Brougham (carriage)

The Brougham is a one-horse, four-wheeled, closed carriage design for two passengers (plus a third on the box ), named after the English Lord Chancellor, Lord Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux ( 1778-1868 ) of the 1838 such a coach for the first time make left. Brougham's are built rather low, the front part looks like "cut off".

Brougham's were 1840-1900 very common.

Variants

• Brougham Landaulet with hinged top above the rear
• Double Brougham with two opposite rows of seats
• Country Brougham
• Depot Brougham
• Growler (depot hack)
• Coupe with convertible child seat with his back to the direction of travel
• Clarence, longer version with additional bench seat in the front of the coach
• Extension Front Brougham, American name for coupe and Clarence

Other uses of the term

Based on this carriage type exist primarily in the United States different automobile body shapes. Later Brougham designated a particularly fine automotive design and served as part of the name of some models of U.S. automobile manufacturers such as Cadillac, Chrysler, Mercury, Oldsmobile or American Motors to name just a few.