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Front, rear, and side beams have a lot to do with the weight of new cars as do things that are now standard in most like A/C, radio, & power everything.
Looking back on it, I have had very few cars under 3,000 lbs (Fiero, Fiat 124 spyder and most today are in the 3200-3500 range.
Do know that both my 67 GP Convertible and 72 LeMans wagon were well over 4,000 pounds at the curb (as I suspect the 66 Caprice my sister had would with it's two page window sticker - back then every glove box, cigarette lighter, and trunk light was a seperate option as was everthing related to a radio (on my '78 Sunbird the "radio accomodation package" was a seperate option - no radio, or antenna, just the wiring and static supression for one)).
So like Net and Gross HP to compare the "curb weight" of a 66 "loss leader" in any model to a modern car with standard power brakes/window/seat/steering/CD/ABS and RKE is apples and oranges
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