<VV> Body Letters Alphabet soup

[Dave Keillor]

Here's a list I found.  I can't vouch for it's accuracy, but the ones I know
checked out:

Dave Keillor

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GM Passenger Vehicles: 
A - 64-80: RWD Cutlass/Skylark/Chevelle/LeMans/Malibu/Regal/Special
    81-96: FWD Ciera/Century/Celebrity/6000
A Special - 68-80: RWD Coupe Monte Carlo/Grand Prix

B - 62-95:  RWD Delta
88/LeSabre/Caprice/Bonneville/Roadmaster/Parisienne/Catalina/Impala,etc
    92-96: Buick Roadmaster
    94-96: Impala SS

The B-body has always been RWD, and ceased to be produced around December
14th, 1996. The B body Bonneville was discontinued in 1981 and then brought
back as the Parisienne in about '84. 1985 marked the last year for Olds and
Buick RWD B-cars, and the new for '86 FWD models were built on the 'H'
platform, which closely resembled the FWD 'C' cars. B-body wagons continued
past '85; Pontiac was the first to be discontinued ('90??), followed by Olds
('92), then Chevy and Buick early in 1996. 
C - Dn-83: RWD 98/Electra 225
    84-Up: FWD 98/Park Ave

D - Dn-96: RWD Fleetwood/Sedan DeVille/Limo
    85-96: RWD Cadillac

When the 'C' cars went FWD in '85, the rear drive Cadillac Fleetwood
Brougham (renamed only Brougham from '87 -'92) continued to be produced, and
became the D-body. 
E - Dn-94: Toronado/Eldorado/Riviera

F - 67-up: Camaro/Firebird

G - 78-88: RWD Sedan Cutlass/Regal/Malibu/Bonneville
    95-up: FWD Aurora/Riviera
G Special - 81-88: RWD Coupe Cutlass/Regal/Monte Carlo/Grand Prix

I'm sure many Canadians would associate the '80s use of the Bonneville
nameplate with the 'G' platform (4-dr), while 'Parisienne' would grace the
Canadian B-body conterparts. The G body was renamed the Bonneville instead
of the LeMans in 1981. 
H Special (HS body) - 75-80: RWD Starfire/Skyhawk/Sunbird/Monza
H - 85-Up: FWD Bonneville/Delta 88/LeSabre

Pontiac introduced their H-body, the Bonneville, in 1987. 
J - 81-Up: FWD Firenza/Skyhawk/Sunbird/Cavalier/Sunfire/Cimarron

K - 85-Up: FWD Seville
K Special - 84-Up: FWD Deville/Concours

L - 87-96: FWD Corsica/Berretta

M - 85-Up: FWD Chevy Sprint/Geo Metro

N - 85-Up: FWD Calais/Somerset-Skylark/Grand Am

P - 84-88: Fiero
    97-Up: Electric - EV1

P-90 - 97-Up: FWD Malibu/Cutlass

R - Geo Spectrum/Storm

S - 84-Up: Chevy Nova/Geo Prizm

T - 74-85: RWD Chevette/T-1000

U - Lumina APV/Silhouette/Transport

V - 87-93: Allante
    97-Up: RWD Cadillac Catera

W - 88-97/98: FWD (GM-10) Cutlass Supreme/Regal/Grand Prix/Lumina
    97/98-Up: FWD (MS-2000)  Intrigue/Monte Carlo/Grand
Prix/Century/Regal/Impala

X - 62-79: RWD Nova/Omega/Ventura/Apollo/Phoenix (also the original RWD
Seville)
    74: GTO
    ??: F-85, Skylark
    80-85: FWD Omega/Skylark/Phoenix/Citation

When this small Cadillac was introduced in 1975.5, GM made so many changes
to the 'X' chassis that they gave the Seville a K-body designation (GM's
K-car !). The 'K' platform remained a separate entity until about 1991. If I
remember correctly, it was amalgamated with the 'C' cars in '92. The K-cars
had much in common with '80 and up E-cars. 
Y - 53-Up: Corvette

Z - 60-69: Corvair
    90-Up: Saturn