73-87 Development/Concept Photos

[rwhit57]

Neat post. Wind tunnel tests? I can hear the engineer now. "Yep it stops the wind really well" There may have been tests but I'm not sure if it was to make it aerodynamic.

[Hiluxxulih]

I getting a huge 1978 ford f150 resemblance in the 9th picture .

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Hiluxxulih

Neat post , the production of a vehicle is mind boggling with having to make presses and dies for all the production processes .

Yes it is; for every new part (and subcomponent). There's usually about 1000 to 2000 new parts for a mid cycle enhancement, and closer to 7000 - 10,000 for a ground up.

Each one requires a "Plan for every part"! (Design, release, validation, sourcing, tooling, delivery logistics and dunnage, service, etc).

K

[Hiluxxulih]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Yes it is; for every new part (and subcomponent). There's usually about 1000 to 2000 new parts for a mid cycle enhancement, and closer to 7000 - 10,000 for a ground up.

Each one requires a "Plan for every part"! (Design, release, validation, sourcing, tooling, delivery logistics and dunnage, service, etc).

K

Hats off to the people that do that

[esbstuff]

I wonder how many hours of my life would have been saved if GM had used this hood/fender/cowl design...

I would have loved this change!

I also like what appears to be a crash portion in the lower fenders.