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392 messages, Last post on Feb 25, 2009 at 8:29 AM
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Am standing corrected with previous poster documentation on American Graffitti black Chev. Obviously that was a 55 in the movie and styling was very good. Still like black Chevy 57 2-door hardtop a lot and see it from time to time in car shows in my area. In 4-door category, the 77 to early 80's Chevy Caprice had very nice clean styling. Think this model is popular in LA and with guys that put hydraulics in to have cars jump around. , Best Camaros were 68, RS model, and 71, Z28. When 70.5 Camaros and twin Firebird were introduced, car magazines most generally gave very high marks to these cars for "Italian" influenced styling. Never undertood why GM chose to retro the 69 Camaro in that it was one of the worst styled Camaros excepting the fat/bulbous Camaros from late 80s' till 2002.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Feb 23, 2009 11:23 am)
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Replying to: andys120 (Feb 23, 2009 2:29 pm)
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| I saw the new Mustang at the auto show - I'm disappointed. The headlights shrank, the hood bulged, and the side scoop is barely there. I've read it's a much better car to drive, but none of the styling changes are what I'd call an improvement. | |
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Replying to: lemko (Feb 24, 2009 6:41 am)
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Feb 24, 2009 7:13 am) No B-pillar, and roll-down rear windows. The original concept for the Challenger was a 2-door hardtop, and I believe the Camaro concept was as well. However, the final production versions have a B-pillar and stationary rear windows. Most likely it was a cost-cutting move. As far as I know, Mercedes Benz is the only manufacturer these days that makes a true 2-door hardtop.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Feb 24, 2009 7:46 am)
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Feb 24, 2009 8:07 am) I don't think it would be too hard to do. After all, convertibles are still in production, so they must have found some way to overcome the side impact issue. And the back windows of a Camaro or Challenger are so small anyway, that it's really not opening up a huge vulnerable area. I'm guessing though that most people just wouldn't care, other than die-hard old car fans like Lemko and me. With a convertible, you need the back windows to roll down, otherwise the car looks stupid. But they don't really make 2-door cars with useable back seats anymore, so I guess there's really no need for a roll-down rear window. I still kinda miss 'em, though.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Feb 23, 2009 11:23 am) |
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