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Even here in the U.S., definitions of a "compact" car and a "full-sized" car have changed.
For instance, my former '66 Dart GT, at 196.3"/498 cm, was classified as a "compact" car. (But at the high-end of compact).
The E-segment saloons you mention, at 485-495 cm (up to about 195") also would be considered "compact" cars in the '60s in the U.S. Now, they are referred to as "mid-sized." Some magazines even call the Toyota Avalon "full-sized."
For comparison, my '95 Town Car is 218.9"/556 cm long, my '69 Fleetwood is 228.5"/580 cm and my '76 Limo is 252.2"/640 cm.
Last edited by Fleet 500; 06-26-2007 at 01:22 PM.
'76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.
Having been born and raised in California, you pretty much nailed it. Although I've never been to Santa Monica or Malibu...only times I've been to the Southland are to go down to Anaheim for Disneyland when I was younger and once to pick up a '66 Mustang at Cal State LA.
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It is still a 6-passenger car. Two-doors, of course, emphasize styling over interior roominess. That's why four-doors were available and that's why I prefer four-door luxury cars.
My '69 Fleetwood, which is only 3.5" longer than that '59 Eldoardo Biarritaz Convertible, has a huge amount of rear leg room...
'76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.
'76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.
Note--- other cars, like mid-'60s full-sized Pontiacs (Catalina, Bonneville) also didn't have an excess of rear leg room due to the two-door hardtop styling.
'76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.
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