<VV> FOR SALE

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

P.S. And Chevy called them Sport Sedans...

Cheers

Alan

P.P.S. And in this ad:

http://www.vintageadsandstuff.com/viewcorvair29.jpeg

They refer to them as sedans!






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>
To: <airvair at earthlink.net>; "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>; <Sethracer at aol.com>; 
<bernielivengood2001 at yahoo.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> FOR SALE


> What constitutes a sedan is the number of *windows*, and in fact a sedan
> should have 4 (a closed car with 4 is called a Berlina or a Sedan, 
> depending
> whether you are an American or a continental European. In the UK we call
> them saloons).
>
> This is because they were named after the original stage coaches from 
> Paris
> to Berlin and Sedan. The Europeans went with the 'Berlina' nomenclature,
> although some of them (principally the Italians and Germans) use 
> 'Limousine'
> for as a synonym for 'Sedan'. The coaches from Paris to Berlin and Sedan 
> had
> 4 windows, because both of those cities are quite far north (so they 
> didn't
> need to let lots of sun in).
>
> In the UK we use 'Limousine' to mean a closed car with 6 windows. This is
> because the stage coach from Paris to Limoges (Limousine is the feminine
> adjective from Limoges) had 6 windows (Limoges is south of Paris and so
> there is more sun).
>
> It's nothing to do with door pillars - these were unknown in the days of
> stage coaches!
>
> Cheers
>
> Alan
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <airvair at earthlink.net>
> To: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>; "Ron" 
> <ronh at owt.com>;
> <Sethracer at aol.com>; <bernielivengood2001 at yahoo.com>;
> <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 9:05 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> FOR SALE
>
>
>> What did you two do, weld a full-length "B" pillar into them? That's what
>> constitutes a "sedan", not the number of doors.
>>
>> -Mark
>>
>>
>>> [Original Message]
>>> Subject: Re: <VV> FOR SALE
>>>
>>> Me too!
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Alan
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
>>> Subject: Re: <VV> FOR SALE
>>>
>>> > Gee, I have one!
>>> > RonH
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> > Subject: Re: <VV> FOR SALE
>>> >
>>> >> Also, a '66 would be a 2door hardtop. There were no LM sedans.
>>> >>
>>> >> -Mark
>>> >> '67 4door hardtop (2), and '67 convert
>>> >>
>>> >>> [Original Message]
>>> >>> Subject: Re: <VV> FOR SALE
>>> >>>
>>> >>> In a message dated 4/5/2009 10:36:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>>> >>> bernielivengood2001 at yahoo.com writes:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> For  Sale                       1964 monza 2dr sedan, 110, AT, gold,
>> and
>>> >>> 1966 monza 2dr sedan, 110, AT, burgandy.  Call Bill@ cell#
>> 765-592-2079
>>> >> or
>>> >>> 765-344-1979.    Bernie
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Say, Bernie - Is that in or around Troy, Illinois?  Or, if  not,
>> where?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Seth  Emerson
>>> >>>
>>
>>
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