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=== 1960s === [[File:1964 Corvair Monza.jpg|thumb|1964 [[Chevrolet Corvair]] Monza 900 convertible, used until 1969, began 1960]] During the 1960s, compacts were the smallest class of North American cars, but they had evolved into only slightly smaller versions of the 6-cylinder or V8-powered six-passenger sedan. They were much larger than compacts (and sometimes even mid-sizers) by European manufacturers,<ref>{{cite web |title=20 Most Interesting Classic American Compact Cars Ever Made |url=https://motor-junkie.com/20-most-interesting-classic-american-compact-cars-ever-made/8289/ |website=motor-junkie.com |access-date=22 January 2019 |date=14 October 2018}}</ref> which were typically five-passenger four-cylinder engine cars. Nevertheless, advertising and road tests for the [[Ford Maverick (Americas)|Ford Maverick]] and the [[Rambler American]] made comparisons with the popular [[Volkswagen Beetle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1970 Gremlin vs VW folder |url= http://oldcarbrochures.org/United%20States/AMC/1970_AMC/1970%20Gremlin%20vs%20VW%20Folder/index.html |website=oldcarbrochures.org |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ernst |first=Kurt |title="What's wrong with this picture?" The AMC Gremlin takes on the VW Beetle |url= https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/05/21/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-the-amc-gremlin-takes-on-the-vw-beetle/ |website=hemmings.com |access-date=23 January 2019 |date=21 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kilpatrick |first1=Bill |title=Maverick versus the mob |magazine=Popular Mechanics |date=August 1969 |volume=132 |issue=2 |pages=73β77, 196 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=69cDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73 |access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=David |title=AMC launches Gremlin in U.S. |url= https://www.autonews.com/article/20180403/CCHISTORY/180409897/amc-launches-gremlin-in-u-s |website=Automotive News |access-date=23 January 2019 |date=3 April 2018}}</ref> Compact cars were also the basis for a new small car segment that became known as the [[pony car]], named after the [[Ford Mustang]], which was built on the Falcon chassis. At that time, there was a distinct difference in size between compact and full-size models. Early definitions of vehicle size class were based on wheelbase, with models under 111 inches as compact, 111 to 118 inches intermediate, and over 118 inches as full size,{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} at least until EPA classes based on interior volume of the passenger and cargo compartments were introduced in the late 1970s. {{clear right}}
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