The Rampside was a clever way to get around the fact that the rear engine limited access to the truck bed from the back of the vehicle. History shows the Rampside always outsold the Loadside pickup, but the Corvan and related Greenbrier Sport Wagon outsold both, by far
from my research, most trucks are just too high for a ramp to make sense, the gradient would be too steep to make a difference, and you'd have to deal with a whole new bed structure just to accomodate a niche feature
I remember these when I was a teen in the 60s I love these old trucks. Bring them back. :)
It was way ahead of its time. Corvair had the first minivan but it didn't catch on until Chrysler put one out in the early 80s.
love these kinds of pickups
they should bring some of these ideas back
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I bought a 1962 Greenbriar van!
Why don't they have trucks with ramp-sides today?
Luke Tate because
The Rampside was a clever way to get around the fact that the rear engine limited access to the truck bed from the back of the vehicle. History shows the Rampside always outsold the Loadside pickup, but the Corvan and related Greenbrier Sport Wagon outsold both, by far
from my research, most trucks are just too high for a ramp to make sense, the gradient would be too steep to make a difference, and you'd have to deal with a whole new bed structure just to accomodate a niche feature
@@finnian3931 Duly noted.
Oh my
The CorVan
Too funny
Chevrolet....you crack me up
Love it
When did Chevy introduce the Corvair Greenbrier?
1961. The same year the Corvair 95 loadside and rampside trucks and the Corvan aka Corvair van.
This is early! No mention of 8-door yet,
wow
Was this supposed to look like a photo montage?