two-door club coupe — See two door coupe … Dictionary of automotive terms
two-door sedan — The term sedan originally described a conveyance seen only in movies today: a wheelless vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two men, one ahead and one behind. Automakers pirated the word and applied it to cars with a permanent top, seating… … Dictionary of automotive terms
two-door hatchback coupe — Originally a small opening in the deck of a sailing ship, the term hatch was later applied to airplane doors and to passenger cars with rear liftgates. Various models appeared in the early 1950s, but weather tightness was a problem. The concept… … Dictionary of automotive terms
two-door hardtop — The term hardtop, as used for postwar cars up to the mid 1970s, describes an automobile styled to resemble a convertible, but with a rigid metal (or fiberglass) top. In a production sense, this body style evolved after World War II, first called… … Dictionary of automotive terms
coupe — An enclosed single compartment body with two doors and varying passenger capacity depending on seat arrangements. The SAE standard J1100 defines it as having less than 33 cubic feet (934 liters) of interior volume. Larger coupes have rear quarter … Dictionary of automotive terms
Coupé utility — Australian advertisement, mid 1950s … Wikipedia
coupe — (n.) 1834, from Fr. coupe (18c. as a noun), originally pp. of couper to cut (in half) (see COUP (Cf. coup)). Modern use is from early 19c. carrosse coupe cut off carriage, a shorter version of the berlin, minus the back seat. First applied to… … Etymology dictionary
coupe — [ko͞op; ] orig., now rarely [, ko͞o pā′] n. [< COUPÉ] a closed, two door automobile with a body smaller than that of a sedan … English World dictionary
Coupé — This article is about the style of car body. For the champagne glass, see Champagne stemware. The title of this article contains the character é. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Coupe. A coupé or coupe (from … Wikipedia
coupe — coupe1 /koohp/, n. 1. Also, coupé. a closed, two door car shorter than a sedan of the same model. 2. coupé (defs. 1 3). [1880 85; see COUPÉ] coupe2 /koohp/, n. 1. ice cream or sherbet mixed or topped with fruit, liqueur, whipped cream, etc … Universalium
