In reading the disc brake conversion posts, everyone speaks in terms of A body cars, B body, G body, and F body. I think I know the A body cars, but what do you mean by G, B, and F body cars, with examples. Or is there a site with all the possible models. I will be boneyard hunting in the spring, and I need to know make and model, as I don't know what a B, G, or F body car is.

The factory designates body styles with a letter so internally everyone knows what body style you're talking about without getting all of the various models confused. An example is the B body, that's the full size Pontiac, Buick, Olds, and Chevrolet. Those cars now have a different letter designation as they switched from rear wheel to front wheel drive. An old B body Chevy would be a Caprice, Impala, BeAire, Biscayne, etc. F bodies are Camaros and Firebirds, G bodies are the 78 to 88 Malibu, Grand Prix, LeMans, Regal, Cutlass. The A bodies are our beloved Chevelles, also GTO, Skylarks, Cutlass, LeMans. GM used the A body on the early front wheel drive Celebrity back in 82 if memory serves.

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Here is a chart http://www.johnnasta.com/6898/resources/body-styles.html

You guys are amazing. What a knowledge base. This site is the best. Thanks all.

All El Camino's were considered G-bodies as well, not only the ones from the 80's. My Caprice is a b-body.

And officially (in GM jargon) the '70+ Monte Carlos were designated as G-bodies as well. Weird huh?

Joe

Originally posted by Shawn:
All El Camino's were considered G-bodies as well, not only the ones from the 80's. I'm relatively sure that 64-72 Elkies were A-bodies as well? I know my 69 Fisher manual has no mention of G bodies. Or am I confused?

The G body was actually made a body desigation in 1981. 78-80 Malibus, Monte Carlos, Grand Prixs, Cutlasses, were still considered A bodies.