Having lived most of my life in the high-performance hot rod industry, I was a little miffed the first time I heard the term square-body truck some years ago. That's strange, I thought. Kind of like ...

Square body Chevy trucks are from the third generation of Chevrolet C/K pickups ranging from 1973 to 1987 model years. While the square body Chevrolet truck is widely regarded as one of the best ...

The square body truck was a microcosm within the greater history of the lovable pickup truck. It was essentially an era where Chevy — and later other auto brands — made trucks that had a square body.