A Sixties treat - seen on a car carrier by my work

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  1. moparandfomoco

    moparandfomoco Well-Known Member

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    Man, so much engineering went into these cars. This ones a LeMans ragtop. I am assuming a '62

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    moparandfomoco, Aug 9, 2022
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    Did these and the Olds F-85 share some of the same sheetmetal?
     
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    Just going from memory, so I'm not 100% sure on this....
    The B-O-P compacts shared some sheet metal for '61 and '62 - doors, roof structure, glass, The Buick and Olds also shared the floor pan. The Tempest didn't share that part because of its rear transaxle. The bodies all had a refresh for the 1963 model year, so the sharing didn't occur as much.

    I know a bit about these because my first car was a 1963 Olds F-85 Cutlass post coupe, like this one:
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    Krash Kadillak, Aug 17, 2022
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