1955 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday Deluxe 2dr HT PPI Test Drive~ClassicGray.com

1955 Oldsmobile Holiday HT PPI Test Drive~ClassicGray.com
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[@gratefultube]

What's the difference between a coupe, a hard top, and a sedan?

[@ClassicGray]

Sometimes none, depends on who's using the definition. The original meanings have evolved since carriage & early car days. Different manufacturers will attribute different labels to vehicles of the same configuration, so will uninformed sellers. Best to check a dictionary & the vehicle's data plate.

[@gratefultube]

@@ClassicGray You are wise beyond your years.

[@scottpatterson4105]

A couple has a smaller rear floor than a sedan. '49-52 Fords display many combinations. 2 door coupes and 2 door sedans. With or without a B pillar. Without a B pillar is universally referred to as a hardtop. Personally I think it originally differentiated between full metal tops vs when many cars had canvas center sections surrounded by metal.

[@gratefultube]

@@scottpatterson4105 Many thanks for this authoritative explanation. My granddad had a '63 Buick Electra 4-door hardtop. He called it The Big White Hearse. Fantastic automobile.

[@mattbrown9484]

In The US a coupe is two door, sedan is four door, hard top is just that (soft top is a convertible).