Wagons from ads and brochures

Dead: The reason for the differences is lead times. The first printing of the brochure is often done before the final trim details are completed. They use one or more of the test mules or prototypes for the photography. The one or ones that are most what the company expects will be the final edition. The cornering lamps were, by the way, a regular production option on the Custom Cruiser as well as the Delta 88 and Ninety-Eight sedans and coupes. On the Chev, Pontiac, Buick Oldsmobile cars with corning lamps during that time, they only operated when the parking or headlamps were lit. The under hood lights were the same. Only on Cadillac models did the cornering lamps operate every time the turn signals were used.

 

The underhood light goes on when you open the hood on my '92 CC no matter what, I hate it. I have a disconnect switch on my battery (every car should ) so I just turn the car off if I'll be working under the hood. That light is only good for checking the oil at night, it doesn't light up very much otherwise.

I like the Custom Cruisers better without that emblem on the hood, have to keep those swoopy lines clean, less is more.

 

An ad I read for my car touted it as a "mid sized" wagon, kinda made me laugh because it barely fits in my garage.

 

I'm aware of this, I just find it amusing how much it can vary. Also, the cornering lamps on the '89 come on when the turn signals are on. They work quite well, I just like them from a aesthetics point of view.

And yet they call my car full sized when it is a tad narrower, and a tad shorter than yours. Not much difference, though. I still think it's hilarious that they'd call your car mid sized, hell, by modern standards your car is a full size and a half!

 

Dewy, yours WAS the midsized Plymouth. Just think how large the Fury was! That was the full sized model. The funny thing is that when G.M. downsized the big cars for 77, they used the old mid-sized frame for the job! Same with Ford. The 79 LTD was on the same frame as the 79 Thunderbird. They went so far as to use the 2 door frame which was shorter than the mid-sized sedan/wagon frame. It made for some interesting purchases in the transition years, as the 77 mid-sized G.M.s were larger than the full sized, and the same happened at Ford for 79.

 

Funny you should metion that mike, a few years back a guy had a 73' Fury wagon at a car show, my hell that car was massive. I swear the hood was a good foot wider than mine and maybe 2 feet longer overall. Geebers!

 

I had Nora, the 78 Thunderbird for a couple years, and before that, 3 other T-birds of that generation. After Nora went, I had Bertha, the 78 Grand Marquis. Man, the difference is size was really something! Still, Bertha was a dream to drive. The extra room was wonderful. Too bad she spun a bearing in the 400. One day I will have a giant or two in the garage.