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The General Motors G platform (also called G-body) was an automobile platform designation used for mid-sized rear-wheel drive cars. It made its first appearance from the 1969 to 1972 model years, adapted from GM's A-body, and reappeared from 1982 to 1988.
The General Motors G platform (also called G-body) designation was used for three different automobile platforms. 1969–1972 GM G platform (RWD) 1982–1988 GM G platform (RWD) 1995–2011 GM G platform (FWD)
Chevrolet's full-size car El Camino: 1959 1987 GM B A-Body G-Body: 5 Coupé utility/pickup vehicle that was introduced in the 1959 model year in response to the success of the Ranchero pickup Kingswood: 1959 1972 GM B: 2 Impala-based top level full-size wagon. The first generation was produced 1959–1960, and the second generation was produced ...
Although the wheelbases on the wagons were longer than the sedans, the architecture matched that of B-body. Check the door inner bottom trim or the rear door cutline. The body letter became 2nd digit of the cowl tag about 1973 and the Buick Estate Wagon is mentioned as the 4BN35 and 4BN45 in the 1976 sales brochure.
Previously, General Motors used the G-body designation for unrelated mid-sized cars. The G-body was based on Cadillac 's K-body architecture. The platform was introduced in 1995 with Buick Riviera 2-door coupe (which moved up from the GM E platform ) and the Oldsmobile Aurora 4-door sedan (a new model that replaced the Riviera-derived Toronado ).
The A-body designation was resurrected in 1964 for a new series of intermediate-sized cars including the Chevrolet Chevelle, Pontiac Tempest, Oldsmobile Cutlass, and Buick Skylark. These later A-bodies underwent a switch in drive layout from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive in 1982. The switch in the drive layout spawned the G-body.
B-body: 1 Full-size car succeeding Wildcat: GSX: 1970: 1972 1 Muscle car: Apollo: 1973 1975 X-body: 1 Compact car: Skyhawk: 1974: 1989 H-body (1975–80) J-body (1982–89) 2 Subcompact car: Somerset: 1984 1987 N-body: 1 Compact car. Renamed "Skylark" in 1987. Reatta: 1987 1991 E-body: 1 Grand tourer coupe and convertible. Park Avenue: 1990 ...
Muscle car, later compact car Executive: 1966 1970 GM B platform: 1 Middle range full-size car Firebird: 1967 2002 GM F platform: 4 Pony car, muscle car Custom S: 1969 1969 1 One year only replacement for Tempest Custom trim Grand Safari: 1971 1978 GM C platform GM B platform: 2 Full-size station wagon Grand Ville: 1971 1975 GM B platform: 1 ...