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maple guy · 01-05-2013, 10:16 AM

OK, I know COACH is 2 door but how is it different from other 2 doors? I thought TOWN CAR was 4 door but I have seen pictures of 2 door town cars. What does TOWN SEDAN mean? What about BROME? Pictures of old cars do not tell me of exact meaning. Thanks. Lloyd

51 MERC-CT · 01-05-2013, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maple guy

OK, I know COACH is 2 door but how is it different from other 2 doors? I thought TOWN CAR was 4 door but I have seen pictures of 2 door town cars. What does TOWN SEDAN mean? What about BROME? Pictures of old cars do not tell me of exact meaning. Thanks. Lloyd

The manufacturers call them what ever they want. No special rules.
For example, '49-'51 Mercury 4dr. is called a "SPORT SEDAN"

V12Bill · 01-05-2013, 11:48 AM

Usually the names came from the original horse drawn carriages. Manufacturers of cars modified the names to suit themselves.

Henryat1140 · 01-05-2013, 05:56 PM

Brougham, Coupe, Berline, Cabriolet, Limousine and Phaeton are examples of horsedrawn names given to automobile body styles.

ford38v8 · 01-06-2013, 12:08 AM

Henry, you forgot Sedan.

Fe26 · 01-06-2013, 01:04 AM

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Old Henry · 01-06-2013, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Henryat1140

Brougham, Coupe, Berline, Cabriolet, Limousine and Phaeton are examples of horsedrawn names given to automobile body styles.

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Originally Posted by Fe26

...And Phaeton...

???

jimTN · 01-06-2013, 10:51 AM

In the Ford line to name a few, std cpe, delux cpe, roadster, cabriolet, convertable sedan, convertable cpe, tudor, fordor, victoria, touring sedan, club cpe,phaeton and many more depending on YOM.

Fe26 · 01-06-2013, 07:16 PM

Ooops!

maple guy · 01-06-2013, 10:44 PM

Thanks Guys. But does Coach in Ford refer to a particular 2 door style?

ford38v8 · 01-06-2013, 10:59 PM

Maple, Brougham (not Brome), and all the rest (as reminded by Henry) including your Coach, were horse drawn vehicles before they were model names for cars. I don't know of a Ford "Coach" unless it was a bus?

Tudortomnz · 01-07-2013, 12:21 AM

Coach seems to have been a common name for a 2 dr Sedan, especially in Canada during the '20's & '30's.
Ford did coin the names Tudor & Fordor ; names look unique but phonetically tell you what they are. Here in NZ, & I think in Aussie & Britain, Tudor often gets pronounced ''Chewdoor'' because of the English royal house connection of Henry Tudor [ Henry V111].
At least Anglophiles can not mispronounce 'Fordor''. I also like to avoid the European Coupay when common ''Coupe'' tells you what it is.

ronford · 01-07-2013, 11:22 PM

According to the "Chevs of the 40's" catalog, Chevrolet manufactured
a Coach body style in 1937, 1938, and 1939. This body style does not
appear in the Chevrolet listing for 1940. I have no data for 1936 back.
I do not remember ever hearing of a Ford body style called Coach
and what a Chevrolet Coach looks like is a mystery to me.

jimTN · 01-08-2013, 08:44 AM

Brand X mfg a series of two door vehicles from 24-37 called coaches according to my Clymer series on the Stove bolt. 38's and above were called town sedan.

1934 · 01-08-2013, 09:18 AM

How about 'roadster'? Anyone know where that came from?

ford38v8 · 01-08-2013, 03:44 PM

A Roadster was a rig similar to that used in harness racing.

maple guy · 01-09-2013, 05:31 PM

I have a reference to a 1941 Ford Coach.Do not know what it actually was. Lloyd

Henryat1140 · 01-09-2013, 05:39 PM

Usually - though there may be exceptions - a Coach when described by Ford meant a 2 Door sedan.

jerry grayson · 01-09-2013, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by maple guy

I have a reference to a 1941 Ford Coach.Do not know what it actually was. Lloyd

Coach is not a Ford word. Chevrolet called their 2-door sedan a "coach", Ford called their 2-door sedan a "Tudor".

