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PB81-1 4418 F. REPORT NO. DOT-TSC-NHTSA-80-22 DOT-HS-805 482 LI GHT TRUCK CHARACTER ISTI CS, HI STORICAL DATA BASE C. CANTWELL CHILTON COMPANY 201 King of Prussia Road Radnor PA 19089 NOVEMBER 1980 FINAL REPORT OOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE, SPRINGFIELO. VIRGINIA 22161 Prepared for U,S, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Research and Development Washington DC 20590 : REPRODUCED BY l NATIONAL TECHNICAL 1 'INFORMATION SERVICE' l u.s. DEPARTMENT Of COMMfRCE.~ SPRIIIGlIHO. fLUI61 NOTICE This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Govern ment assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. NOTICE The United States Government does not endorse pro ducts or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturer's names appear herein solely because they are con sidered essential to the object of this report. NOTICE The views and conclusions contained in the document are those of the author(s) and shOUld not be inter preted as necessarily representing the official policies or opinions, either expressed or implied, of the Department of Transportation. Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. GO\lernment Aecelsioft No. .. 3. Recipient' .. Cotolo; No. DOT-HS-805 482 PB81 1443 8 8 •. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Dote LIGHT TRUCK CHARACTERISTICS, November 1980 HISTORICAL DATA BASE 6. P.rforming. O,goniaotion Code B. '.rformin; Organizotion Report No. 7. Author/ sl C. Cantwell . DOT-TSC-NHTSA-80-22 9. Performift8 0eonilation Nome ..,d Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Chilton ompany* HS06l/R0427 201 King of Prussia Road 11. Contract or Gront No. Radnor PA 19089 DOT-TSC-1463 13. Type of Report and Period CO\lered 12. Sponsoring Ageney Nome one Address Final Report U.S. Department of Transportation October 1977 to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration June 1978 Office of Research and Development 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Washington DC 20590 15. Supplementary Not .. U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Special Programs Administration *Under contract to: Trans~ortation Srstems Center . Cambr~dge MA 02 42 16 .. Abstract . This report is a description of the data about the physical, operating performance, and market characteristics of light trucks for the model years 1955 through 1977 , which is stored on tape in DOT/TSC DEC System 10 computer system.. Information was collected from· published and unpublished sources with extrapolation and correlations being made when raw data was not available. Vehicles are reported by model year and grouped by manufacturer, using production volume, model, body type, engine displacement, trans- mission and GVWR class attributes as criteria to select representative vehicle configurations. Models which are essentially duplicated by more than one division of a manufacturer--i.e., Chevrolet C-10 and GMC C-1S00--are represented by attributes of only one of the duplicate models. Production volume for both models is then combined. Characteristics are documented for vehicles representative of total U.S. sales of domestic and imported light trucks indicated. for the model years 17. KeyWords 18. Distribution Statement Light Truck OOCUMENT 1$ AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC Characteristics, Data Base THROUGH THE NATIONAL TECHNICA.L INFORMATION SERVICE, SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA 22161 19. Security Clouil. (of this report) 20. Sec",rity Clonif. (of ,hi .. pOllel 21. No. of POllel 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 65 Fo.m DOT F 1700.7 (8_72) Reproduction of completed poge authoriled PREFACE The work in this report is aimed at providing an information base on light truck characteristics. This report updates infor mation in a previously published report: "Light Duty Truck Characteristics, Historical Data Base," Report Number DOT-TSC NHTSA-79-37, December, 1979. iii METRIC CONVERSION fACTORS .,IPI••i.I" C'QI,.ltM t. Mllric MII••fll w :'!