Re: Why were so few '42, '46, '47 Clipper 2-door cars made?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2012/3/26 15:01:27

You can ask the same question about the coupe-victorias or coupe-sedans or whatever you want to call them, all the way back to the early 30s, perhaps earlier. When is the last time you saw a 1941 conventional-bodied 2-dr sedan (other than in the current issue of AACA's Antique Automobile)? Rare as can be. How about senior ooupe-victorias in the mid-30s? Very rare, readily outsold by convertibles and sedans.

In the lowest priced cars the 2-dr sedan had reasonable popularity, perhaps because it was a way for a family man with limited means to get a car with seating for 3 or 4 without the added expense of a 4-door car. But in the middle and upper price classes they simply didn't have popularity; if you could afford a Packard or Cadillac or similar and needed seating for 4, you bought a 4-door sedan because that's what middle and upper class families rode in. At least that's one way to look at it. I'll be interested to see what others say, good topic.