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| | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 | Just curious, but what was the LAST year that real Chevy Panel trucks, not suburbans were built? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the 67-72 series was the last panel body, supplanted by the van in later series
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | Not counting the 2008 panels, I presume. I went to the local Chevy dealer and checked it out two days ago. Seeing as your question was "real" panel truck, the new HHR panel wouldn't qualify. Bill suggests the 67 - 72 series. Did that series run into the 1973 model year for a very short time? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | 73 was the beginning of a new series, "third gen" C/K, different body, altho similar - the 67-72 "2nd gen" C/K series was the end of the panel, tho there was no doubt some leftover 72's sold in 73 .... and the HHR "panel" is actually a minivan, no panel ever had a sliding side door  Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | The side door on the HHr does not slide, it is a regular door, although it does open up suicide style. To answer the question, the last year for a truck based panel was 1970. There was a Vega based pnal made from '71-'75, though.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 25 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 25 | 1970 last year, last chevy panel. C-10 body series #10905 (1/2 ton) 3,965 mfg; C-20 body series #20905 (3/4 ton) 1,032 mfg. Thereafter, the chevy van. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 273 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 273 | the 67-72 series was the last panel body, supplanted by the van in later series
Bill I heard they stopped making the panel because vans became real popular and there wasn't much more market for panels. I didn't like that very much, but......... 
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 77 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 77 | .... and the HHR "panel" is actually a minivan, no panel ever had a sliding side door Bill I don’t know. I think calling it a mini-van is giving it a little too much credit. My neighbor has an HHR, and I actually think it’s a pretty cool panel... car. Especially for being what it is: a car, ha, ha. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | They say the HHR has "barn door" like a "true" panel but they only show a hatchback. Not on a truck chassis. It ain't no Panel boys.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 85 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 85 | I heard Chevy/GMC stopped making panels after the '70 model year.
Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292 just for GP
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