I think D2 answered this indirectly already, but if not here goes: the short B
pillar in the hardtop extends from the rocker panels (or the lower frame rails,
really) to the top of the doors and is mainly a place to hang the hinges for
the rear doors, and also to provide more structural rigidity.
And there's nothing mysterious about the designations of A,B,C, etc., it's just
a way of numbering (or lettering?) the pillars from the front of the body back.
In a stationwagon there is a "D" pillar as well.
I've been looking at Imperials for about 10 years now and 69 sedans are pretty
rare. I've only seen one or two that I can remember. (It's funny to me to see
the way trends go, in terms of the popularity of bodystyles. Prior to the
60's, just about everything was a sedan. Then hardtops became very popular.
Now we're back to sedans again. I don't think anyone makes a true "hardtop"
anymore, but I could be wrong.) I personally like the rear window of the
LeBaron, but the rarity of the 69 sedan makes it a bit more desireable, I think.
Mark M
>
> From: JosephStil@xxxxxxx
> Date: 2004/07/13 Tue PM 02:47:31 EDT
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: 69 sedan
>
> Thanks Elijah:
>
> But, now I am a bit confused. The Fuselage comparison at the site, shows and
>speaks to a "...short 'b' pillar of the hardtop." To what does that refer?
>
> Joe
>
>
> In a message dated 7/13/2004 12:04:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Elijah Scott
><imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> >--- JosephStil@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >> 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?
> >
> >Since the sedan in question is a '69 Imperial, visit
> >the "Fuselage Imperial Comparison" page at
> >http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1969/FuselageComparison/
> >
> >The fifth row of pictures shows Roger Cooper's 1969
> >Imperial sedan, including the full B-pillar and frames
> >around the door glass (the two main features that make
> >it a sedan rather than a hardtop).
> >
> >Hope this helps!
> >
> >Elijah
> >
> >=====
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> >1970 Imperial LeBaron
> >1971 Imperial LeBaron
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