Re: Coupe

[mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)]

Very subtle Bill.  I wonder how many people remember that a 2 door car -
not a 2 dr. hardtop or a coupe - is correctly called a coach?  The name was
lost in the '60s when coaches became known as 2dr posts in order to
differentiate them from the no-post hardtop.

John


><<BTW. If you here an American talking about a "coop", it's nothing to do
>with chicken houses, just a weird way of saying coupe! ;-)
>Cheers,
>Philip Raby>>
>
>Over here in the colonies (Canada) we say it's a 'coop, eh'  ;)
>
>Bill S.