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Originally Posted by PaulC
As you probably remember, it was not a hatchback, but had a conventional trunk. What compelled GM to adopt this styling is a mystery to me. I recall that these GM 4-door sedans had fixed glass in the rear doors, with only a little flip-out pane in the notchback sedans and that triangular C-pillar flip-out pane in the 4 door shown above. Other than cost savings, I think that this allowed the rear door interior panels to be a bit narrower, thereby improving hip room. Must have been a thrill-a-minute to be in the back seat of this car in Florida with a dead A/C unit...
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Yep, you're right...that was a trap-door for the trunk...really, the whole rear/passenger area was like...a...an...afterthought. The windows didn't do anything...it was like they were for saving the kids from throwing their clothes out of...I don't remember too much about the rear seats as I would either drive the thing or I had my own vehicle...
As for any car being a thrill-a-second for being in the sun...the AMC Pacer won that award (Darwin, if you were stuck in traffic) hands down.
Start the flame-war on AMC....
