There were many ways to buy a two-door vehicle in the old days.
You could get two doors in convertibles, station wagons, hardtops and panel vans over the years and they all had their own flair.
But the toughest-looking version of a two-door vehicle was the two-door sedan, so here are some classic examples.
Jerry Sutherland
The 1956 Ford is a great place to start. Ford had the Crown Victoria Skyliner back in ’56 and it was an outstanding car. The acrylic roof was transparent, so you had a convertible feel without the wind and the rain.
But it wasn’t as tough-looking as a ’56 Ford two-door sedan. The 2-door post ’56 was the leather jacket version of a Crown Victoria–it was the stripped-down, raw, street version of a Crown Vicky.
The same rule applied to the 1959 Plymouth because the Sport Fury two-door hardtop was a flashy car in a flashy era.
The Savoy two-door sedan was a different breed because it was a barebones car built for guys who liked to choke the life out of every dollar they ever had. In 2026, the Plymouth 2-door post makes an outstanding platform for a classic street machine.
The 1964 Ford Galaxie was an excellent example of a 60s convertible or two-door hardtop. Those versions are legendary, but the ’64 Ford Custom two-door sedan flew under the wire with most car guys.
The guys who did notice the two-door post Fords were either moonshiners or hotrodders because the big Fords had a B-post that helped handle more power and serious hard driving.
The 1966 Chevy Impala two-door hardtop got all the press when it was new, and that makes sense because it had a perfect profile. Nevertheless, the two-door Bel Air sedan was the lower-level tough guy in the ’66 Chevy lineup.
These post cars had their own style—but it was Clint Eastwood style—not David Bowie style.
The GTO was a legendary muscle car legend in the making back in 1966 when it hit the Pontiac showrooms.The Goat deserved its fan base, but the ’66 Tempest two-door sedan was clearly a contender for 1966 Street Thug of The Year.
It was a basic car, and it could easily handle big block power because it was a less fancy GTO…with that extra pillar to handle extra torque.
The 1968 Olds 442 debuted in a year when muscle cars lit the world on fire—but the 442 ran at the top of the heap in ’68. Despite the 442’s lofty title, a surprising number of buyers opted for the less glamorous Cutlass two-door sedan.
The 2-door post Cutlass was cheaper so that left a few extra bucks and an extra pillar to offset the mega power of a tweaked-up big block.
The 1971 GTO was another fine example of the classic Pontiac muscle car. The 1971 Tempest two-door sedan showed how a low-end car could achieve greatness in its own way.
The GTO was a glamorous car with a decent punch, but the Tempest 2-door post could be morphed into a humble car with a massive punch.
They didn’t have the Hollywood hype seen in their two-door hardtop cousins, but every one of these two-door sedans had something else going for them.
Street credibility.
Jerry Sutherland
By: Jerry Sutherland
Jerry Sutherland is a veteran automotive writer with a primary focus on the collector car hobby. His work has been published in many outlets and publications, including the National Post, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Regina Leader-Post, Vancouver Sun and The Truth About Cars. He is also a regular contributor to Auto Roundup Publications.
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