Talk:Chevrolet Van

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What about Chevrolet step vans (P series-P10, P20, P30), which were "UPS" style vans built on 1/2, 3/4, or 1 ton truck chassis from the 1960's to the 1980's?

[edit] Split this article?

I vote no because the Express van is simply the evolution of the same vehicles which has had many names over the years. X570 14:06, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

I vote yes because the classic Chevy Van is a very different design from the current Chevrolet Express. Nobody would sing "We made love in our Chevrolet Express" or paint an Chevy Express in Mystery Machine colors. Suldrew 00:26, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

I also vote yes because the Express is a completely different vehicle from the Chevrolet G-series van that it replaced, which had such packages as the beauville, because Chevrolet completely redesigned their vans for 1996. Most importantly the Chevy Express does not have a unitbody design, but rather a body on frame. It was the replacement of a quarter of a century old design. While the body on frame is a quiter and stronger design than the G it lacks the aura of the Chevy Van. Also the Express had a 6.5 liter turbo diesel, something the G did not have, and was a total 15 inches longer than the G. While the Chevy Van has had many names, like greenbrier and sportvan they were just names while the vehicle underwent only minor tweaks. It would be ok to mention that the Express is the replacement and create a link to the new page.Platz 03:30, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why is the Beauville not mentioned

Why is the Beauville not mentioned? It was not just a 1950s Chevy Station Wagon it was also a popular Chevy Van option.76.16.78.28 03:50, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

I do not believe that the Beauville article should be merged into the Chevrolet Van article because there is also a Station Wagon produced in the 1950s under the same name, and is on the same article. The article is about Chevrolet's Beauville, the option, not just the Van. The article is about the Beauville option and with 1950s Beauville/ 210 Beauville Wagon/ Bel Air Beauville wagon information it is not only about the van. So to incorporate an article about a station wagon into an article about Chevrolet Vans would be wrong. I feel that a mere mention of the Beauville with a link to the Beauville article would be OK but to make the two articles the same would not be. Once again, the Beauville article is about the option and not the vehicle it is the option of. 76.16.78.28 00:25, 10 March 2007 (UTC)