Sedan and coupe have a frame around the door windows, and a sharper more vertical roof line profile in the back. Sedans I guess have 4 doors and coupes have two although I have heard coupes described as "2 door sedans". A sedan/coupe is also called a "post", because it has a "post" between the front and back windows.
A hard top has no frame around the door window, and hence no "post" between the front and back side windows. They come in 2 and 4 door versions in a lot of makes and models.
Generally speaking the higher performance goodies were available on the hard tops more than the sedans but there are exceptions to this.
There may be other differences, but these are the obvious ones that come to mind off the top of my head.
Andy69 wrote:
Sedan and coupe have a frame around the door windows, and a sharper more
vertical roof line profile in the back. Sedans I guess have 4 doors and coupes have
two although I have heard coupes described as "2 door sedans". A sedan/coupe is
also called a "post", because it has a "post" between the front and back windows.
BobFmTyler wrote:
Coupe and 2 door hard top are the same. Sedan (or post car) has a frame around
the windows. 4 door hardtop has no frame around windows.
Is a coupe and sedan the same or not?? Both say sedans are post cars. ok but what about coupe and hardtop the same?? If so why the two names?
1) a sedan is a post car
2) a coupe can be called a sedan ( coupe with a post )
3) sport coupe is a hard top but if it has a post could be a sport coupe sedan???
FWIW on '69 Chevelles, GM called a 2 dr post sedan a "Coupe" and a 2 dr hardtop a "Sport Coupe". They called a 4 dr sedan just that and a 4 dr hardtop a "Sport Sedan".
Coupes were ID'ed by how many windows 3 or 5, and sedans were by how many doors 2 or 4, and Roadsters were 1 or 2 door, and Touring were 3 or 4 doors. (wasn't legal to exit the drivers side, so no door). Roadsters and Touring did not have windows, they had curtains. (convertibles had roll up windows)
QUOTE="rubadub, post: 1129469, member: 21168"]
Heres a 69, you will see a piece of chrome moulding on the edge of the window between the front and back window.
When you roll down both windows its all open with no metal post between the front and rear window. This is a coupe or hardtop, same thing
QUOTE="rubadub, post: 1129469, member: 21168"]
Heres a 69, you will see a piece of chrome moulding on the edge of the window between the front and back window.
When you roll down both windows its all open with no metal post between the front and rear window. This is a coupe or hardtop, same thing
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