2blu442

Somewhere I'd heard that the 2 door and 4 door used the same frames in 1964 and 65. That seems odd to me, as I would think the 4 door would need to be longer as it is in 68-72. Can anybody confirm for me if they're the same or different? John

joe_padavano

All 1964-67 A-body cars used the same 115" wheelbase except the Vista Cruiser and Buick SportWagon (which were 120"). Convertible frames were fully boxed. Non-convert frames were open-section C-channel. There was a "heavy duty frame" option in some years which was simply the boxed convertible frame under the hardtop body.

By the way, the 78-88 G-body cars similarly use the same wheelbase (108" in that case) for all models (2dr, 4dr, and wagon), except for the El Camino (which is 119")

Run to Rund

Option F35 ($12.53 in 1966), the HD frame, was available on sedans also. In the mid 80s I found a 1967 2 door sedan Turnpike Cruiser in the boneyard with F35.