Future Shock '88 Longbed A Wrongbed?

I'll get to the gas-mileage part; but Cool or Uncool is the question. Form follows function is the answer. Or is it, when the subject is longbed vs: shortbed?

I've called longbed trucks "wrongbeds" within the pages of CCT but the truth is I like 'em, or CCT wouldn't have more customized classic longbed trucks in it than perhaps any other truck magazine out there. The decision which trucks make it into a magazine are ultimately that of the editor, but based on how many longbed classic trucks I see at the shows, and out on the road I'd wouldn't be a very good editor if I didn't place a representative amount in the magazine... Was that a run-on sentence, or what? Long-story-short, you can't beat the sporty looks of a shortbed, but a longbed usually has more fuel capacity in 70s and 80s trucks. Add this to a longer wheelbase will always deliver a better ride than short and the decision which is best for you might become a little clearer. How about more carrying capacity, does the abililty to haul a larger load matter? Okay, narrowing it down to my '88 Chevy Scottsdale known within the pages of CCT as "Future Shock 88" owning a longbed was a given when I bought the truck in '93. Now that the truck is laid out hard on air, can it still function as a hard-working truck? Time's up, I have to work on the print side of things. I'll get back on here and finish up the long versus short deal, plus get to the killer gas-mileage the '88 gets with a TBI 305, and Gearstar 700R4.