I didn't think it counted as a pillar if there is nothing on top of it.
Posted on 09/11/2014 8:12:13 AM PDT by Phillyred
A “hardtop” in industry parlance is a car that has A-pillars (windshield) and C-pillars (rear window), but no B-pillars (between front and rear side windows). It can be either a 2- or 4-door, but it isn’t necessarily a convertible.
I used to have an ‘87 Chevy Caprice Brougham LS. It was the biggest and heaviest modern car model Chevy built. Rode like a dream. Sold it to a co-worker after the fuel pump started to go. He replaced it with an electric fuel pump and gave it to his nephew.
“The roadsters and convertibles are missing the a-pillar.”
If there is no A pillar the windshields would fall down.
I didn’t know that. Thanks for the information.
“We always had big station wagons”
I have had a couple of big cars in my 20s. 74 Cadillac Sedan Deville with the 500 ci. Followed up by a “smaller, easier to drive” 77 LTD.
But my mom’s 74 Ford Country Squire was a small island. I’d love one today, in Key Lime Pie Green.
The room in those old station wagons were epic. You could take 10 midgets and they could play a game of rugby with these rear seats down. Even those “little” fold up/down seats in the third section were roomy. Flatten all the seats and you have full size pickup bed room.
Nice... trying to find one..
I remember the family wagon a 1968 Pontiac Bonneville.
Green metallic paint, Wood grain sides, vinyl top, power door locks (vacuum op.)
the rear seats faced each other in the back and it had a gas sucking 400 4 barrel carb
like a GTO and hauled ass.
Dad loved to cruise at 120 whenever he got a chance and we didn’t wear seatbelts.
I remember the family wagon a 1968 Pontiac Bonneville.
Green metallic paint, Wood grain sides, vinyl top, power door locks (vacuum op.)
the rear seats faced each other in the back and it had a gas sucking 400 4 barrel carb
like a GTO and hauled ass.
Dad loved to cruise at 120 whenever he got a chance and we didn’t wear seatbelts.
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