Phaeton (carriage)

As Phaeton is called a men's coach, so a mostly small, two-axle carriage that was driven not by a servant, but from the Lord or the lady herself. The staff was sitting on the rear ( einplätzigen depending on type) bank. An imaginary exclusively for staff bank can be identified by the absence of any back.

The Phaeton existed in many variants; the lightest and sportiest called eg Spider Phaeton. Had their heyday, these cars in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The name Phaeton ( the "e" is separated from the "a" speaking, not " ä" ) comes from Greek mythology. Phaeton was the son of the sun god Helios, who was driving his car against the advice of his father. This Phaëton the car went out of control and burned the earth. Phaeton himself perished in this journey and fell into the river Eridanus.