Nineteen sixty-two was a fine year for General Motors and Ford. And Chrysler? Not so good, but we love ’em anyway. Below we have four cars that are for sale on AutoHunter or ClassicCars.com that have something in common, and my hint is that it’s not the bucket seats. Think more in terms with marketing.
Post your answer in the comments section below. If you’re able to identify the makes and models, all the better!
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They all came with (optional) seat belts.
1962 Buick Wildcat
1962 Pontiac Grand Prix
1962 Dodge Polara
1962 Oldsmobile Starfire
They were all “Personal Luxury” variants of existing coupes.
They all had engines of plus 400 CI.
All 2 doors.
They’re all ugly.
All had factory air conditioning.
Beauty is in the eyes of the the beholder.
Common body architecture.
All had 300+ HP.
They all have similar bodies.
All with new monikers.
Last year before amber turn signals/parking lights were adopted.
That’s clever, but then I could have used any 1962 car. These cars are connected in a different way.
Early muscle cars!
All automatics
The connection is much more complicated than that. Think marketing.
I think Denny has it right. They all were sporty(ish) small bodies with engines more powerful than those bodies would dictate. And, as Denny states, newly named.
Nope
Thanks Tom.
I was in high school and only liked Brit cars. How would I know?
Large wheel base.
They all have quad headlights.
Alright, here’s the answer:
They’re all early adopters to the buckets-and-console premium models that were starting to pop up. Some of them leaned towards the personal-luxury side as influenced by the Thunderbird, while the Polara 500 was merely hopping on the trend.
I’m happy to entertain counterpoint if this was not the most logical of puzzles. 🙂
all have 4 headlights. Low beam and high beam for better night driving. Safer
The hint was “it’s not the bucket seats” – The answer is “bucket -and-console …” Hmm ?
Dale, it’s more about personal-luxury than just the buckets and console. Perhaps the Polara 500 is the odd man out, but I sought to show early personal-luxury vehicles.
Personal Luxury is correct
They all have manual windows /non electric