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From: rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Coupe vs Sedan
Message-ID: <850@ccice5.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 16:57:05 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun  6 16:57:05 1985
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> This question may have already been asked in this group.  What is difference
> between a coupe and a sedan?  I can't find any rhyme or reason to the
> distinction.  I have noticed that almost all 3-doors are coupes.  Most
> 2-doors are coupes, but some are sedans.  Likewise, most 4-doors are sedans
> but some are coupes.  What's the difference?
> 

Once upon a time, way back in the 1940s, a coupe was considered to be two
seater versions of typically four seater cars.  In the 1960s, a sedan was
considered a car, usually a four door, with a rigid post aft of the front
doors.  A hardtop was usually a two door, but could be a four door (the
"hardtop sedan"), without that pillar.  Any other comments?

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