<VV> 4 or 2 door Corvair,

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G'Day, Carl!

In case you haven't caught on, it's a bit like the "early vs late" thread.
It's mostly for fun.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: Arlette Carl <arlettecarl at hotmail.com>
> Subject: <VV> 4 or 2 door Corvair,
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> All this talk about 2 or 4 door ardtop LM Corvairs and which look best is
simply crazy. Both look great!
>
> A late model 4 door pillarless Corvair is a stunning looking car and
unique in that it could well be the smallest or one of the smallest four
door pillarless hardtops ever made. I do believe the Japanese made some
Toyota Crown four door pillarless hardtops in the early 1980s but these
were larger cars than the Corvair.
>
> In time good original examples of 4 door hardtop Corvairs will be rare
and collectable mostly because in my view they have been underappreciated.
>
> The 1965 to 1969 2 door hardtop Corvair roof-line with its thin "C"
pillar is outstanding. Why some see then need to cover over these thin rear
"C" pillars is very difficult for me to understand. I don't find the "Finch
Sprints that widen this pillar" at all attractive but in the end its really
an individual thing.
>
> Certainly I have long held the view that the four (4) pillarless hardtop
style is a real 'hardtop' in the true sense. Two (2) door hardtops on the
other hand while hardtops, they are not as complex to build as a four door
hardtop and certainly not unique.
>
> Most makes at one point made a 2 door hardtop but few outside the USA
ever attempted to produce a 4 door hardtop and a 4 door hardtop in time
will become the interesting body style above most others in my view.
>
> Regards
>
> Carl L. Kelsen
> 1965 RHD Monza convertible
> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
>