Generally, - "hardtops" have no POSTs, - sedans do. "Hardtops" look like
convertibles with the window(s) down, and the door open (I am guessing that
that's where the term "hardtop" came from to begin with).
The question I have (regarding 2-dr cars anyway) is how some people ID
whether it is a "coupe", or a "hardtop" (personally, - I think the same
rules apply, - but I have driven a long ways before only to find out that
not everyone shares my opinion(s).
Regards,
DaveG.
----- Original Message -----
From: <JosephStil@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: IML: 69 sedan
> Good morning again, everyone:
>
> OK. I cannot get this straight in my head (and my father-in-law who was
in the body shop business tried to explain this to me several times), how
can one tell the difference between a hardtop and a sedan?
>
> If I have it in writing I won't have to rely on my feeble memory. :-)
>
> In a message dated 7/12/2004 10:29:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Peter
Engel" <peter.engel@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> >Hey Elijah, good catch on the non A/C issue! I had to go back and look
> >at the pics, eventually discovering that I needed to pan to the right to
> >see the center dash area. Just a blanking plate there. Weird.
> >
> >I should have pointed out a few things about 69s earlier:
> >
> >My book shows that the sedan and hardtop listed at the exact same price,
> >$6411.00 I suspect that this is a misprint though since sedan styles
> >were just about always cheaper than hardtop styles. For the 68 model
> >year the price difference between sedan and hardtop was about $500.00
> >
> >According to this book 96% of 69 Imperials had a vinyl top.
> >
> >It seems that the sedan is the same color as my 70 LeBaron, teal
> >metallic. The repaint seems to be darker though.
> >
> >The interior color is exactly the same as the 10,000 mile 69 LeBaron
> >4DHT I posted pics of a couple of years ago. It was interesting to see
> >2 versions (sedan and hardtop) of that color dash, upholstery.
> >
> >While I'm not terribly interested in owning a sedan Imperial, the larger
> >rear window of the Crown does look good to me. Some years ago I chopped
> >up a wrecked 71 LeBaron and cut away the vinyl top covering to expose
> >the rear window area. As I suspected, LeBaron models were fitted with a
> >fiberglass plate that reduced the rear window to LeBaron "limousine"
> >size.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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