Imperial "jumped on the band wagon", so to speak with the 1964 Crown Coupe. They always had a two door hardtop, but in 1964 for the first time, it was called the Crown Coupe and was marketed as a Personal Luxury Car. All along, a two door hardtop was considered "sporty", but during the 60's this took on a new meaning. Other cars that fit into this category were the early '70s Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix.
I think your discussion is essentially correct, and benefits from this additional information on the topic.
Paul W. -----Original Message----- From: mamrom@xxxxxxxxxxx To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 2:59 pm Subject: IML: Luxury Coupe vs. 4-Door Survey QuestionI was speaking with a friend and asked him the question?- What type of person bought a brand new Coupe verus a 4-door Imperial back in the 50's 60'& 70's? In my opinion, a luxury car was: 1)Big and beautifully Long 2) Luxurious and dignified in it's stature. My opinion was that a Coupe was more of a sporty type car. Most of these cars had buckets seats if I'm not mistaken giving them again a more sporty Look. The Eldorado and Mark 4 was marketed as sportier luxury vehicles(BMW of its time). Indeed, it was all of luxurious as the 4-door car, but had a sportier look to it. I'm not so sure if the Coupe's ride was even softer then the 4-door. I hope not to offend anyone with this question because they are all beautiful cars. I just like to here more opinions on this debate. I'm sure the jury won't be out on this one when it's all said and done -Have a
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