22-02-2022, 09:10 AM
A little further research showed that they were also known as Opera Coupés or "Oprey Coups" in US dialect...
Also most suitable for female drivers...???
Perhaps the IC engined version of the "Surrey with a fringe on the top"?
A cut-down (coupé) carriage with no room for the chaperone?
As horseless carriages there were Landaulettes and Phaetons, names derived from styles of carriage... along with the "dash board" where gravel and stones were dashed by flying heels...
Also most suitable for female drivers...???
Perhaps the IC engined version of the "Surrey with a fringe on the top"?
A cut-down (coupé) carriage with no room for the chaperone?
As horseless carriages there were Landaulettes and Phaetons, names derived from styles of carriage... along with the "dash board" where gravel and stones were dashed by flying heels...