01-05-2013, 10:16 AM	#1
maple guy Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: central Wisconsin Posts: 78	car style names OK, I know COACH is 2 door but how is it different from other 2 doors? I thought TOWN CAR was 4 door but I have seen pictures of 2 door town cars. What does TOWN SEDAN mean? What about BROME? Pictures of old cars do not tell me of exact meaning. Thanks. Lloyd

01-05-2013, 11:48 AM	#3
V12Bill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mt. Holly,NJ Posts: 1,822	Re: car style names Usually the names came from the original horse drawn carriages. Manufacturers of cars modified the names to suit themselves.

01-05-2013, 05:56 PM	#4
Henryat1140 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hereford, Maryland Posts: 218	Re: car style names Brougham, Coupe, Berline, Cabriolet, Limousine and Phaeton are examples of horsedrawn names given to automobile body styles.

01-06-2013, 12:08 AM	#5
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,645	Re: car style names Henry, you forgot Sedan. __________________ Alan

01-06-2013, 01:04 AM	#6
Fe26 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 949	Re: car style names Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) ...And Phaeton...

01-06-2013, 10:51 AM	#8
jimTN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Powell, TN Posts: 2,509	Re: car style names In the Ford line to name a few, std cpe, delux cpe, roadster, cabriolet, convertable sedan, convertable cpe, tudor, fordor, victoria, touring sedan, club cpe,phaeton and many more depending on YOM.

01-06-2013, 07:16 PM	#9
Fe26 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 949	Re: car style names Ooops!

01-06-2013, 10:44 PM	#10
maple guy Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: central Wisconsin Posts: 78	Re: car style names Thanks Guys. But does Coach in Ford refer to a particular 2 door style?

01-06-2013, 10:59 PM	#11
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,645	Re: car style names Maple, Brougham (not Brome), and all the rest (as reminded by Henry) including your Coach, were horse drawn vehicles before they were model names for cars. I don't know of a Ford "Coach" unless it was a bus? __________________ Alan

01-07-2013, 12:21 AM	#12
Tudortomnz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,242	Re: car style names Coach seems to have been a common name for a 2 dr Sedan, especially in Canada during the '20's & '30's. Ford did coin the names Tudor & Fordor ; names look unique but phonetically tell you what they are. Here in NZ, & I think in Aussie & Britain, Tudor often gets pronounced ''Chewdoor'' because of the English royal house connection of Henry Tudor [ Henry V111]. At least Anglophiles can not mispronounce 'Fordor''. I also like to avoid the European Coupay when common ''Coupe'' tells you what it is.

01-07-2013, 11:22 PM	#13
ronford Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 69	Re: car style names According to the "Chevs of the 40's" catalog, Chevrolet manufactured a Coach body style in 1937, 1938, and 1939. This body style does not appear in the Chevrolet listing for 1940. I have no data for 1936 back. I do not remember ever hearing of a Ford body style called Coach and what a Chevrolet Coach looks like is a mystery to me.

01-08-2013, 08:44 AM	#14
jimTN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Powell, TN Posts: 2,509	Re: car style names Brand X mfg a series of two door vehicles from 24-37 called coaches according to my Clymer series on the Stove bolt. 38's and above were called town sedan.

01-08-2013, 09:18 AM	#15
1934 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 415	Re: car style names How about 'roadster'? Anyone know where that came from?

01-08-2013, 03:44 PM	#16
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,645	Re: car style names A Roadster was a rig similar to that used in harness racing. __________________ Alan

01-09-2013, 05:31 PM	#17
maple guy Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: central Wisconsin Posts: 78	Re: car style names I have a reference to a 1941 Ford Coach.Do not know what it actually was. Lloyd

01-09-2013, 05:39 PM	#18
Henryat1140 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hereford, Maryland Posts: 218	Re: car style names Usually - though there may be exceptions - a Coach when described by Ford meant a 2 Door sedan.