Just kidding John. Good post. Joe Fulton Salinas, CA --- John McEwen <moparrr@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Nope! This is really who it says it is. About all > we have in common > is an Irish ancestry. > > John > > > >This is really John Mahoney isn't it? Come on, > fess up. :) > > > >Joe Fulton > >Salinas, CA > >----- Original Message ----- From: "John McEwen" > <moparrr@xxxxxxx> > >To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 6:33 PM > >Subject: RE: Coupe or Sedan? > > > > > >A point of clarification is called for here. Alfred > has a given a > >good description of the issue but I'd like to go > back historically > >to the beginning of the "hardtop". > > > >The term derives from the original "Hard Top > Convertible" which was > >the designation used when the first mass-produced > hardtops were > >introduced by GM in '49. The defining icons were > three in number: > >1. The car had no B pillar. 2. The roof was > styled in a manner > >similar to a convertible coupe. 3. There were > usually bright metal > >imitation bows mounted over the headliner which > represented the > >actual bows of the convertible roof. > > > > > >