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The General Motors A platform (commonly called A-Body) was a midsize car automobile platform. The A-bodies evolved from rear wheel drive compact cars to front wheel drive midsize sedans over the course of 35 years. The switch in drive layout in 1982 spawned the G-body. In the end, every A-body car line was cancelled, but new nameplates on the GM Epsilon platform have taken their place.1 1961
The first A platform was a "compact" (for the time) platform for the FR layout 1961 Buick Special, Oldsmobile Cutlass, and Pontiac Tempest and RR layout Chevrolet Corvair. It grew through the 1960s and 1970s as a rear wheel drive platform, finally to be discontinued for 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du. High sales, however, kept the platform alive as the re-named G-Body.
2 1982
The first front wheel driveFront wheel drive is the most common form of engine/ transmission layout used in modern automobiles, where the engine drives the front wheels. Rear wheel drive was the traditional standard while four wheel drive is also sometimes used. The history of fron A platform was built from 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du to 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t. This A-Body consisted of 4-Door sedanMercedes-Benz 450SEL 6. 9 is a typical sedan. This article is about the type of car. For other uses of Sedan, see Sedan (disambiguation A sedan car, American English terminology, is one of the most common configurations of the modern automobile, having a, 2-Door sedan and station wagonA station wagon ( United States usage), wagon ( Australian usage) or estate car ( United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. The first station wagons were a product of the age of train travel. bodystyles. It was updated in 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac with a slightly longer wheelbase.
Applications:
- 104.5 in wheelbase:
- 104.9 in wheelbase:
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