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Is there any storage area in the Phaeton? I am assembling the seats now and can't imagine where they stored anything. No trunk. Did they attach things to the running boards? Carolyn

Hi Carolyn,

Yes, they did carry stuff on the running boards. A period accessory was an accordian style cage which bolted to the running boards. They also carried trunks - litteraly - on a folding rack on the rear of the car. Hence, I'm guessing, our term for the work "trunk" for the luggage area in the rear of modern cars. Although, for the life of me, I can't figure out why the Brits (and Aussies ?) call it the "boot". Here is how we carried luggage. You can see the running board cage attaced on the driver's side.


Happy Motoring,

Dan

Dan.....Here in the U.S....I believe that they used to call the covered space on the back of the old stagecoaches, that they put baggage in, "The Boot" also....I would assume that description came here from England and carried over to cars and bus's.......ED

And then there's the "dash". You may know it comes from the horse and buggy days, when a high boarded piece was put at the front of the buggy so the rocks thrown up by the horses hooves would not "dash you to death"! Became a cosmetic front on early cars like the "curved dash" Oldsmobile, and then forever became known as the dash in all Automobiles since. Often wondered why no one came up with a better name!