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Neptune, is the '88 Chevy C/K really more ugly than the contemporary F150? I mean, I own one (the F150), and I still find it a little ugly. The C/K, although it did improve quite a bit in '95, it was still a decent looking truck for all of that generation.
Well, I’ll put it like this; when I was growing up, the 1973 through 1986 Chevrolet C/K Series and the last year model 1987 Chevrolet R/V Series pickups were the best selling trucks GM ever had, GM over sold Ford and Dodge in the 1980’s because of that truck. The 1973 through 1987 "Rounded Line" pickups (their nickname) as they were called are also considered the most attractive and brawny of all pickups’ GM has made in it’s long history. Almost 10 Million of them were produced between 1973 and 1987. I loved and still love those trucks. I had gotten attached to it’s look. After all, the truck was produced for a full decade and a half, making it one of GM’s longest production runs. So when GM unveiled it’s replacement, the All-New 1988 C/K Series, its overall outward appearance was to say the least... "Awkward". During it’s first year of production, GM’s (full-size) truck sales dropped.
So I ask you, which one would you prefer?
The 1973 through 1987 "Rounded Line" model, or the All-New 1988 through 1994 model?
My most favorite of all Chevrolet trucks…
The 1973 through 1987 "Rounded Line" Chevrolet C/K and R/V Series
A truck I hated until it’s restyling in 1995.
All-New 1988 through 1994 Chevrolet C/K Series
I just never liked the grille (too plain), the interior was funky and I hated how GM didn’t carry over the sides that flared out on the 1973 through 1987 models. The truck didn’t have a personality about it, like it’s predecessor did. The new 1988 models’ had a cold, uniform look. While the older 1973 through 1987 models’ had a inviting, playful look (A look they still keep to this day).