Mike999 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Impressed by the sales of Ford's post-1957 "personal luxury" Thunderbird, GM thought about making the new 1963 Corvette a 4-seater. They even built a prototype. And then a GM executive got into the back seat... https://jalopnik.com/the-four-seat-corvette-was-too-bad-to-be-true-1847379594?traffic_source=Connatix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 That would have been a tight fit for anyone in the back seat not to mention getting in and out of the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 And if your curious about where the Corvette would end up if they followed this idea, just take a look at a Monte Carlo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I read the article 3 times and saw nothing that indicated GM made the decision to proto the 4-seater based on Thunderbird sales versus a possible desire to keep competing directly with the T-bird for passenger capacity. As far as the 1963 Corvette 'almost a 4-seater'. Well before 1963 Zora had a vision for his baby. A 4-seater making production would have ended Zora's relationship with GM. Even then, Zora was too valuable for GM to ever let that happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Nemanic Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I think it was in response to the Jaguar XKE 2+2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPNM Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 For some reason I'm not seeing the pics. Hard to comment either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, DPNM said: For some reason I'm not seeing the pics. Hard to comment either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPNM Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Ahhh, that's better. Thank you Patrick. I don't think there would have been enough headroom despite the pic with the two elderly folk in the back. Two smallish kids, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 47 minutes ago, DPNM said: I don't think there would have been enough headroom despite the pic with the two elderly folk in the back. Two smallish kids, probably. Yeah and imagine the sunburn on his shiny dome! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPNM Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I found a couple interior shots of this car: And I'll bet someone on the forum is looking through their stash of '63 split windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Junkman Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 The concept is still alive today. Sit, or rather try to sit in the back seat of a Mustang. Dogs, small children; OK. Adult size people-well you better be good friends before a longish trip because you won't be afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodent Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Two comments from me: I had a Fox body Mustang hatch and my dad always complained about his "thinning spot" being like a bug under a magnifying glass any time I made him ride in the back. A friend's father had a 63 Stinkray coupe for a couple of years, bought new. Things were different then, but his two youngest kids loved riding in the back cargo area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I find the styling integration of four seats done much better in this car than what was done with the Jaguar XKE 2+2. That just looked hideous to me and it got made! Can somebody please POP that pimple before it bursts!! 🙊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Apparently Ford toyed with the idea of a 4 door Mustang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 As did Porsche with the 911. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a26140/the-strange-and-wonderful-tale-of-the-4-door-porsche-911/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 5 hours ago, afx said: As did Porsche with the 911. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a26140/the-strange-and-wonderful-tale-of-the-4-door-porsche-911/ Eeeew reminds me too much of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 On 8/2/2021 at 8:56 PM, Richard Bartrop said: Apparently Ford toyed with the idea of a 4 door Mustang. That would be interesting to see as a fastback with the 4 doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Similar idea from a later era... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 41 minutes ago, Brian Austin said: Similar idea from a later era... Makes me wonder what a 4dr Pacer might look like…….🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 16 hours ago, Joe Handley said: Makes me wonder what a 4dr Pacer might look like…….🤔 I almost made the same comment. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Brian Austin said: I almost made the same comment. 🙂 Now that I think of it, would it be a 4dr like a sedan or a wagon, or a 3dr like a Hyundai Veloster?! The Pacers had the longer single door on the passenger side to get back seat passengers to get in and out of the car on the curb side, where the Veloster has 2 passenger side doors and 1 driver side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRiN Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 You would get a major sunburn in that back seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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