Muscle Cars From Holley's Moparty Road Runners, Chargers, Super Bees, Belvederes, and Polaras ruled the performance world in the 1960s. Holley put them all in one place just for.
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The GM B-Body: A Love Song In B Major By Len Peters - Posted on July 12, 2011 I grew up a car nut, from a long line of car nuts and I consider myself the world's leading authority on the GM B Body of 1977-1996. Why is this, you may ask? Well, my family had the unique experience of owning and operating a fleet of taxi cabs. If you were to rattle off the top ten greatest muscle cars, Mopar's B-body would account for quite a few entries. Introduced in 1962, the intermediate-sized platform underpinned legendary muscle machines—names like Road Runner, Charger, GTX, Daytona, Superbird, Coronet, and many others.Sadly, the muscle car era ended by the mid-1970s amid a perfect storm of rising insurance rates, new. The Plymouth B-body series ultimately comprised four cars with nearly identical outward appearances (differing only in trim package, drive train and accessories). These were the Belvedere, Satellite, GTX and Road Runner. The Superbird was a Road Runner with an extended nose and a high-mounted rear wing. Ever wonder what the rarest of the B body cars for 1970 is? Here's your answer and you even get to go for a drive in it! 1970 Coronet R/T Convertible 426 Hem.
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Body Style: 2-Door Fastback Trim Levels: Barracuda 1967-69 Plymouth Barracuda Body Styles: 2-door Fastback, 2-Door Convertible, 2-Door Notchback Trim Levels: Barracuda, Super Stock, 'Cuda 1963-66 Dodge Dart Body Styles: 2-Door Sedan, 2-Door Hardtop, 2-Door Convertible, 4-Door Sedan, 4-Door Wagon Trim Levels: 170, 270, GT 1967-69 Dodge Dart The Chrysler B Body - Late 60 street beasts from Dodge and Plymouth.Perhaps one of the most exciting periods in automotive history was during the production.
22 Messages 76 C 1994 White Roadmaster Sedan - parked a dozen years Nov 2, 2023 chaosk1964 B-Body Tech Forums All aspects of working on your B-Body. Everything B-Body! Threads 12 Messages 46 W Moldings Sep 20, 2022 wmlbdmfpf B-Body Generations Different eras of B-Body cars. We can make divisions later as traffic builds. Pre-1972 B-Body Threads 9 The A body was for Chevrolet and Pontiac, the B body was for Oldsmobile and Buick while the C body was for the Cadillac, big Buick and sometimes the big Oldsmobile. We also know that the 1948 Cadillac and "Futuramic" 98 used a brand new C body and that the original 1949 Olds 88 was on the Chevy A body.
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GM continued to use the B body designation for full-size, rear-wheel drive cars until 1996. The Chevy Bel Air, Buick LeSabre, Chevy Impala, and Pontiac Bonneville were all built on the B body platform in this era. GM Introduced the C Body in 1931 In 1931, GM Introduced the C body. The C body would continue as a long wheelbase RWD car until 1984. This video shows all the B-body Mopars from the latest 2023 Chrysler Nationals car show. I will show you the most popular B bodies like the Charger, GTX, Roa.
