Re: 53 cavalier

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2010/7/21 13:50:09

The 300 or Cavalier tends to get overlooked between the more common Clippers and the prestige Patricians.

What you need to know is the Cavaliers and Patricians were "senior" cars and differed in quite a few respects to the "juniors".

They had heavier suspension, wheels, and rear axles. Different motors as well. The chassis was a longer wheelbase.

The bodies were different but all the difference was from the rear door back. The rear doors are alike except for the cutout at the bottom for the rear wheel. The Patrician and Cavalier have a smaller cutout due to the longer wheelbase.

The whole rear part of the body is different, the rear window, roofline, and rear fenders.

The trunk lid I am not sure about but I think they interchange.

Front doors, windshield, front fender basically the same as the juniors. Just the rear part of the body is different.

Once you know the difference it is easy to spot.

Beyond that there are detail differences in trim, trim holes etc.

The Cavalier is a classy car and deserves to be preserved.