<VV> 1965 Monza 4-door on eBay - Coupe not Wrong

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True, styling is mostly subjective. To each his own.

The point I've been trying to get across to everyone is that the conventional wisdom thet "everyone wants ONLY 2doors" is wrong. Just because a car is a 4door doesn't mean it should be used up, worn out, parted out,and thrown away. I fear that too many good 4doors are thusly lost because of that wrong-headed assumption.

I've been keeping a 4door registry and am thinking of starting a 4door SIG (wagons welcome) in CORSA just for that purpose. Hopefully that will help preserve some truely underappreciated and beautiful cars.

-Mark 

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From: <tommy5styx at npgcable.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>,<tommy5styx at npgcable.com>
Date: Sun, Jul 11, 10:05 AM -0500
Subject: Re: <VV> 1965 Monza 4-door on eBay - Coupe not Wrong

I guess that is the good thing about styling, it is completely subjective.  IMO, the late model coupe is a beautiful design, with no need to wonder if it is rear engined or not, with styling that spawned the '66 Chevelle (best year IMO) and the Camaro.  The 4dr Hardtop is probably the most attractive 4dr car ever, but it is still a 4dr, and the styling for the coupe wouldn't work on it any better than the styling from the 4dr working on the coupe  As much as I admire John Fitch, I have always seen the "vent top" roof addition as the perfect Pep Boys accessory to ruin an already beautiful, NARROW C-pillar.  Take a look at a '62 Chevy bubbletop, not that the Impala roofline isn't also beautiful, but if I had to choose one or the other.....color me bubbly.

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I couldn't agree more. What I was refering to when I said they failed is the fact that the roofline, while pleasant enough, doesn't resemble their objective look (the full-size fastback). It needs a broader "C" pillar in order to do that, which is why the ventop looks so good on it. John Fitch knew what he was doing, and he is a man of style.

-Mark

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