Big Window or Small Window? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

sixtyfour · 12-29-2007, 08:03 PM

So which do you like, the trucks with the big back windows or the ones with the small back windows?

hewlett2002000 · 12-29-2007, 11:43 PM

mines the small back window but i like the big back window alot more. my 62 is a no back window, its a convertible. lol

David Flores · 12-30-2007, 12:44 AM

I like both, more the big back window though.
I have a small back window though.

63 & 64 Bowties · 12-30-2007, 01:56 AM

Small....I want my old truck to look like an old truck, not a modern one.

63sbssbbw · 12-30-2007, 01:59 AM

Like both styles
Have 1 of each

**ChiefRocka** · 12-30-2007, 03:52 AM

I like them both....I really like the small window on my truck.

On a short-bed fleet side, I think the big window looks awesome.

At least with a small window, people can't see you from the back...not that I am hiding from anyone or something....

harley · 12-30-2007, 05:05 AM

Small window, definately.

the big window takes away too much style of those old cabs.

Slmd92DIME · 12-30-2007, 05:37 AM

Big window.... Small back glass looks like a truck from the 50s when the cabs were half the size of ours.. Larger cabs= larger windows to me.. Makes everything proportional...

89 crew · 12-30-2007, 06:05 AM

I like the small window better because I have knocked out too many of the big back windows loading stuff! the smaller the window the harder it is to hit!

**Chevy Fleetside** · 12-30-2007, 06:15 AM

I like them both but on differnt ways a truck is built. The smaller back window looks more hot rodish and the big back window is more conservitive..

60-66 Nut · 12-30-2007, 06:19 AM

I like the small window myself. Like Bill said, I like my old trucks to look old. I also like the privacy of the small window. That's probably one of the only things I don't like about my 1960 F100, the small back window is still too big.

60-66 Nut

62 short step · 12-30-2007, 06:27 AM

I have a small, but love the big. Like Cheif said.(On a short-bed fleet side, I think the big window looks awesome) .

kris's66lwb · 12-30-2007, 07:00 AM

i like em both small on long beds and big on short beds

19GMC63 · 12-30-2007, 09:37 AM

I agree on the big window short-fleets, they look awesome.
But as others have said, the small window is more roddish, so I like it better on steppers.

badriand · 12-30-2007, 10:16 AM

I like both but lean more towards the small window. Kinda fits the old style more. I know the gasket and window's a lot cheaper:.lol:

*nonos64* · 12-30-2007, 11:41 AM

I have a big back window but I like the look of the small backs

gulfcoast66 · 12-30-2007, 12:15 PM

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I like them both....I really like the small window on my truck.

On a short-bed fleet side, I think the big window looks awesome.

At least with a small window, people can't see you from the back...not that I am hiding from anyone or something....
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Yeah i agree with chief.

fercho71 · 12-30-2007, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 63 & 64 Bowties

Small....I want my old truck to look like an old truck, not a modern one.

i agree small window for me

sixtyfour · 12-30-2007, 05:49 PM

I gotta go with small window myself, just gives the truck a more classic look IMO.

David Flores · 12-30-2007, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nonos64

I have a big back window but I like the look of the small backs

trade ya. lol

Frizzle Fry · 12-30-2007, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 19GMC63

I agree on the big window short-fleets, they look awesome.
But as others have said, the small window is more roddish, so I like it better on steppers.

72BlckButy · 12-30-2007, 08:20 PM

I prefer the big back window.

BIG CTY · 12-31-2007, 06:41 AM

I also like and have had both. I'm not buying the privacy argument though, tint your window in you want privacy

I have a big back window on my short fleet, and had a small on my short step.

mbgmike · 12-31-2007, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

ALSO small on chopped tops also

barepaint · 12-31-2007, 10:22 AM

Size matters lol...Small is best

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12-29-2007, 08:03 PM	#1
sixtyfour Zombie Killer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 317	Big Window or Small Window? So which do you like, the trucks with the big back windows or the ones with the small back windows? __________________ 1964 C10 Long Step

12-29-2007, 11:43 PM	#2
hewlett2002000 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cleveland, Tx Posts: 1,619	Re: Big Window or Small Window? mines the small back window but i like the big back window alot more. my 62 is a no back window, its a convertible. lol __________________ Respect: 1. A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem. 2. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem. 3. Willingness to show consideration or appreciation. When you fail to show consideration to others values you are showing disrespect.

12-30-2007, 12:44 AM	#3
David Flores Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Temple Texas Posts: 399	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I like both, more the big back window though. I have a small back window though. __________________ 66 c10 swbfs My Build.

