Post or hardtop. ??? F85
#1
Post or hardtop. ??? F85
This whole time i thought I had a hardtop but last week I notice something. And now I think it's a Post. What a dumbass. But oh well. I'll take what I can. Can you confirm it because I never had a hardtop to say so. Look at the picture bellow. Focus on the door, the window is broken but an orange post remains making me think for shure it's a Post.
Looks like I might be changing my signature lol
Looks like I might be changing my signature lol
#3
To further clarify, if the door side glass has a metal frame completely around the window as these to, that is NOT a hardtop. Olds variously called this body style Club Coupes or Sport Coupes over the years.
#7
Why did they call the other ones Holiday Coupes?
Why did they call them F-85s, Starfires, Jetfires, Deltas, or 98s?
Why did they call other ones Galaxies, Falcons, Electras, Grand AMs, Invictas, Biscaynes, Impalas, Caprices, Bel Airs, Catalinas, Apollos, Ωmegas, Venturas, LeSabres, Newports, Polaras, Monacos, etc?
Why do they call them Yarises, Sephias, and Souls now?
Yes. That's why they're more popular for drag racing.
- Eric
Why did they call them F-85s, Starfires, Jetfires, Deltas, or 98s?
Why did they call other ones Galaxies, Falcons, Electras, Grand AMs, Invictas, Biscaynes, Impalas, Caprices, Bel Airs, Catalinas, Apollos, Ωmegas, Venturas, LeSabres, Newports, Polaras, Monacos, etc?
Why do they call them Yarises, Sephias, and Souls now?
Yes. That's why they're more popular for drag racing.
- Eric
#8
Well, the real reason is that they are supposed to be lighter, though in reality the weight difference is almost negligible. When equipped exactly the same, the weight difference between a Sport Coupe and Holiday Coupe runs around 25-50 lbs. The real weight differences were due to differences in standard equipment, sound deadening, trim, seats, etc. The added stiffness, at least for a drag car, is also almost negligible, though the effect on the unibody Y-body cars is probably greater than on the 64-up full frame cars.
#10
A properly designed roll cage is what really stiffens most drag cars.
#11
Yeah, good point.
I guess when thinking about rigidity, I think too much about older European cars and discussions there over the decades, where people get all wrapped up in small differences between models, and go a bit over the top with additional bracing.
- Eric
I guess when thinking about rigidity, I think too much about older European cars and discussions there over the decades, where people get all wrapped up in small differences between models, and go a bit over the top with additional bracing.
- Eric
#12
I worked at a wrecking yard for several years many moons ago. We would pick cars up with large forklifts and move then around. Often we would pick them up through the windshield. If it was a Post car of any brand you did not want to do that as the roof would just peel off. Hardtop cars you could pick them up that way. they had more structure to them.
#13
I worked at a wrecking yard for several years many moons ago. We would pick cars up with large forklifts and move then around. Often we would pick them up through the windshield. If it was a Post car of any brand you did not want to do that as the roof would just peel off. Hardtop cars you could pick them up that way. they had more structure to them.
I'm still keeping her!!!
Thanks Joe and Eric. That helps me alot.
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