GM B-body

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The GM B-body was a full-size, rear-wheel-drive automobile platform used by General Motors for many of its large sedans and coupes from the mid-20th century through the 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf General Motors vehicle platform ⓘ
automobile platform ⓘ
alsoKnownAs GM B platform ⓘ
bodyStyleSupported 2-door coupe ⓘ
4-door sedan ⓘ
4-door station wagon ⓘ
category GM B platform ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
driveLayout rear-wheel drive ⓘ
endUseDate 1996 ⓘ
engineConfiguration V6 (later years) ⓘ
V8 ⓘ
inline-six (early years) ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer General Motors ⓘ
marketSegment fleet and police vehicles ⓘ
mainstream family cars ⓘ
notableFeature body-on-frame construction ⓘ
notableModel Buick LeSabre ⓘ
Buick Roadmaster (1991–1996) ⓘ
linked to: Buick Roadmaster

Cadillac DeVille ⓘ
Cadillac Fleetwood ⓘ
Chevrolet Caprice ⓘ
Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 police package ⓘ
Chevrolet Impala ⓘ
Chevrolet Impala SS (1994–1996) ⓘ
Oldsmobile Delta 88 ⓘ
Pontiac Bonneville ⓘ
notableRedesign 1977 downsizing ⓘ
platformGeneration downsized generation 1977–1990 ⓘ
final generation 1991–1996 ⓘ
first generation 1926–1940s ⓘ
postwar generation 1940s–1950s ⓘ
replacedBy front-wheel-drive full-size GM platforms in late 1980s and 1990s ⓘ
startUseDate 1926 ⓘ
successorPlatform GM H-body (FWD full-size) ⓘ
linked to: GM H-body
usedByDivision Buick ⓘ
Cadillac ⓘ
Chevrolet ⓘ
Oldsmobile ⓘ
Pontiac ⓘ
usedFor coupes ⓘ
police cars ⓘ
sedans ⓘ
station wagons ⓘ
taxi cabs ⓘ
vehicleClass full-size ⓘ
wheelbaseRange approximately 116–121 inches depending on year and model ⓘ

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Oldsmobile 88 → platform → GM B-body ⓘ
subject linked to: Oldsmobile 88 series
GM H-body → predecessorPlatform → GM B-body (rear-wheel-drive full-size) ⓘ
linked to: GM B-body
Buick Roadmaster → platform → GM B-body ⓘ
1949 Oldsmobile 88 → platform → GM B-body ⓘ
GM E-body → platformPredecessor → GM B-body (for related rear-wheel-drive luxury coupes) ⓘ
linked to: GM B-body
Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight → platform → GM B-body (many generations) ⓘ
subject linked to: Eighty-Eight
linked to: GM B-body
Delta 88 → platform → GM B-body ⓘ
Royal 88 → platform → GM B-body ⓘ
Delta 88 Holiday Coupe → platform → GM B-body ⓘ
Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser → platform → GM B-body (first and second generations) ⓘ
linked to: GM B-body
Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser → platform → GM B-body (downsized, 1991–1992) ⓘ
linked to: GM B-body
GM B-O-P → relatedConcept → GM B-body platform ⓘ
linked to: GM B-body
GM B platform → alsoKnownAs → GM B-body ⓘ
Caprice Estate → platform → GM B-body (for most of its production) ⓘ
linked to: GM B-body
Royale → vehiclePlatform → GM B-body (for many Delta 88 model years) ⓘ
linked to: GM B-body
Pontiac Catalina → platform → GM B-body ⓘ