Torpedo (car)?qsrc=3044
The torpedo body style was a type of automobile body used from the early twentieth century until the mid-1930s, and which fell quickly into disuse by the Second World War.
The name was introduced in 1908 when a Belgian car dealer Captain Theo Masui who was the London importer of French Gregoire cars designed a streamlined body and called it "The Torpedo". [1] This developed into its final form and became a generic term when the bonnet line was raised to be level with the car's waistline so giving a straight line from front to back.
The Torpedo body style was usually fitted to 4 or 5 seat cars and was an open convertible with detachable or folding hood (top) and low side panels and doors, but no B pillars: the only uprights present were those supporting the windscreen (windshield).
Other similar styles are phaeton and baquet.[2]
The name is still being used for trucks with a bonnet.
References
- ^ Wood, Jonathan (2008). Coachbuilding - The Hand Crafted Car Body. Oxford, UK: Shire Publications. ISBN 13:978 0 7478 0688 2.
- ^ "Antique, Vintage and Classic Car Terms and Definitions". antiquecar.com. http://www.antiquecar.com/terms.php. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
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