2006-12-23 17:19:47 · 8 answers · asked by Dan V 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
My Dad worked for Chevrolet in '57 ('57 to '71) . The post is a sedan while the no-post is a hardtop. Without the extra support of the post the top had to be harder to support the car,especially in a rollover. That's why it was called a hardtop. It had no bearing on the car designation (150,210 or Belair) nor did it matter how many doors the car had, two or four.
2006-12-24 04:39:01 · answer #1 · answered by max2959 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey I'm no expert but the basics go like this: In 57 they made a 150 a 210 and a Belair. The 150 being the base model (for the poor man) the belair being the top of the line Chevy had. The 210 fell in the middle and it had a post or no post option. (all Belairs were nopost, all 150 have post. The post is what devides the door window from the back roll-up window. (note the side profile views)) The 57 was 2.5 iches longer than the 56, & about 2 inches shorter (I think) even though the wheel base was the same. This gave it a longer "look"
The post cars were 2 inches taller than the nopost which made them look ''boxy" less attractive. The post are the best cars to have if you plan on keeping the car as a driver for the next zillion years, but if you are the biulding/selling market got for the Belair.
2006-12-23 19:08:45 · answer #2 · answered by Zdaddysdinosaurs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reference your making is to a "post" at the front of the rear roll down window. When it is rolled down either there is a post or no post. Here is some reference for you :) Happy holidays!
"Body choices for 1957 included the typical two- and four-door sedan (identified by the "posts" between door windows), the two-door hardtop (also known as a sport coupe; the car has no post between the front and back window when the windows are lowered), the four-door hardtop (also known as a sport sedan), the utility coupe (a two-door sedan with a package shelf instead of a rear seat), the two-door station wagon (with a sloped pillar behind the hardtop door and sliding windows at the rear seat), the four-door, six-passenger station wagon, the four-door, nine-passenger station wagon, and the convertible. Unlike most competitors, the Chevrolet four-door hardtop featured a reinforced rear roof structure that gave the car added rigidity and a unique appearance in silhouette."
2006-12-23 17:24:41 · answer #3 · answered by mobile1mechanic 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On a no post, , when the windows are down, there isn't any metal post behind the front door. With the windows up, all you see is the chrome trim around the windows. It's a real 'hardtop'.
2006-12-24 04:22:03 · answer #4 · answered by Papa John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The post between the door window and the rear window.
2006-12-27 06:04:14 · answer #5 · answered by Urban Informer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
behind the back of the door. is there a post in front of the rear side window.
2006-12-23 17:24:02 · answer #6 · answered by car dude 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-15 07:11:53 · answer #7 · answered by zell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be the window post between the front and rear side windows
2006-12-23 17:23:08 · answer #8 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