Holidays by any other name?
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Holidays by any other name?
What did Buick Pontiac Chev Cadillac call their versions of Holiday (pillarless sedan or coupe)????
Riviera? But what about after the Riviera came out?
Not really an Olds subject but yeah it kinda is.
Riviera? But what about after the Riviera came out?
Not really an Olds subject but yeah it kinda is.
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Buick hardtops were Rivieras until 1963, after that I don't think they had a fancy name for their hardtops.
Chevrolets started out as BelAirs, then when BA became a series instead of a bodystyle they called their hardtops Sport Coupes and Sport Sedans till they quit making them in 1976.
Likewise Pontiac hardtops were Catalinas, then in 1959 the Chief's HT's became Vista Coupes and Sedans thru about 1968, then they called them Sport Coupes and Sedans.
The original Cadillac hardtops were deVilles, but they also had hardtops in Series 62 and Sixty Specials so Cadillac is a hard read on hardtop bodystyles. Caddy abandoned B-pillared sedans in 1957 and seems like it was 1965 or 66 when they reintroduced them as pillared hardtop sedans- meaning a thin B-post with frameless door glass. Never mind Lincoln had beaten them to the punch with that in 1961.
To my knowledge Oldsmobile was the only manufacturer who stuck with their original hardtop nomenclature until the end of hardtop production in 1976. Even after that they continued the Holiday name on some high-line sporty 88s and Cieras.
Ford called theirs Club (2-door) and Town (4-door) Victorias from 1951 thru about 1964. I never heard of Chrysler calling theirs anything but hardtop.
Chevrolets started out as BelAirs, then when BA became a series instead of a bodystyle they called their hardtops Sport Coupes and Sport Sedans till they quit making them in 1976.
Likewise Pontiac hardtops were Catalinas, then in 1959 the Chief's HT's became Vista Coupes and Sedans thru about 1968, then they called them Sport Coupes and Sedans.
The original Cadillac hardtops were deVilles, but they also had hardtops in Series 62 and Sixty Specials so Cadillac is a hard read on hardtop bodystyles. Caddy abandoned B-pillared sedans in 1957 and seems like it was 1965 or 66 when they reintroduced them as pillared hardtop sedans- meaning a thin B-post with frameless door glass. Never mind Lincoln had beaten them to the punch with that in 1961.
To my knowledge Oldsmobile was the only manufacturer who stuck with their original hardtop nomenclature until the end of hardtop production in 1976. Even after that they continued the Holiday name on some high-line sporty 88s and Cieras.
Ford called theirs Club (2-door) and Town (4-door) Victorias from 1951 thru about 1964. I never heard of Chrysler calling theirs anything but hardtop.
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Buick hardtops were Rivieras until 1963, after that I don't think they had a fancy name for their hardtops.
Chevrolets started out as BelAirs, then when BA became a series instead of a bodystyle they called their hardtops Sport Coupes and Sport Sedans till they quit making them in 1976.
Likewise Pontiac hardtops were Catalinas, then in 1959 the Chief's HT's became Vista Coupes and Sedans thru about 1968, then they called them Sport Coupes and Sedans.
The original Cadillac hardtops were deVilles, but they also had hardtops in Series 62 and Sixty Specials so Cadillac is a hard read on hardtop bodystyles. Caddy abandoned B-pillared sedans in 1957 and seems like it was 1965 or 66 when they reintroduced them as pillarless hardtop sedans- meaning a thin B-post with frameless door glass. Never mind Lincoln had beaten them to the punch with that in 1961.
To my knowledge Oldsmobile was the only manufacturer who stuck with their original hardtop nomenclature until the end of hardtop production in 1976. Even after that they continued the Holiday name on some high-line sporty 88s and Cieras.
Ford called theirs Club (2-door) and Town (4-door) Victorias from 1951 thru about 1964. I never heard of Chrysler calling theirs anything but hardtop.
Chevrolets started out as BelAirs, then when BA became a series instead of a bodystyle they called their hardtops Sport Coupes and Sport Sedans till they quit making them in 1976.
Likewise Pontiac hardtops were Catalinas, then in 1959 the Chief's HT's became Vista Coupes and Sedans thru about 1968, then they called them Sport Coupes and Sedans.
The original Cadillac hardtops were deVilles, but they also had hardtops in Series 62 and Sixty Specials so Cadillac is a hard read on hardtop bodystyles. Caddy abandoned B-pillared sedans in 1957 and seems like it was 1965 or 66 when they reintroduced them as pillarless hardtop sedans- meaning a thin B-post with frameless door glass. Never mind Lincoln had beaten them to the punch with that in 1961.
To my knowledge Oldsmobile was the only manufacturer who stuck with their original hardtop nomenclature until the end of hardtop production in 1976. Even after that they continued the Holiday name on some high-line sporty 88s and Cieras.
Ford called theirs Club (2-door) and Town (4-door) Victorias from 1951 thru about 1964. I never heard of Chrysler calling theirs anything but hardtop.
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Quartair poundair wees ze side of cholestairol. Ze snails air optionall for zoze who like zem. Zey poot ze bearnaise sauce on ze quartair poundair een Paree. Zat Souzand Island stuff ees not, how you say, feet to eat?
And when ze Frainch speak of ze Holiday, zey are talking about a week on ze Riviera! Zen zey go to ze country house- zair deVille! Sometimes zey go to Catalina Island or to Bel Air!
And when ze Frainch speak of ze Holiday, zey are talking about a week on ze Riviera! Zen zey go to ze country house- zair deVille! Sometimes zey go to Catalina Island or to Bel Air!
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