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There are some 4-doors that fit the bill when it comes to cool cars. For me, the look of a 4-door hardtop… the ones with a pillarless opening when the windows are down, are the best. There is something about cruising in a 4-door hardtop with the windows down in the summer time that is great fun.
Here’s a ’57 Buick we spied at the Antique Automobile Club of America’s website… it’s a very cool car.
See more here: http://forums.aaca.org/topic/240214-my-57-buick-century/
That’s rad. I imagine the pillar where the rear doors mount and the front door latches has to be pretty beefy.
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It is indeed a strong fabrication. It is designed to provide for solidly triangulated in-out support as well as fore-aft. If you look at any of the GM 4-door hardtops of that era you can see just how strong it is. Also the body mounts on the frame in that area were in a different position than on the sedans to provide better support.
It is indeed a strong fabrication. It is designed to provide for solidly triangulated in-out support as well as fore-aft. If you look at any of the GM 4-door hardtops of that era you can see just how strong it is. Also the body mounts on the frame in that area were in a different position than on the sedans to provide better support.
Did not know about the body mounts. Good info, thanks!
Of course, the Mack Daddy of all the 4-door hardtops is the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham…
For pete’s sake, I can’t believe how much I never knew about automotive history when I hit this site. Never knew Cadilllac had suicide doors. Ugh!
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