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Show OLD NAMES FOR MODERN CARS Easy to Trace Appellations That Hav Been Given to Distinctive Makes of Automobiles. The first sedans were portable enclosed en-closed chairs carried on poles by iwo men. They were extremely popular In England and 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 probably prob-ably originated from Limousin, the name of an old province In central France. Today It is applied to the chauffeur-driven car with an enclosed compartment. The driver's sent is outside, out-side, but covered by a roof. "Roadster" was first applied to vessels ves-sels that worked their way by means of the tides. 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 nams from the fact that It Is used by motorists motor-ists on lengthy tours. It Is an open car also, with a tonneu and four doors, seating seven passengers. |