What and why is a slant-nose?

[ck5566]

Originally Posted by RodnRudy

I'm so enamored with my "Slant nose" 68 I had T shirts made of a caricature pic a fella did for me. He's a retired graphic artist and I sold him my last rod, a 49 Ford F1 pickup.

The little cartoon drawing does look "Kool" but in my opinion the hood still looks too much like 69-72's hoods. just my .02 cents

[Sicklajoie]

I definitely like the 67-68 look the best, especially with the white nose.

[CK67]

Is the radiator support the same for both styles? Have a 67 with rotted radiator support buddy has one for a 71 hope it fits save some money.

[Radford46]

Ok, first time poster here, like this site, but remember reading that car designer Harry Bradley designed the 1967 pickup and especially the slant nose. He had also designed the first series of Hotwheels in 1968. From what I have read he got pissed when Chevy decided to change the slant nose in 1969 and quit Chevy and went back to Hotwheels.

[68bowtie]

Originally Posted by CK67

Is the radiator support the same for both styles? Have a 67 with rotted radiator support buddy has one for a 71 hope it fits save some money.

nope

[hewittca]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Picky over a drawing and y'all didn't even notice I posted a pic of a 67/68 hood stuffed behind a 69-72 grill? :p

I think we need more pics and info on that truck?! That is definitely the first time I've seen that done.

Originally Posted by Radford46

Ok, first time poster here, like this site, but remember reading that car designer Harry Bradley designed the 1967 pickup and especially the slant nose. He had also designed the first series of Hotwheels in 1968. From what I have read he got pissed when Chevy decided to change the slant nose in 1969 and quit Chevy and went back to Hotwheels.

Now that is the type of information I was interested in, thanks for sharing! I wish there was some way to see some of the initial design ideas while they were developing this generation of trucks.

Originally Posted by jocko

I do believe the drawing is incorrect (71-72 bumper on the 69 and 70 pic) and a 71 grille surround has the black stripe perimeter, 72 does not (they're not identical). To this day, you can't buy a repop correct 70 grille or a correct 71 surround - and this can add to the confusion as 69 repops are usually listed as 69-70 and 72 grille surrounds are listed as 71-72.

I noticed those things too after I posted it. I edited the original version to illustrate this. I also noticed the 67/68 was missing the turn signals, so I added those. And yes 67ChevyRedneck, we are being that picky over a drawing.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by hewittca

I think we need more pics and info on that truck?! That is definitely the first time I've seen that done.

Kevin built it, it's project "Low Buck." Kevin has amazing skills and has provided a ton of how to's on this site (most famously how to shorten a longbed) over the years. Unfortunately for us his tastes have changed and he's moved on to different toys.





http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...w+buck&page=19

If you search his board name, he has a thread somewhere dedicated on how to do the hood. It's a lot of difficult work.

[factorystock]

After the '64-'66 "truck look", Chevy went back again to styling hues of the car line. The "elongated and taller" car styling is very evident in the '48-'54, '55-'59 and '67-'72 truck. The '66 Olds rounded fenders, curved bottom and sharp edge top windshield corners and slanted hood are obvious giveaways. Its common knowledge that GM management changed the hood design in '69 to give these pickups a more "truck look".

[dazza]

Originally Posted by special-K

I like 'em all. C'mon boys, why be so picky? We have 6 years of trucks here, all relatively the same style and they all look better than anything built since... in almost 40 years!! I guess if you prefer blondes you would kick a knock dead gorgeous brunette outta bed for eatin' crackers

doesn't matter the color of her hair, I don't like crumbs in the bed of my truck!