Update Speculation thread

that's what I initially thought, until you see it's got individual lugs rather than a centre cap.

 

The spokes also appear to stay a consistent width for their whole length, unlike the Quests, which fan out as they reach the barrel.

 

They look similar to the wheels on this press photo of a 2000's Silverrado.

 

While we don't need new new body panels for every facelfit, more rounded edges for the 2000s pickup and slightly dated trim pieces on the older generations would fit rather well.

 

so do you think they'll use the same front fascia as the 2000-2006 Roamer for the upcoming 1994-2000 D-Series and probable facelifted H-Series or will it be a different one

 

ooh

 

The new facelifts look nice. If they're from the 2000s though, it's gonna be conflicting. Because it would be strange for a vehicle made in the 70s to still be produced in the 2000s..

 

how about they would actually try to put a facelift on the gran mashall like what some modders did with the roamer parts?

 

'70s? Even the pre-facelift D-Series only started production in 1985.

 

Either way it's an odd choice to keep a 80s body for a 2000 facelift

 

Good thing it's a 1994 facelift then.

 

Not exactly. As previously noted by @CaptainZoll (?), Ford used the same cab and similar bed from 1980 until 1996 (1997 for 3/4 and 1 ton trucks) on their F-Series trucks. GM used the GMT400 platform from 1988 to 1999 with no changes to the cab or bed. You see, it's not all that uncommon for a manufacturer to use one bodystyle of truck for 10+ years in the span of 1980s to early 2000s. Those were vastly different times from today, when trucks were meant for work and didn't have to be styled as cutting-edge vehicles with bodylines of a crossover and change year to year in order to remain "trendy".

 

80's*

but also...

1985 - 2006 with some only some really minor changes. Humvee's are produced even to this day

 

makes a bit more sense.

 

Well, that's a borderline case. The original was actually discontinued in the early '90s when the Cinquecento was launched, production then went on in Poland for the domestic market only for about another decade.

There's countless examples like it. Eastern European countries keeping ancient designs alive well past their prime though doesn't quite count, IMO.

 

Countless examples of cars being produced in developing nations past their prime elsewhere.

A modern example is the Nissan Tsuru in Mexico, only discontinued in the past few years.


Random question, Did 80's and 90's American full size pickup trucks have rear disc brakes on the standard trims IRL?

Asking this because the D Series, Roamer and H Series have all wheel disc brakes standard.

 

I think disc brakes could have been optional but I don't think I have seen any IIRC. My 1992 Suburban has rear drums, and even new Toyota Tacomas still have rear drums. I never really paid enough attention to know for sure if there are rear discs on trucks of that age, but I doubt any had them.