| Most classic car collectors (me included)
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| | for different folks syndrome" kicked
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| have always maintained that a 4-door
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| | in and I startedthinking, there must be
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| sedan wasn't really a classic car.
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| | some reasons why a 4-door would be a good
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| Usually the argument was about the
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| | car to own and by golly I thought of
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| styling and desirablility. A popular
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| | some. Even though a 4-door (even a 4-door
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| argument has alway been "just
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| | hardtop) will never have style of a
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| because it's olddoesn't make it a
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| | hardtop ora convertible there are a
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| classic". This is likely still true
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| | number of reasons why they are a good
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| but all older cars that have been
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| | deal. Here they are:
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| restored may be viewed as a classic car
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| | 1. First of all, the price is going to be
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| to some degree. It's true that a coupe or
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| | much less than a hardtop, sometimes as
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| convertible isgoing to be more desirable
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| | much as 50% less, mainly because they are
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| than a 4-door in most cases, but later
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| | less desirable.
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| I'll give you some reasons why a 4-door
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| | 2.Secondly many 4-doors are still
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| might be the way to go.
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| | original. A lot of them will be one or
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| In this article classic cars will
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| | two owner cars and likely be low milage.
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| basically be a catchall name for all the
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| | Many will be passed down from parents and
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| cars that I'm discussing here, so bear
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| | will be in very good condition. This is a
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| with me.
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| | plus as there will be less expense for
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| Here is a brief trip through history to
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| | restoration and you can put your own
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| try and explain how the 4-door kind of
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| | touches on it.
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| got shoved aside as a classic car. If
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| | 3. Third the utility is greater in a
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| someone is restoring or making a street
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| | 4-door because of the back doors letting
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| rod from the twenties, thirties orforties
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| | people get in and out easier plus there
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| car a 4-door is sometimes more desirable
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| | will be more leg room. Kids, wives and
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| than a roadster or a coupe. This is due
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| | older people will appreciate this.
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| to utility being very important as a lot
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| | 4. Fourth your insurance will likely cost
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| of owners like to cruise with their
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| | less than the sportier cars as the
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| family and friends.
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| | insurance company will know that someone
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| In 1949 there was a big change as most
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| | who buys a 4-door will likely be a safer
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| cars now came with rear seats and could
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| | driver because it'll probably be a family
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| carry four or more people in comfort, so
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| | car.
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| there wasn't much reason to choose the
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| | 5. Fifth the operating cost most likely
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| utility of a sedan over a coupe or
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| | be less because most of the 4-door cars
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| convertible. With the utility factor gone
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| | had smaller engines and most had
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| buyers started buying classic cars based
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| | automatic transmissions.
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| on desirability. This really kicked into
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| | This in itself will keep the desire to
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| high gear when the hardtops became the
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| | hotrod down to a minimum which will save
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| hot ticket in theearly fifties.
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| | money in gas and parts.
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| When the muscle car era began in 1964
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| | 6. Sixth and probably most important is
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| almost no one looking for a muscle car
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| | the fact that the wife will be much more
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| ordered a 4-door because muscle cars were
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| | receptive to your buying a classic car if
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| built on the premise of low weight and
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| | you can explain how the whole family can
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| high horsepower. Today mostbuyers would
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| | go cruising instead of just you and your
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| prefer a car from 1964 to 1972 to be a
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| | buddy. I speak from experience.
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| muscle car or at least have the
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| | There are likely more reasons for someone
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| appearance of one which of course
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| | to buy a 4-door but I can't think of them
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| excludes the 4-doors.
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| | right now. If you have any let me know
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| As I'm writing this I'm beginning to be a
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| | and I update thisarticle it the future.
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| little more tolerant of 4-doors than I
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| | Author: Don Levy My website at Classic
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| was yesterday. This started this morning
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| | Car Hunter has over a thousand classic
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| as I approached a 1966 Chevelle Malibu
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| | cars and trucks, muscle cars, hotrods
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| from the rear and saying tomyself
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| | street rods and assorted cars for sale
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| "that's a good looking classic
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| | along with an area to list your car for
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| car" and then as I passed I said
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| | sale.
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| "too bad it's a 4-door".
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| | There are also many articles like this
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| Shortly after the "different strokes
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| | about the classic car hobby.
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