Torpedo (car)
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Type 3 torpedo
The torpedo body style was a type of automobile body used from 1908 until the mid-1930s, which had a streamlined profile and a folding or detachable
hood or bonnet line raised to be level with the car's waistline, resulting in a straight beltline from front to back.[1]
The name was introduced in 1908 when Captain Theo Masui, the
Gregoire cars, designed a streamlined body and called it "The Torpedo".[2]
The Torpedo body style was usually fitted to four- or five-seat
B pillars, so the only uprights present were those supporting the windshield
.
Similar styles are
baquet.[3]
The name is also used for trucks with a hood or bonnet.[4][5]
References
- ISBN 0-7064-0331-2.
Torpedo – Continental term for an open four-seat car with soft hood and sporting tendencies and in which the line of the bonnet was continued back to the rear of the car.
- ISBN 978-0-7478-0688-2.
- ^ "Antique, Vintage and Classic Car Terms and Definitions". antiquecar.com. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
- ISBN 978-0-415-39839-8.
When cabs were modularized in the 2-series in 1980, the first version to be launched was the bonneted cab, the so-called T-cab, with a torpedo-like design.
- ISBN 978-1-845842-60-4.
To meet the more conservative demands of specific sectors of the market, DAF introduced its first bonneted truck in 1957, with mechanical specifications similar to the cab-over-engine models. Generically known as the 'Torpedo' series, these new trucks were initially supplied as a chassis and bonnet, allowing coachbuilders to construct the cabs.
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