General Motors lit the afterburners on its light trucks for 1960, with radical new Jet-Age styling and a totally revamped chassis under two-wheel drives. There was no mistaking these trucks for their 1955-’59 Task Force predecessors, as they were lower, wider, and designed with a never-before-seen emphasis on driver convenience and comfort.
Front and center were two massive jet-inspired air intakes that dominated the full-width hood — a styling cue lifted from ’59 Chevrolet cars. The truck’s flat-top or “flying wing” roof was also borrowed from Chervolet’s full-size cars, as was its rearward-angled A-pillar and wraparound windshield.
Beneath the skin, the cab roof was reinforced by an inner panel ribbed for increased rigidity, and there was insulation sandwiched between the layers. The cabs boasted a 26 percent increase in windshield area over…
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