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Originally posted by t walgamuth View PostI thought that faux convertible was grand prix only.
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65 corvair had curved side windows I believe.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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Originally posted by t walgamuth View PostYou're right. I don't remember ever noticing one before.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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Originally posted by Blue 15G View PostA '68 Mercury! My Mom and Dad had a Colony Park Station Wagon version of that car that they bought from my Great Aunt after her husband died. This was in 1971. It had a 390 V-8 with a 2 barrel carb. I loved the amount of power the car had, and that wasn't even the biggest engine available. Unfortunately, a ride on any secondary road at all made the back seat passengers seasick. Way too much roll and slop. I guess if we had bought heavy duty shocks and/or springs for it, it would have been a much better car to ride in, but we didn't know any better back then.
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Originally posted by studegary View PostIn 1962, the Catalina two door hardtop and the Gran Prix shared the same body (convertible roof lines). The external difference is in the grille and other trim. For 1963, the Gran Prix became a different body.
The nice green example here currently resides alongside my Studebaker. Love them both.
I don't think it's fair to lump any GM B body, especially a 2 door, into the land yacht category though. They are big, but there were soooo many bigger.
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Originally posted by JRoberts View PostFor me a black 1958 Imperial would do it. But then, so would a 1966 Charger or a 1961 Pontiac bubble top.
The closest that I came to owning your other two was a 1967 Imperial Crown Coupe and a 1962 Pontiac Catalina Ventura hardtop coupe.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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The car that my new wife and I were driven away from the church in after our wedding (1991) was my father-in-law's 1978 Olds 98 Regency Brougham 4-door sedan. The family calls it the "funeral car" because thats when they often used it. It still only has about 5000 miles on it now. I'm afraid that the mice on the farm have had their way with it by now, though. My first car was a 1966 Chevy Belair 4-door. I replaced it with a 1966 Olds 88 "Celebrity" 4-door with a 396 v8. My favorite cruiser, though, was my 1962 Chevy Impala 4-door, which was my daily driver 1990-96. I drove it all over the mountains of Wyoming and it never stranded or ditched me, summer or winter.John
1950 Champion
W-3 4 Dr. Sedan
Holdrege NE
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When our 3 boys were teenagers, one of these was our family car:
We hauled a lot of kids, bicycles, and related items in that '71 Caddy Fleetwood 75! We also had a Mercury Colony Park station wagon, but the Caddy was a lot more fun. Used funeral car, jump seats, low mileage, well maintained. <G>sigpic
Dave Lester
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