Editing Fastback (section)

== Definition ==
A fastback is often defined as having a single slope from the roof to the rear of the vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fastback |title=fastback |work=Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary |year=2010 |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>

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| caption1    = The 1974 [[Leyland P76]] can be considered both a fastback (with a single uninterrupted slope from the roofline to the rear) and a liftback that is hinged at the roof
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Traditionally a fastback will have a trunk opening that is separate from the rear window which remains in a fixed position.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.carkeys.co.uk/guides/what-is-a-fastback |title=What is a fastback? |date=7 April 2017 |website=carkeys.co.uk |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref> The term "fastback" is not interchangeable with "[[liftback]]"; the former describes the car's shape, and the latter refers to a roof-hinged [[Trunk (car)|tailgate]] that lifts upwards for storage area access.

More specifically, the ''[[Road & Track]] Illustrated Automotive Dictionary'' defines the fastback as
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A closed body style, usually a coupe but sometimes a sedan, with a roof sloped gradually in an unbroken line from the windshield to the rear edge of the car. A fastback naturally lends itself to a [[hatchback]] configuration and many have it, but not all hatchbacks are fastbacks and vice versa.<ref name=R&T>{{cite book|last=Dinkel |first=John |year=2000 |title=Road & Track Illustrated Automotive Dictionary |publisher=Bentley |isbn=0-8376-0143-6 }}</ref>
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In the case of the [[Ford Mustang#First generation (1965–1973)|Ford Mustang]], the term "fastback" is used to differentiate against the [[coupé]] [[notchback]] body style,<ref>{{cite web|title=1965 Ford Mustang Fastback Guide |url= https://classics.autotrader.com/articles/1965-ford-mustang-fastback-guide |website=autotrader.com |access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1967 Mustang Specifications |url= http://www.mustangspecs.com/years/67.shtml |website=mustangspecs.com |access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref> which has a steeper rear window followed by a horizontal trunk lid.