Show OLD NAMES FOR MODERN CARS easy to trace appellation that have been given to make of automobiles the first edans were portable enclosed chairs carried on poles by iwo men they were extremely popular in and are still used in clilia and india the modern sedan has an enclosed body and accommodates seven passengers limousine was originally the name of a cloak worn in france and probably originated from the name of an old province in central france today it is applied to th chauffeur arh en car with an enclosed compartment the drivers abat Is outside but cohered by a root roadster was first applied fo tea sels that worked their way by means ot the tides later it was used for bicycles the modem roadster has an open body and was designed primarily tor two persons but of recent years the four door roadster accommodating mo dating four passengers has met with popular favor the touring car which la the moat familiar type of car takes its nan from the fact that it Is used by motorists on lengthy tours it la an open car also with a and four doors seating seven passengers |