I've seen several 55-57 Chevy 2 door posts, but was just thinking I'd never seen the BOP equivalent. I would think they were produced, at least Pontiac anyway. Anyone know? Got some photos? thanks.
My '54 Buick Special (shares the body up to '56, and also shares the body with Pontiacs) is a 2dr post. -Brad
Gotta 55 Poncho in my garage now. Post model 2 door Chieftain....stripped/rusty and original.....getting an econoline axle under the front when the weather breaks. Very cold...14-22 degrees, dirt floor, car is frozen in one spot
They sure did, My Buddy pulled a Mold off a '57 Pontiac Chiefton and made a Carbon Fiber body he races. Google Jim Data or look on The g***er sites... Its a Red & White '57
As already proved the olds did have hardtop models.. They had the 88, 98 and starfire models. The 98 was the upmarket version - In '55 they had electric seat, aerial, windows, power steering and brakes, the trim and upolstery was more fancy too. It also wore more bodytrim (spear down the trunk lid, different trunk lid lock surround, spears on the rear taillight lens, surround around the fuel filler door). The 98 was also longer (I think something like 9-12" ) at least some of that was in the trunk lid, Something tells me the wheelbase was longer too. The 98 also got rolled wheelarch lips instead of the "square" versions on the 88. Both the 88 and 98 was available in "Holiday" guise, which was hardtop (no post). It actually goes further than this because the sedan was a different bodystyle to the hardtop (rear window was a different shape and the rear wheel arch too). To confuse things yet further there was a "Super 88" that although had the shorter body of the 88 model had the rolled rear wheelarch like a 98, I don't know what else it borrowed from the 98 (maybe electric windows and stuff?) I think the Super was only available in hardtop.. The starfire was the convertible model and had all the trim/features of the 98 model. I think this is a definitive list of all '55 body styles: 88 Coupe (2dr, sedan, square wheel arch) 88 Sedan (4dr, sedan, square wheel arch) 88 Holiday Coupe (Hardtop, square wheel arch) Super 88 (2dr, Hardtop, rolled wheel arch) 98 Sedan (4dr, post, long body, rolled wheel arch) 98 Holiday Coupe (2dr, long body, rolled wheel arch) 98 Holiday Sedan (4dr, long body, rolled wheel arch) Starfire (convertible, 2dr, long body, rolled rear wheel arch) I dont think they did a Super 88 4dr or a 2dr post 98, least I can't find any evidence of them. I believe this info is true for '55 and '56, not sure about '57. 88 Holiday Coupe, note square rear wheel arch and "simple" trunk lock surround 88 Sedan (post) note the difference in the rear window shape. This car has been fitted with wheelwell skirts that emulate the 98 model. 98 Holiday Coupe, showing the rolled rear wheel arch, and the extra trim on the trunk and tail lights. You can also see the car is alot longer in the trunk Starfire, showing the extra trunk & tailight trim that it shared with 98 models. All pics courtesy of http://www.carnut.com
They're not hard to find, any of them - the two-door sedan was usually the cheapest body style - and the lightest - and you could get them into the early '60s - in fact the midsize cars in the late 60s you could still get them, too, it was like '72-'73 before they did away with having both hardtop and sedan body styles.
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