I have always wondered why the cheapest of all A-bodies (chevelle),Never offered a two door sedan.While the more expensive (tempest,skylark,cutlass) all offered the 2 door sedan?
I would love to know what person in a management position came up with this idea.
Even the Buick/Olds/Pontiac versions seem to be rare, but no Chevy offering, as stated. It seems odd that the lowest price car didn't offer what was considered the "no frills" model.
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I have always wondered why the cheapest of all A-bodies (chevelle),Never offered a two door sedan.While the more expensive (tempest,skylark,cutlass) all offered the 2 door sedan?
I would love to know what person in a management position came up with this idea.
Am I the only one who has wondered this?
Anyone know WHY GM dropped the Chevelle post? anything to do with the Plants?
Even the Buick/Olds/Pontiac versions seem to be rare, but no Chevy offering, as stated. It seems odd that the lowest price car didn't offer what was considered the "no frills" model.
I remember a small article in Motor Trend or Hot Rod in 1970 when GM announced they were eliminating the 2 door post Chevelle in favour of a low cost 300 series 2 dr ht as the base model. I don't remember the specific reason however as it's been 40 years since I looked at that mag (though I still have it somewhere).
Two door sedans were the economy models in their day, the real cheapo car for those that couldn't afford a higher line model. The Chevrolet 300 was the cheapest of the cheap. I remember as a kid being ridiculed by the kids at school because my Dad had a two door sedan and we couldn't afford a nicer car. Since the Chevrolet was the extreme cheap model marketing likely made the call to go hardtop and remove the some of the stuigma of such a low line cheap car.