What's the origin of the name Slick and what years does it cover?

 

61-66. Because they look so darn smooth after the fifty's fridge!

 

Wrong, but I betcha Garbz will tell you the truth.



John

 

John: are you sayin that slicks ain't smooth lookin??? Lol -Paul

 

No Sir, I am telling you that is not the origin of Slicks. I do know the origin of the term and I was waiting for David Garber to tell you. He may better remember the names of all those involved. North Carolina, Texas, Penn. were involved.



John

 

I always wondered myself how someone decides which trucks are "slicks".
I have a '66 and I'm not even sure if mine is one....hahaha.

I knew it was for certain years, but don't know which.

 

It's a body style nickname. Like fridge, bump side, dent side etc...

 

61-66 are slicks, 67-72 are bumps, & 73-79 are dents. The bumps & dents got their name first.

Somebody go poke Garbz.



John

 

Thanks Jowilker,

I appreciatte it, I had tried searching for a thread that covered this topic but was unable to get the search down below 250 so I thought I would ask. As you can tell I am fairly new, got my Slick in Oct 09 and I am just getting familar with her.

I had heard the term Slick in reference to many 65 and 66 so I wasn't sur eif it covered the whole span of 61-66.

Thanks everyone.

 

Thanks, now I can sleep tonight.
Really though....thanks for the info!
~Bob

 

It all started in 2000 with Mr Wilkerson and a few others on Yahoo after transitioning from Excite clubs. When Slick 60s was first started the idea was tossed around on what to call the club. Chuck Miller came up with slick sixties effies and Foodstick (the founder in abstention) and shortened it up. back then it was less than 30 members Mr. JW being one of the first members there and here..

Thus Slick 60s was born. It caught on from there with Mags and other truck websites like FTE as a nickname for the trucks. John Gilbert of American trucks and Custom Classic trucks really supported the nickname in print.

Bill Sinclair wrote a definition of slick for the Slickstock web pages. I don't go there any more so go look yourself.

Garbz

If you look on the header here on FTE you will see "Discuss the slick sixties trucks" Kens hat tip to the "Slick 60s" club.

 

That is the correct version of the origin of the term Slick aka Slick60s

Don't forget Skip Porterfield, AND Mr. Garber was also in the room.


John

 

John,
It has been a while has it not? I joined here after you recommend this site. Been fun ever since.

Garbz

 

Wow! This is like a meet and greet of the founding fathers of the United States.

Before this site the only thing I had ever heard called slicks were the huewey helicopter.

 

I love reading this stuff .....