Coupé de ville, the Glossary
Coupé de ville — also known as town car or sedanca de ville — is a car body style produced from 1908 to 1939 with an external or open-topped driver's position and an enclosed compartment for passengers.[1]
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37 relations: Barker (coachbuilder), Bentley, Brewster & Co., Brocade, Brougham (carriage), Bugatti Royale, Cadillac de Ville series, Cadillac Series 62, Cadillac Type 51, Car body style, Carriage, Chauffeur, Clarence (carriage), Clément-Rothschild, Coachbuilder, Convertible, Coupe, Feces, Ford Model A (1927–1931), H. J. Mulliner & Co., Hardtop, Henry Ford, Hooper (coachbuilder), J Gurney Nutting & Co, Jump seat, Karl Ludvigsen, Landaulet (car), LeBaron Incorporated, Packard, Park Ward, Raymond Loewy, Rolling chassis, Rolls-Royce Limited, Rollston, Sedan (automobile), Targa top, Telephone.
Barker (coachbuilder)
Barker & Co. was a British coachbuilder, a maker of carriages and in the 20th century bodywork for prestige cars, including Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Daimler.
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Bentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs.
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Brewster & Co.
Brewster & Company was an American custom carriage and motorcar coachbuilder.
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Brocade
Brocade is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads.
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Brougham (carriage)
A brougham was a light, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage built in the 19th century.
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Bugatti Royale
The Bugatti Type 41, better known as the Royale, is a large luxury car built by Bugatti from 1927 to 1933, With a 4.3 m (169.3 in) wheelbase and 6.4 m (21 ft) overall length, it weighs approximately 3,175 kg (7,000 lb) and uses a 12.763 litre (778 cu in) straight-eight engine.
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Cadillac de Ville series
The Cadillac DeVille is a model name used by Cadillac over eight generations, originally used to designate a trim level of the 1949 Cadillac Series 62 and later to designate a standalone model in the brand range.
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Cadillac Series 62
The Cadillac Series 40-62 is a series of cars which was produced by Cadillac from 1940 through 1964.
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Cadillac Type 51
The Cadillac V8, introduced as the Type 51, is a large, luxurious automobile that was introduced in September 1914 by Cadillac as a 1915 model.
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Car body style
There are many types of car body styles. Coupé de ville and car body style are car body styles.
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Carriage
A carriage is a two- or four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for passengers.
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Chauffeur
A chauffeur is a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan or a limousine.
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Clarence (carriage)
A clarence is a type of carriage that was popular in the early 19th century.
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Clément-Rothschild
Carrosserie Clément-Rothschild produced a series of Clément-Rothschild bodied automobiles in 1902, based on the Panhard-Levassor 7 hp chassis.
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Coachbuilder
A coachbuilder or body-maker is a person or company who manufactures bodies for passenger-carrying vehicles.
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Convertible
A convertible or cabriolet is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. Coupé de ville and convertible are car body styles.
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Coupe
A coupe or coupé is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors. Coupé de ville and coupe are car body styles.
Feces
Feces (or faeces;: faex) are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine.
Ford Model A (1927–1931)
The Ford Model A (also colloquially called the A-Model Ford or the A, and A-bone among hot rodders and customizers) is the Ford Motor Company's second market success, replacing the venerable Model T which had been produced for 18 years.
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H. J. Mulliner & Co.
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Hardtop
A hardtop is a rigid form of automobile roof, typically metal, and integral to the vehicle's design, strength, and style. Coupé de ville and hardtop are car body styles.
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Henry Ford
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate.
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Hooper (coachbuilder)
Hooper & Co. was a British coachbuilding business for many years based in Westminster London.
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J Gurney Nutting & Co
J Gurney Nutting & Co Limited was an English firm of bespoke coachbuilders specialising in sporting bodies founded in 1918 as a new enterprise by a Croydon firm of builders and joiners of the same name.
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Jump seat
A jump seat or jumpseat is an auxiliary seat in an automobile or aircraft, typically folding or spring-loaded to collapse out of the way when not used.
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Karl Ludvigsen
Karl E. Ludvigsen (born April 24, 1934) is a journalist, author, and historian of the automotive industry and motor sports.
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Landaulet (car)
A landaulet, also known as a landaulette, is a car body style where the rear passengers are covered by a convertible top. Coupé de ville and landaulet (car) are car body styles.
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LeBaron Incorporated
LeBaron Incorporated (originally LeBaron, Carrossiers Inc.) was an American design business from 1920 and also a coachbuilder from 1924 until 1953.
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Packard
Packard (formerly the Packard Motor Car Company) was an American luxury automobile company located in Detroit, Michigan.
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Park Ward
Park Ward was a British coachbuilder founded in 1919 which operated from Willesden in North London.
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Raymond Loewy
Raymond Loewy (November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) was a French-born American industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries.
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Rolling chassis
A rolling chassis is the fully-assembled chassis of a motor vehicle (car, truck, bus, or other vehicle) without its bodywork.
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Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.
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Rollston
Rollston Company was an American coachbuilder producing luxury automobile bodies during the 1920s and 1930s readily acknowledged to be of the very highest quality.
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Sedan (automobile)
A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo. Coupé de ville and sedan (automobile) are car body styles.
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Targa top
Targa top, or targa for short, is a semi-convertible car body style with a removable roof section and a full-width roll bar behind the seats.
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Telephone
A telephone, colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupé_de_ville
Also known as Coupe chauffeur, Sedanca de Ville, Town Car body, Town car, Towncar.