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Show OLD NAMES FOR MODERN CARS Easy to Trace Appellations That Have-Been Have-Been Given to Distinctive Makes of Automobiles. The first sedans were portable enclosed en-closed chairs carried on poles by two men. They were extremely popular in England nnd are still used in China 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 prob-nMy prob-nMy originated from Limousin, the name of an old province In central France. Today It is applied to the ohaufTour-drivon car with an enclosed compartment. The driver's sent Is outside, out-side, but covered by a roof. "loads:or" was first applied to vessels ves-sels that worked their way by means of the titles. Later it was used for bicycles. The modern roadster has an open body and was designed primarily pri-marily for two persons, but of recent years the four-door roadster, accommodating accom-modating four passengers, has met with popular favor. The "touring car," which Is the most familiar type of car. takes its name from the fact that It Is used by motorists motor-ists on lengthy tours. It Is an open car also, with n tonneau and four doors, seating spveu passengers. |