Also equipped with integrated roll bar. Rear defroster is also offered. Also featured new grille design eliminating 4 of the vertical dividers and 1 of the horizontal. Top trim level Silverado gets new brushed aluminum trim and all woodgrain is now gone. 1,317,466 trucks sold this year setting a new record.
New apron is added below the grille.
Catalytic converter standard on trucks with GVW up to 8,500 pounds. The beginning of big changes for the rounded line. Dual exhaust offered on the 292 six-cylinders. Fuel prices rise and send truck sales down. The restyling of the trucks boasted a weight reduction of up to 300 pounds.