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| | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 10 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 10 | Why do some of the pivtures I have seen of 54, 3600 pickups have a back window with two corner windows and others just have one back window like mine? Is it a difference in models?
Pat
Pat originally from Canada now a transplant in Eastern KY.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 | The ones with the corner windows was a "Deluxe Cab", also known as a five window. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Five window cabs could be had without the "Deluxe" option also. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 10 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 10 | Thank-you for clearing that up for me.
Pat
Pat originally from Canada now a transplant in Eastern KY.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 | Kysmiley, I was referring to a GM brochure about the "Deluxe Cab" and the corner windows. I guess Cletus knows more than GM did when they put out the brochure! Go here to see brochure! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
GM (and Cletis) knew quite well about RPO 387, Rear-Corner Windows (only the windows), available for all cab models. Of course, this RPO would not be selected if you ordered RPO 390, De Luxe Cab and Equipment (RPO 390 had a slightly different name in later years, but it was still one of the options for obtaining a 5-window cab).
Tim
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
A better question is: why do most people call it a 5-window cab?
If you have the rear corner windows option on an Advance-Design truck:
in 1948, you'd have a 7 window cab;
in 1952, you'd have a 9 window cab; and,
in 1954, you'd have an 8 window cab. Go figure?
Tim
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | Just because it is glass does not mean it is called a window. There are either one or two WINDSHIELDS, none or two VENTS, and finally two side/two corner/and one rear WINDOW or just the two side and one rear window. Now matter how you count that it comes to either three or five windows. When you look through a telescope your looking through glass but you don't call it a window. It ended a lot of confusion when you needed a side glass replaced that you could tell the parts people that you needed either a window or a vent.
Evan
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
That seems a reasonable explanation - windows rather than panes (OK) and forget about the front windshield(s) because it is not a window (OK). Thanks.
If the windshield is not a window in the cab; and you just look at the rest of the cab (forget about the doors - they are not part of the cab part number), then it would seem you would have a one window cab or a three window cab?
Tim
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | This naming convention goes way back look at 32 Fords, 3-window and 5-window coupes they have been designated that way forever. | | |
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