12-30-2007, 01:56 AM	#4
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Big Window or Small Window? Small....I want my old truck to look like an old truck, not a modern one. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

12-30-2007, 01:59 AM	#5
63sbssbbw UCA63 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lloydminster AB Can. Posts: 1,637	Re: Big Window or Small Window? Like both styles Have 1 of each __________________ member#7816 "63 sb ss bbw 350\350 12 bolt rear Pwr Fr Disc PS tilt '61 GMC in progress '63 GMC to use for parts '90 Chevy Ext cab sbfs 5.7l (current d d)

12-30-2007, 03:52 AM	#6
ChiefRocka Hollister, CA. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 6,147	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I like them both....I really like the small window on my truck. On a short-bed fleet side, I think the big window looks awesome. At least with a small window, people can't see you from the back...not that I am hiding from anyone or something.... __________________ John What the Heck is that ?? CURRENT BUILDS: 62 BurbMaster Other Builds: My '63 C-10,LWB,CC,BBW '06 HD StrAight Axle Swap Father/Son '67 C-20, LQ9,4L80,Bagged,8-Lugger !!Good Friend Richard's Build AMERICAN CUSTOMS & CLASSICS (831) 630-1965 www.ACCHOLLISTER.com ACC on FACEBOOK "Rest in Peace, Mom & Dad ... I will see you again someday!"

12-30-2007, 05:05 AM	#7
harley Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: compton, Illinois Posts: 57	Re: Big Window or Small Window? Small window, definately. the big window takes away too much style of those old cabs. __________________ '63 Short Fleetside http://gallery.mac.com/gracpogue#100044

12-30-2007, 05:37 AM	#8
Slmd92DIME Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 481	Re: Big Window or Small Window? Big window.... Small back glass looks like a truck from the 50s when the cabs were half the size of ours.. Larger cabs= larger windows to me.. Makes everything proportional...

12-30-2007, 06:05 AM	#9
89 crew Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 865	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I like the small window better because I have knocked out too many of the big back windows loading stuff! the smaller the window the harder it is to hit!

12-30-2007, 06:15 AM	#10
Chevy Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,779	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I like them both but on differnt ways a truck is built. The smaller back window looks more hot rodish and the big back window is more conservitive.. __________________ "A man and his truck, what a beautiful thing" 65 Short Fleetside BBC 65 Long Fleetside 283 3 on the tree for now. my build thread http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=259536

12-30-2007, 06:19 AM	#11
60-66 Nut Professional Beer Tester Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 453	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I like the small window myself. Like Bill said, I like my old trucks to look old. I also like the privacy of the small window. That's probably one of the only things I don't like about my 1960 F100, the small back window is still too big. 60-66 Nut __________________ 60 Ford F100 Custom Cab 61 Apache Short Fleetside 64 C10 Short Stepside 65 C80 409 V8 5spd(X-Firetruck) 83 GMC 350 Olds Diesel 85 GMC Short Bed 86 GMC Short Bed 90 GMC R3500 Crew Cab 92 GMC 1500

12-30-2007, 06:27 AM	#12
62 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Posts: 2,882	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I have a small, but love the big. Like Cheif said.(On a short-bed fleet side, I think the big window looks awesome) .

12-30-2007, 07:00 AM	#13
kris's66lwb resident wrencher Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ramona california Posts: 720	Re: Big Window or Small Window? i like em both small on long beds and big on short beds

12-30-2007, 09:37 AM	#14
19GMC63 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,510	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I agree on the big window short-fleets, they look awesome. But as others have said, the small window is more roddish, so I like it better on steppers.



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12-30-2007, 10:16 AM	#15
badriand Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: east texas Posts: 463	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I like both but lean more towards the small window. Kinda fits the old style more. I know the gasket and window's a lot cheaper:.lol:

12-30-2007, 11:41 AM	#16
nonos64 Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: san ysidro ca. Posts: 59	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I have a big back window but I like the look of the small backs

12-30-2007, 12:15 PM	#17
gulfcoast66 64-66 CHEVY JUNKIE Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cypress ,Texas Posts: 1,516	Re: Big Window or Small Window? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I like them both....I really like the small window on my truck. On a short-bed fleet side, I think the big window looks awesome. At least with a small window, people can't see you from the back...not that I am hiding from anyone or something.... __________________ John Yeah i agree with chief. __________________ 1966 C-10 Fleetside LWB, 350 Lt1 4l60-E 2008 Silverado Crew Cab, 4.8 4l60-E 1998 GMC Yukon 4x4 L-31 Vortec, 4l60-E 2017 GMC Serra 4x4 5.3 Vortec, 4l60-E Do It In A Chevrolet

12-30-2007, 05:49 PM	#19
sixtyfour Zombie Killer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 317	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I gotta go with small window myself, just gives the truck a more classic look IMO. __________________ 1964 C10 Long Step

12-30-2007, 08:20 PM	#22
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I prefer the big back window. __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

12-31-2007, 06:41 AM	#23
BIG CTY Between the earth and the sky Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 822	Re: Big Window or Small Window? I also like and have had both. I'm not buying the privacy argument though, tint your window in you want privacy I have a big back window on my short fleet, and had a small on my short step. __________________ Chris - 1966 C10 Shortbed Fleetside, 1991 GMC Sierra 1500 Extended Cab, 1993 Blazer Sport 4x4 My other rides: 1969 Chevrolet Impala SS427 Convertible 1976 Dodge Tradesman B200 2002 Nissan Maxima 6 speed 2004 Mercedes Benz CL500

12-31-2007, 10:22 AM	#25
barepaint Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 305	Re: Big Window or Small Window? Size matters lol...Small is best

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