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Old 08-14-2017, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Hendersonville NC
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Hey there. Recently I saw a gorgeous vintage car on the road, but only for a split second. I'd love to know what it was. The rear looked like a '62 Chevette Stingray with that hump on the back, but the whole car seemed longer like a sedan, and it had medium size fins. I think it was a hardtop, but not sure. Is there a vintage car anything like that? I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. Thanks!
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Old 08-14-2017, 04:21 PM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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Batmobile?

Some years the Pontiac LeMans had a hump like that, but I think it was in the 1970s.
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Old 08-14-2017, 05:30 PM
 
Location: Hendersonville NC
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I like the Batmobile idea... and it was black...
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Old 08-14-2017, 06:28 PM
 
Location: Outskirts of Gray Court, and love it!
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For some odd reason, the Avanti popped into my head.
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Old 08-14-2017, 06:31 PM
 
Location: SC
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Riviera?

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Old 08-14-2017, 10:11 PM
 
Location: Wyoming
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Not that it really matters, but the Stingray didn't come out until '63.

I'm thinking of something like a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz.

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Old 08-15-2017, 05:50 AM
 
Location: Hendersonville NC
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I tnink the Riviera is it. The swooping style above the rear tires tricked me into thinking of fins. Thanks so much everyone!
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Old 08-15-2017, 11:09 AM
 
Location: SC
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I tnink the Riviera is it. The swooping style above the rear tires tricked me into thinking of fins. Thanks so much everyone!
There is only one other car besides the Riviera that I can think of that might fit the description of "like the Stingray rear glass hump," and that would be the 64-66 Baracudda...



The Barracuda's rear glass "hump" was not as pronounced, but it did have fins.

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Old 08-21-2017, 07:17 AM
 
Location: Keosauqua, Iowa
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Chrysler Imperial, maybe ?
FYI, during the time frame of the vehicle in question Imperial was a make, not a model. Saying "Chrysler Imperial" is like saying "Ford Lincoln" or "GM Cadillac".
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Old 08-21-2017, 07:39 AM
 
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The rear looked like a '62 Chevette Stingray


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Not that it really matters, but the Stingray didn't come out until '63.
...and GM began selling the Chevette in fall of 1975.

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