Hi Hugh & gang, > Of the 16,133 Imperials that year there were > only 1,000 or so LeBarons, split equally into > coupes and sedans. If I remember correctly, the LeBaron's were all 4-door hardtops. > PS Why is it called a hardtop anyway? Good question! From what I have learned, (and to make matters worse) the term "hardtop" is short for "convertible hardtop". This was supposed to be the "middle-ground" between a sedan style top and a fully convertible top. When you roll all the windows down, you get the increased visibility (less posts/pillars) and a more "open-air" feel without sacrificing the comfort and safety benefits of having steel over your head. Think of it this way - if you could transform your Imperial's soft convertible top into steel, you would have yourself a "convertible-hardtop". (more popularly referred to as a "hardtop") If your Imperial hardtop could then magically grow window frames that were part of the door (not part of the glass) and grow a post from the floor to the roof between the front and back doors (on 4-door models) you would have yourself an Imperial sedan. The early '60s Chebbys actually had fake convertible style spars stamped into the steel roof near the rear window - just to make them look more like a "real" convertible! Imperial Regards to All, Jay Mc Kee 1962 Crown Southampton four-door "convertible-hardtop"