Topic: Universal body style directory

[grobmotorix]

I can´t see any photos...

[Wendax]

I think the most suitable picture is this:

[grobmotorix]

 

[Iluvatar]

Coupé-Spider
this name sounds strange, but after some searches I've found something interesting. Apparently the "spider" name in the 20s refers not to the open roof but to the shape of the bodywork, with a rear tail (a 3rd box) compared to 2-box cars.
So a Coupé-Spider and a Coupé-Royal are the 3-box and 2-box version of a 2-doors/2-seats closed car.
A Cabriolet-Royal is the open 2-box/2-doors/2-seats car and a Cabriolet-Spider is the 3-box version of this open car.
The simple Spider has no side windows.

[Iluvatar]

Berlina, Berlinetta and Coupé
Another mistery is the difference between Berlinetta and Coupé, apparently two names for a 2-doors/2-seats closed car.
What I have found is that the difference should be found again in the structure of the body, because until the 50s a Berlinetta was a short and sporty Berlina, with a 2-box fastback body, and a Coupé was a 3-box car.
In fact the Coupé is the evolution of the Coupé-Spider (see previous post) and the Berlinetta is the heir of the Coupé-Royal (which is a short Guida Interna, the old Berlina).