_ :l - A"r••'.'" C••v."i"••hi. M,trlc M••••r•• ;; ~ " S, •••• W••• ". IC••• M.lli,l, " fa'i.. S,.,;tbtil _I,.... T. fl., .".. ,..... ...."" " I'.... ;; - - lENGTH • II lENGTH = - ",ililmet.... ... ...... .. ~ canlmo.,... _. ~ - .. _..... •,.,•• ft -2.1 _t~I.' OM , • .... .. ...... - - mell,. ~ ,. ft cen'ime.... c· • ••• ,... .. .... - • il_.... ..it.. ,... ..••• - ... ••• ... ..." 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METHODOLOGY. •••••••••••••.• .. .. ••••••.•••.••• .. • . • • • . • • • 5 2.1 General 5 2.2 Vehicle Selection......................•........ 5 2.2.1 Selection Parameters •.•..•..•.....••••• ;. 5 2.2.2 Selection Example . 7 2.3 Vehicle Attribute Definitions•••••.•.••••••..••• 15 2.4 Data Base Development 25 2.4.1 Data Research..........•..•.............. 26 2.4.2 Fuel Economy........•.................... 27 2.4.3 Vehicle Performance 29 2.4.4 Correlation of Data ...............•...... 29 2.5 Attribute Information Sources ........•.......... 32 2.5.1 Delineation of Production Sources........ 32 2.5.2 Compatability with Published Information. 32 2.6 Collation and Data Processing ........•.•........ 39 3. CONCLUSIONS .•...................•.............•....•. 55 4 . RECOMMENDAT IONS. •. 57 APPENDIX A- REPORT OF NEW TECHNOLOGy 59 v LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 2-1. MANUFACTURERS PRODUCTION DATA COLLECTION SHEET - DODGE. ....................•.................. .. .• . 12 2-2. MANUFACTURERS PRODUCTION DATA COLLECTION SHEET - PLYMOUTH .•.•• ~ .•........•. IO. • • • • • • •••••• ...... ••••••• • 13 LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1. PRODUCTION TOTALS................................... 7 2-2. COMBINED PRODUCTION TOTAL 8 2-3. INITIAL NINE (9) CONFIGURATIONS FOR 1976 DODGE/ PLYMOUTH VANS .. IO ••••••• ••• 10. IO •••• IO. IO •••••• IO ••••••••• 9 2-4. FINAL VEHICLE CONFIGURATIONS SELECTED FOR 1976 DODGE/PLYMOUTH VANS 10 2-5. HORSEPOWER AND TORQUE CORRECTION FACTORS - GROSS TO NET HORSEPOWER................................... 30 2-6. ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION SOURCE 34 2-7. STRUCTURE DEFINITION SHEET 40 2-8. FILE DESCRIPTION 41 2-9. ATTRIBUTE CODE LIST 48 2-10. CODE TABLES •..............•......................... 52 2-11. BODY CLASS DEFINITIONS DOT LIGHT TRUCK DATA BASE .... 54 vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Definition M·I Amplitude Modulation CID Cubic Inch Displacement EPA Environmental Protection Agency PM Frequency Modulation GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating LT Light Truck(s) MPH Miles per hour NA Not Applicable N/V Ratio of engine ~peed (RPM) to vehicle speed (MPH) RPM Revolutions per minute STD Standard TSC Transportation Systems Center WD Wheel Drive as 2 Wheel Drive vii/viii 1. INTRODUCTION~ 1.1 GENERAL The information presented and discussed in this report is the result of an extensive, in-depth research effort directed toward the compilation of pertinent information relating to all domestic and imported light-trucks sold in the United States during the 1955 through 1977 model years. The information produced by this research project constitutes an historical data base similar to the TSC data base previously developed for passenger cars.* This historical data base may be used as a means of defining light truck characteristics during the time period covered by the project (1955 to 1977 inclusive). The background, scope, limitations, methodology, conclusions and recommendations sections follow. 1.2 BACKGROUND Light trucks (10,000 lb. GVWR and below), have undergone many changes since 1955. The changes have ranged from subtle styling alterations to proliferations of models, body types, drivetrain variations, and accessory options. These changes have created a need to understand what changes have occured during the past several years. Such knowledge, coupled with additional know ledge in areas