Ask five truck people what year the “GMC Sierra” started, or when the Blazer became the Tahoe, and you’ll get five different answers — usually confident, usually at least a little wrong. Between Chevy and GMC badge-engineering the same trucks under different names, and Ford renaming its whole lineup mid-decade, it’s genuinely easy to get turned around.

We ended up building the chart below while sorting out our own parts-fitment data, and it turned out too useful to keep to ourselves. It’s every Chevy, GMC, and Ford truck and SUV nameplate from 1947 to today — when each name started, when (and why) it got renamed, and which badge actually belongs to which platform. Hover any bar for the details, or switch to the table view for a plain sortable list.

Once you have pinned down what your truck actually is, you can shop for it by year: 1950 Chevy, 1954 Chevy, 1955 Chevy, 1957 Chevy, 1966 Chevy, 1967 Chevy, 1970 Chevy, 1972 Chevy, 1978 Chevy, 1985 Chevy, 1990 Chevy, 1967 Ford and 1970 Ford F100. Each page shows only the parts cut for that truck.

Trying to figure out exactly what your truck should be called — or what parts fit it? Browse our parts by era, or email us at info@lsfab.com if you’re not sure which nameplate you’re working with.