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12/03/2015 at #6964V8 StaffKeymaster
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.
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12/07/2015 at #6973V8 StaffKeymasterOf course, the Mack Daddy of all the 4-door hardtops is the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham…
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V8TV YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/V8TV01/20/2016 at #7146V8 StaffKeymasterIt 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!
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