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pressed steel discs instead. With the modern appearance of streamlined gaining widely accepted public approval, all bodystyles across GM's vehicles adopted the appearance, with an overall length of 179–200 in (4,540–5,069 mm). The retail price listed for a 1938 L-38 4-door
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