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427carl


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I have always wondered why the cheapest of all A-bodies (chevelle),Never offered a two door sedan.While the more expensive (tempest,skylark,cutlass) all offered the 2 door sedan?

I would love to know what person in a management position came up with this idea.

Am I the only one who has wondered this?



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I thought it was serious   I actually looked up other 70-72 to see if he was correct   



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70-72?.....Come to think of it, I have never seen one.

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Even the Buick/Olds/Pontiac versions seem to be rare, but no Chevy offering, as stated. It seems odd that the lowest price car didn't offer what was considered the "no frills" model.

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'69 was the last year for the b body 2dr sedan also



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I have always wondered why the cheapest of all A-bodies (chevelle),Never offered a two door sedan.While the more expensive (tempest,skylark,cutlass) all offered the 2 door sedan?

I would love to know what person in a management position came up with this idea.

Am I the only one who has wondered this?

Anyone know WHY  GM   dropped the Chevelle post?    anything to do with the Plants?



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this is a cool subject maybe the roof/doors? not really athe kind of car that would look good with a post?

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HERES a 70 Buick with the post      Would it not be COOL to 'build" a 70 Chevelle 2 door post    I wish I could photoshop it  

 

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rooflines dont look that much different than malibu?

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

Even the Buick/Olds/Pontiac versions seem to be rare, but no Chevy offering, as stated. It seems odd that the lowest price car didn't offer what was considered the "no frills" model.

I remember a small article in Motor Trend or Hot Rod in 1970 when GM announced they were eliminating the 2 door post Chevelle in favour of a low cost 300 series 2 dr ht as the base model.  I don't remember the specific reason however as it's been 40 years since I looked at that mag (though I still have it somewhere).



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427carl wrote:

HERES a 70 Buick with the post      Would it not be COOL to 'build" a 70 Chevelle 2 door post    I wish I could photoshop it  

 

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 I love the look of this particular Buick post car - great color too. 



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Check the pictures from the autorama, looks like a 70 chevelle two door post

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Two door sedans were the economy models in their day, the real cheapo car for those that couldn't afford a higher line model. The Chevrolet 300 was the cheapest of the cheap. I remember as a kid being ridiculed by the kids at school because my Dad had a two door sedan and we couldn't afford a nicer car. Since the Chevrolet was the extreme cheap model marketing likely made the call to go hardtop and remove the some of the stuigma of such a low line cheap car.



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