Phaeton body

The Phaeton was a widespread body form since the invention of the automobile. The name " Phaeton ", which is derived from a figure of Greek mythology (→ Phaethon ), went from the coach on the first automobiles or " motor coaches " about. Gottlieb Daimler's first motor car in 1886 was a motorized Phaeton Americaine, which was supplied by the Stuttgart coach builders Wimpff & Son. Automobiles with Phaeton bodies belonged as a two - or four-seater range for almost all manufacturers. The boom of the Automobile in the Phaeton design reached its peak around 1910.

Two-seater

Open vehicles from the period from 1900 to about 1914, which offered on a row of seats can accommodate two people were called Phaeton or two-seater. Windshield, doors and hood came over the years to be, or were available at extra cost. In the automotive world from the May 1907 open two-seater are mapped and designated in the following way: Eagle 4/8 hp and Rex - Simplex as a two-seater, Laurin & Klement B as a two-seater, Cito Citomobil, Ley Loreley and Victoria two-seater Phaeton. In vehicles with front engine is a clearly visible bulkhead behind the engine. The two-seater Phaeton from around 1910 was replaced by the two-seater torpedo, in contrast to the Phaeton offered a smooth transition from the bonnet to the windscreen and a continuous side body.

After 1918, the term torpedo went out of fashion. Slowly, side windows and the term Roadster prevailed.

With convertible top: Laurin & Klement A

With windshield and hood, but without doors: Brush of 1912 ( in America known as Runabout )

With windshield, doors and hood: Spyker 7 HP 1912

Already a torpedo: Bugatti Type 19 from 1911

Four-seater

Open vehicles up to around 1914, which provided space for four people in two rows of seats were often simplified or Double Phaeton Phaeton called or four-seater. Requirement was that all the seats were aligned to the front. Therefore Vis - à-vis, Dos -à- dos and tonneau are not included. Windshield, doors and hood came over the years to be, or were available at extra cost. It should be noted that the rear doors more interspersed than the front. In the automotive world the May 1907 open four-seater type Apollo Piccolo is shown and designated as Double Phaeton. In the automotive world from April 1907 two other open-top four -seater are mapped and designated in the following way: Stoewer P 6 as (double) Phaeton, Horch 50/60 PS as a double - Phaeton. In vehicles with front engine is a clearly visible bulkhead behind the engine. The four-seater Phaeton from around 1910 was replaced by the four-seater torpedo, in contrast to the Phaeton offered a smooth transition from the bonnet to the windscreen and a continuous side body.

After 1918, the vehicles were again called Phaeton or Touring Car. You still possessed no lateral discs ( sometimes blanking plates ) and therefore offered less weather protection than a convertible. The demand fell to the Second World War. As a final version of the Phaeton held the jeep.

Without front window, but with rear doors and hood: NAG 1908

With front disc, rear doors and hood: Spyker 15/22 HP of 1907

With windscreen, full body and hood: Ford Model T

Already a torpedo: NOS K 2 6 /18 hp Darling of 1912

Triple Phaeton

Open vehicles with three rows of seats were called to about 1914 Triple Phaeton.

The term " Phaeton " in the normal work of the DIN

According to the German standard DIN 70011 " bodies for passenger cars; Terms and concepts "of March 1959, the " Phaeton ( touring car ) "is defined as an open passenger cars with two or more seats, two or four doors and attachable or einknöpfbaren loose side panels; the roof had to be designed as zurücklegbares or retractable roof scissors or as zurücklegbares or detachable folding hood.

VW Phaeton

In spring 2002, the Volkswagen Group took up this name of a body shape for its car model VW Phaeton.