What do all those letters stand for?

[dwaxman1]

I have had people ask me before what does HMCS stand for, well these are AM General Model terms, what is your truck called??



my 96 is a HMCS which means...Four-door, four passenger station wagon





HM = Hummer

C = Commercial

S = Station Wagon



check out the list..

HM=HUMMER; at one point AMG called all variants of their HMMWV design vehicles, HUMMERs



C=Commercial; sometimes referred to as the "Civilian Version."



F=Fleet/Industrial; sometime referred to as the "Commercial Version."



4=4-side doors



2=2-side doors



S=Station Wagon; most often simply called the "Wagon." Early Model Years had a rear lift gate and a tailgate. Later Model Years had two rear Vertical Doors, sometimes referred to as "Barn" or "Swing-out" doors. This would be a HMCS.



SB=Slant-Back; 4 (side) doors plus one rear Slant-Back (hatch) door.



O=Open Top/Body; sometimes referred to as "Soft Top." When an "L" preceded the letters "CO" in the model code, the side doors were termed "Soft" meaning; metal and vinyl construction. When an "M" preceded the letters " CO" in the model code, the side doors were termed "Hard" meaning; all metal frame construction.



X=Enlarged 2-Dr. cab - 6" longer. Sometimes referred to as "Extended Cab."







Here are the different models..







HMC4 —Four-door, four passenger hardtop truck



HMCS —Four-door, four passenger station wagon



HMCO —Hard-door, four passenger, opentop truck



VLCO —Four-door, value leader, four passenger opentop truck



VLC2 —Two-door, value leader, two passenger hardtop truck



XLC2 —Two-door, two passenger, enlarged cab truck