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08-16-2021, 07:41 PM
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65 Grand Prix fastback
Styling exercise.
https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/...P6-J2ljKev9yL8
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08-16-2021, 07:46 PM
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Yuck. Can't tell if it's coming or going.
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08-16-2021, 07:49 PM
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I kinda like it. The proportions are a little off though, almost like the car is too long or the roof is too short in length.
I love the boat tail Rivieras
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08-16-2021, 07:58 PM
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08-16-2021, 09:32 PM
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Too big for a fastback. Like the first gen Chargers...
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08-16-2021, 11:47 PM
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The design studios always went through a bunch of different proposals before they decided on the final configuration. Sometimes they'd even do two different designs on the same clay buck, divided down the middle.
I was happy they decided on the reverse curve rear window, I always thought it was elegant. I used to have a '65 GP and loved to just look at it. |
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08-17-2021, 05:32 AM
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GM built that car. It's called a 1973 Buick Rivera....
 I'm glad they didn't built a Pontiac like that. |
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08-17-2021, 07:25 AM
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I had the bay door open the other day & the wind was blowing.....so here is what my 64 GP would look like as a fastback!
 I love fastbacks, but that one is a bit odd. I have a 67 Marlin & a 66/67 Charger is on my bucket list. A woman from over on the Hamb had the roof of a 66 Charger grafted onto a 65 Riviera that I thought was beautiful! God Bless Bill https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...closed.614419/
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08-17-2021, 09:21 AM
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In the side view you can see they integrated sail panel design into the 69' GP
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08-17-2021, 10:11 AM
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We published a two-part article in Poncho Perfection about that car as part of the design evolution of the 1965 full-sized line.
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08-17-2021, 11:57 AM
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I haven't picked up an issue of Collectible Automobile magazine for quite a while, but they used to have a regular feature where they would write an article about a particular make and model, and the article would include pictures of some of the preliminary designs. It was always interesting; you could see there were some details would eventually show up in a later year or maybe in another model, and then there were some where it was obvious the designers were just spitballing to see if something would work or not.
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08-17-2021, 12:00 PM
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I do think they got it right with the final design for the 1965 Grand Prix. It was such an elegant car.
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