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Notchback

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The three-box, notchback design of the Fiat 124 Coupé
The three-box, notchback design of the Fiat 124 Coupé
A three-box liftback in notchback form—with its vestigial third box, the European Ford Escort
A three-box liftback in notchback form—with its vestigial third box, the European Ford Escort

A notchback is a design of a car with the rearmost section that is distinct from the passenger compartment and where the back of the passenger compartment is at an angle to the top of what is typically the rear baggage compartment.[1] Notchback cars have "a trunk whose lid forms a distinct deck."[2] In profile view, the body has a step down from the roof with a downward inclined passenger compartment's rear window to meet an almost horizontal trunk lid extending to the rear of the car.

The category may be characterized as having a three-box design where the trunk volume is less pronounced than the engine and passenger compartments.

Many models of sedans, coupés, or hatchbacks could be classified as notchbacks. However, the category has limited salience outside of American car manufacturers distinguishing the three-box models from other body styles in the same model range. For example, the Chevrolet Vega range included both a notchback coupe and a fastback coupe.

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Trunk (car)

Trunk (car)

The trunk or boot of a car is the vehicle's main storage or cargo compartment, often a hatch at the rear of the vehicle. It is also called a tailgate.

Sedan (automobile)

Sedan (automobile)

A sedan or saloon is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo.

Hatchback

Hatchback

A hatchback is a car body configuration with a rear door that swings upward to provide access to a cargo area. Hatchbacks may feature fold-down second row seating, where the interior can be reconfigured to prioritize passenger or cargo volume. Hatchbacks may feature two- or three-box design.

Chevrolet Vega

Chevrolet Vega

The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact automobile that was manufactured and marketed by GM's Chevrolet subdivision from 1970 to 1977. Available in two-door hatchback, notchback, wagon, and sedan delivery body styles, all models were powered by an inline four-cylinder engine with a lightweight, aluminum alloy cylinder block. The Vega first went on sale in Chevrolet dealerships on September 10, 1970. Variants included the Cosworth Vega, a short-lived limited-production performance model, introduced in the spring of 1975.

Fastback

Fastback

A fastback is an automotive styling feature, defined by the rear of the car having a single slope from the roof to the tail. The kammback is a type of fastback style.

North America

One of the first cars marketed as a notchback is the 1938 Cadillac Sixty Special.[3][4][5]

In 1952, a notchback version of the Nash Ambassador was introduced.[6]

In 1971, Chevrolet marketed the three-box sedan models of the Chevrolet Vega as a notchback to differentiate them from the fastback Vega models.[7][8] For the 1973 model year, the car's name was changed to "Vega Notchback".[9]

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Cadillac Sixty Special

Cadillac Sixty Special

The Cadillac Sixty Special is a name used by Cadillac to denote a special model since the 1938 Harley Earl–Bill Mitchell–designed extended wheelbase derivative of the Series 60, often referred to as the Fleetwood Sixty Special. The Sixty Special designation was reserved for some of Cadillac's most luxurious vehicles. It was offered as a four-door sedan and briefly as a four-door hardtop. This exclusivity was reflected in the introduction of the exclusive Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham d'Elegance in 1973 and the Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham Talisman in 1974, and it was offered as one trim package below the Series 70 limousine. The Sixty Special name was temporarily retired in 1976 but returned again in 1987 and continued through 1993.

Nash Ambassador

Nash Ambassador

The Nash Ambassador is a luxury automobile that was produced by Nash Motors from 1927 until 1957. For the first five years it was a top trim level, then from 1932 on a standalone model. Ambassadors were lavishly equipped and beautifully constructed, earning them the nickname “the Kenosha Duesenberg".

Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2, 1918, and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant's second ousting in 1919, Alfred Sloan, with his maxim "a car for every purse and purpose", would pick the Chevrolet brand to become the volume leader in the General Motors family, selling mainstream vehicles to compete with Henry Ford's Model T in 1919 and overtaking Ford as the best-selling car in the United States by 1929 with the Chevrolet International.

Chevrolet Vega

Chevrolet Vega

The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact automobile that was manufactured and marketed by GM's Chevrolet subdivision from 1970 to 1977. Available in two-door hatchback, notchback, wagon, and sedan delivery body styles, all models were powered by an inline four-cylinder engine with a lightweight, aluminum alloy cylinder block. The Vega first went on sale in Chevrolet dealerships on September 10, 1970. Variants included the Cosworth Vega, a short-lived limited-production performance model, introduced in the spring of 1975.

Fastback

Fastback

A fastback is an automotive styling feature, defined by the rear of the car having a single slope from the roof to the tail. The kammback is a type of fastback style.

Model year

Model year

The model year is a method of describing the version of a product which has been produced over multiple years. The model year may or may not be the same as the calendar year in which the product was manufactured.

AMC Ambassador

AMC Ambassador

The Ambassador is an automobile manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1957 through 1974 over eight generations, available in two- and four-door sedan, two-door hardtop, four-door station wagon as well as two-door convertible body styles. It was classified as a full-size car from 1957 through 1961, mid-size from 1962 until 1966, and again full-size from 1967 through 1974 model years.

English-speaking countries

While many car models have notchback characteristics, the category is largely unused outside of North America, with their body style being described using other terms. For example, a three-box sedan[11] is more generally known as a "saloon" in British English.[12] "Notchback" has appeared in a few British English publications, however, it is not a term that is used in common parlance in Britain.[13][14]

Source: "Notchback", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2021, November 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notchback.

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Further Reading

Station wagon

Hatchback

Coupe

Sedan (automobile)

Volkswagen Type 3

Fastback

Liftback

Oldsmobile Series 70

Buick Roadmaster

Cadillac Sixty Special

Cadillac Series 61

General Motors H platform (RWD)

Car body configurations

Opera window

Brougham (car body)

Chevrolet Deluxe

Pontiac Torpedo

Pontiac Streamliner
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References
  1. ^ "Notchback definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Definition of Notchback". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "1940, The Cadillac Sixty Sets Another Styling Trend". General Motors: Generations of GM Wiki Timeline. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ^ "1938-'40 Cadillac Sixty Special". hemmings.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Take Me to Your Style Leader: The 1938–1942 Cadillac Sixty Special". ateupwithmotor.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. ^ Gunnell, John (1992). Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1946-1975. Krause Publications. p. 468. ISBN 9780873412049. Retrieved 7 December 2017. There was new styling for the Ambassador and Statesman. A new notch back body created by Italy's Pininfarina was the fashion hit of the marque's 50th year
  7. ^ "Chevrolutionary! - 1973 Chevrolet Vega GT Millionth Edition, 1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega". hemmings.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  8. ^ "How the Chevy Vega Nearly Destroyed GM". popularmechanics.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  9. ^ Chevrolet Vega brochures- years 1971–77. Chevrolet.
  10. ^ McCourt, Mark J. (December 2014). "1961 Rambler Ambassador V-8 Custom "America's First Compact Luxury Car"". Hemmings Motor News. Retrieved 1 April 2021. 1961 Ambassador's reverse-slant C-pillar
  11. ^ "sedan". Chambers 21st Century Dictionary. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  12. ^ "saloon". Chambers 21st Century Dictionary. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  13. ^ Stevenson, Angus; Waite, Maurice, eds. (2011). "notchback". Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Luxury ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 978. ISBN 9780199601110. a car with a back that extends approximately horizontally from the bottom of the rear window so as to make a distinct angle with it.
  14. ^ Barnard, R.H. (1996). Road Vehicle Aerodynamic Design. Longman. ISBN 9780582245228.
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