"Thick Pillar"?

Hey all,
Odd question but curious about something...

I get lots of comments (positive) on my 2-door '72 Skylark being a 'thick pillar' or thick post car.
Must be a not-so-common body style.
So is it considered a coupe or a sedan? Or what?

I'm finding it difficult figuring out replacement parts because there's so many different 2-door body styles.

Thanks

 

When there’s a full frame around the door window it’s typically referred to as a ‘“2 dr post”, because the frame is still there with the windows rolled down. . Only 2 dr body styles I know of are post or hardtop, and yes parts for the doors can be different though the rest of the vehicle parts usually interchange. Post cars are often referred to as sedans and hardtops as coupes.

 

I call it a pillared coupe, but back in the day there were also 2-door pillared cars that were name sedans.

In this book they name it a "thin pillar", instead of the term thick pillar in your post.
It's the only A-body car with two doors and a pillar for 1972:



Here's an example of a 2 door pillared sedan, the 1953 Special.
(Ford even had a station wagon with sedan badges)
From the 1953 Buick brochure:

 

Thanks.
Maybe I got that wrong then... "Thin pillar". I have it written down somewhere also. I just know that I get comments from people saying "Wow....it's a pillar (or post) car. Cool." I know what a 'post' style is.

What brought this up was trying to figure out what window felts\scrapers\etc. I need to replace these old ones.
So if I'm looking for door parts like window felts or weather stripping, I look for 'coupe' parts?

 

Steele Rubber calls it a coupe.
The hardtop version they name a hardtop coupe:

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Got ya. Thanks all!

 

I always considered a 4door a “sedan”
A 2 door a “coupe”
A pillar less roof a “hardtop”

 

Buick's names for the different body styles:

 

With regard to these weatherstrip/window channel/belt molding products, is Steele Rubber the best supplier with regard to quality and correctness?

 

Yes, expect to pay more, but also expect good fitment and years and years of enjoying their product.
I tried cheaper weather stripping products for a 1968 Riviera, the fitment was lousy and so was the quality.
Decided to sent it all back to the US and bought a similar set of weather stripping from Steele, I had to pay $135 more plus shipping, but it was worth it.

 

...evolution of styling/marketing terminology. Pretty much boils down to door frame or no...