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Thanks, I know about the term "holiday" coupe, as you described. It seems people throw around these terms without realizing just what they refer to. Also I always thought that "sedan" meant 4 door, but now I see it used with reference to 2 doors as well. What's the deal here?
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The B pillar, if a two door has a B pillar then most people call them sedans. Actually back in the day, a sedan was a big car with an open cab in the front for the chaufeur and the back part was covered for the rich guy and his dame...
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Olds called their hardtop models Holidays in most cases. If you roll all the windows down in a hardtop, it is wide open, like a convertible with the top up. If you roll all the windows down in a coupe or 2-door sedan, you still have the frame around the door windows and the pillar post. The exception to this is the '51 98 Holiday sedan, which isn't a hardtop. Don't know why they did that.
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36437 (first 5 numbers). Only reason I am posting is not to be a stick in the mud, but I have been ordering parts online from a few vendors, and that same thing gets asked everytime.
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Years ago a 2 door sedan was called a Coach. A 2 door sedan has the same body lines as a 4 door sedan, but only has two doors. A good example of this is the '49 88. The 2 door sedan and 4 door sedan have the same body shape. A Club Coupe has a longer deck and more close coupled passenger compartment. Or a '48 Ford - the Tudor and Fordor sedans have the same barrel back shape, but a coupe has a notched out trunk.
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Been my contention for about 50 years a coupe is a 2 (two) door "hardtop".
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