Most of the club coupes and business coupes were gone by the fifties, at
least the mid-fifties. Another one you didn't mention though was the
Doctor's Coupe. I used to drive a '26 Dodge Doctor's Coupe once in a while.
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From "Paul A. Asgeirsson" <Pasgeirsson at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Rick Fisk" <refisk@chartermi.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: saloon definition
> Not quite true. There were Coupes, then there were Club Coupes and also
Business
> Coupes. They called some cars Convertible coupes, which now we simply
call
> convertibles These all had different roof lines than the sedans. And
lets not
> forget Coupes with Rumble seats! Held the same number of passengers as 2
or 4 dr
> sedans, but had Coupe roof lines! Needed horse hair blankets in cool
weather as
> lap robes! That's another term to discuss!
>
> Later, Paul A
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