<VV> Sedans, Coupes and Hardtops

[George Jones]

So everyone who agrees with Mark are REAL car people. The rest of us are
what..... imitation, fake, car people,....... or not car people at all???

Help me..... I'm having an identity crisis!

George Jones
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'65 Monza Crown V8 Convertible
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On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 10:45 AM, airvair at earthlink.net <
airvair at earthlink.net> wrote:

> What we have here are examples of three different kinds of terminology. The
> auto industry standard terminology, the marketing terminology, and the
> public-perceived terminology. I have stated, more than once, what the
> industry standard terminology is, and Hank cites a lot of examples of the
> marketing terminology, while Smitty seems to cling to the public-perceived
> terminology.
>
> My point is that REAL car people try to use the first kind, begrudgingly
> recognize the second kind, but abhor the third kind. The term "sedan" has
> been so corrupted, first by marketing people, then the general public, as
> to be meaningless on a practical level. Add to this the fact that almost
> every car on the market is a sedan, and we just might as well abandon the
> use of the word altogether. I just wonder what kind of authority we can
> claim if we aren't using correct terminology. Kind of reminds me of the
> joke T-shirt that names various tools such as "thingamabob" or "gizmo",
> etc. LOL
>
> -Mark
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <rbuckridge at comcast.net>
> > Subject: <VV> Sedans, Coupes and Hardtops
> >
> > I wasn't going to start this thread again, but since Hank brought it
> up......
> >
> > Hank is RIGHT. All you need to do is look at the Chevrolet brochures from
> that period.
> >
> > Right now I'm looking at the "There's 5 in 64" Chevrolet brochure. A
> SPORT SEDAN has NO POST, but a SEDAN has a post. They show both 2 & 4 door
> sedans, all with posts.
> >
> > The 1965 Corvair brochure shows Sport Coupes, Sport Sedans. On page 2,
> "And, above all, bold hardtop styling for coupe and sedan models. The
> sophisticated design has an international flavor and takes it's cue from a
> trim pillarless roof line."
> >
> > That's what GM / Chevrolet calls them, so case closed as far as I am
> concerned. Just like Sting Ray or Stingray. Or is it a rose by ......you
> get the point.
> >
> > Roy - Bayshore
> >
>
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