what does the F in F-body stand for????
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what does the F in F-body stand for????
The F in F-body....what does it stand for???....I hear everybody refer to them as F-body but why F.......if you know ........let us know....or is it just a letter somebody chose to describe it!
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
It doesn't stand for anything actually. Every manufacturer puts a letter on the different platforms, to differentiate them for assembly. But they don't stand for any word. For example, the Corvettes are known as Y bodies, Impalas and Caprices are G bodies (I believe) and Cavalier/Sunfires are J-bodys. All manufacturers do it actually. Someone at the dragstrip was telling me that their Dodge Aspen is known as an f-body on the Chrysler side.
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
It refers to the 4th letter of your cars VIN number. The "F' is the body style. All Camaro and Firebird VIN numbers will have an F as the fourth digit.
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
Thanks guys...you be surprised how many people don't quite know what the F stands for....I being onstae of them.....Reason was...alot of people ask me ..."F-body?"......"What's that stand for?".....
Some people think it stands for Fast!!!....Well good to know its just an id form for GM!!
Thanks!!! <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> F-bodiy.... <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
Some people think it stands for Fast!!!....Well good to know its just an id form for GM!!
Thanks!!! <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> F-bodiy.... <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
Yea each platform is lettered, but I fiantly remeber that the "f body" orignally got the "f" b/c the bodies were made by "Fisher"? I think I heard this somewhere, and I have seen some older camaros and what not that on the door sill had a little plate that said "body by fisher", I duno if this is true or total BS but I figured someone else in here might know.
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
Fast! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by titanium barchetta:
<strong>I'm Impressed John, you drive a GM and your blood is still blue! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
In case ya'll weren't sure what the "F" stands for, let me enlighten you. F ar behind my F ord! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford blows.
<strong>I'm Impressed John, you drive a GM and your blood is still blue! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
In case ya'll weren't sure what the "F" stands for, let me enlighten you. F ar behind my F ord! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford blows.
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
I'm Impressed John, you drive a GM and your blood is still blue! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
In case ya'll weren't sure what the "F" stands for, let me enlighten you. F ar behind my F ord! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
In case ya'll weren't sure what the "F" stands for, let me enlighten you. F ar behind my F ord! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
I saw a History channel special on Firebird a few years back, like a couple years from when 4th gens first came out. Aparently the project name at GM was F-car when they first were starting work on them in 66, so when it came time for body line designation, they called it the F-body.
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by RAGEman:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by titanium barchetta:
<strong>I'm Impressed John, you drive a GM and your blood is still blue! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
In case ya'll weren't sure what the "F" stands for, let me enlighten you. F ar behind my F ord! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford blows.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">WOW! Good one... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by titanium barchetta:
<strong>I'm Impressed John, you drive a GM and your blood is still blue! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
In case ya'll weren't sure what the "F" stands for, let me enlighten you. F ar behind my F ord! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford blows.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">WOW! Good one... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by titanium barchetta:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by RAGEman:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by titanium barchetta:
<strong>I'm Impressed John, you drive a GM and your blood is still blue! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
In case ya'll weren't sure what the "F" stands for, let me enlighten you. F ar behind my F ord! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford blows.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">WOW! Good one... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks. If you don't mind, every time you chime in with a stupid Ford-is-superior comment on a freaking GM forum, I'm going to chime in as well with something equally as lame. Actually, I'll continue to do that whether you mind or not. I don't see any harm in it. Thanks again for the compliment. Oh, and no post would be complete without a few of these:
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by RAGEman:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by titanium barchetta:
<strong>I'm Impressed John, you drive a GM and your blood is still blue! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
In case ya'll weren't sure what the "F" stands for, let me enlighten you. F ar behind my F ord! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford blows.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">WOW! Good one... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks. If you don't mind, every time you chime in with a stupid Ford-is-superior comment on a freaking GM forum, I'm going to chime in as well with something equally as lame. Actually, I'll continue to do that whether you mind or not. I don't see any harm in it. Thanks again for the compliment. Oh, and no post would be complete without a few of these:
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
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Re: what does the F in F-body stand for????
F stands for "F***! What the h*** just blew past my Mustang?" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
Speaking of which, what body style is a new Monte Carlo?
Speaking of which, what body style is a new Monte Carlo?