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OK, got this months G&D. There's a fellow selling a 2-door sedan. What the heck is this? Is it a 5-passenger Coupe? Or is it more of a Coach? Hubby tried calling him to find out & the phone number is no longer in service. Thanks Terri 
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I suspect that it is the coach. Most people will call them a 2 door sedan as this is the modern name. Coach was used by GM in the 30s to describe a sedan type body with two doors instead of four. Sedan had four doors.
How Sweet the roar of a Chevy four!
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Shade Tree Mechanic
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...and while on the topic of names, I enjoy cars from all over the world and enjoy the naming conventions. My '30 Chevy AD Sedan would be called a 'saloon' or a 'saloon car' in England. But what would it have been called in 1930? Anyone from the British Empire know the early 20th century body styles? I have this from the 50's:
Saloon = sedan
Shooting brake (break?) = station wagon
Estate car = station wagon
Roadster = 2-seater without a top
Drop-head coupe = 2-seater with a convertible top
OTS = Open Two Seater = Drop-head coupe
Coupe' = Two door car
2+2 = Sports car with room for two people and two bags of groceries.
...and from Italy:
Berlinetta = coupe'
Spider = open car
Barchetta = "little boat" = roadster
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